The ULTIMATE list of DUCK Treats and Supplements...

[Jacob Duckman]

I've been using this guide since I first started raising ducks. It has been very helpful. great work!

My ducks' favorite treats by far is boiled corn followed by turnip greens.

I would very much like to see a list of common lawn weeds and plants that are also safe for ducks to eat.

 

[Star78]

I have found my female mallard likes to eat the crumbs out of the dog food bowl, loves collard greens, kale, turnip greens, live super worms, live meal worms, & live crickets. She also, tends to pick up small snails/slugs & eats those when she's outside. Fortunately there's no pesticides in my front yard where she gets snails & slugs from. And she wants to taste anything I may be eating. LOL.

 

[FaerieGlynne]

Can I over feed my ducks? Not snacks, but their actual food. I do fermented feed and they certainly gobble it up! I can't imagine how much I would have to put out for them to eat for 15 minutes! Basically I have 6 ducks and they get more than a 24oz folders coffee can worth of fermented feed a day. I say more than because I feed 1/2 in the morning, add a scoop (maybe another 6-8oz?) and mix that in, then they get that at night. They also have a pretty large fenced area they semi-free range, and get at least one kind of snack out of me a day. It seems like it's more than the .4lbs I've read that they need, but I notice if I feed them a lot extra that they are quieter in the morning (yay!) I don't want to over feed just so I can sleep in though. I'm I under feeding, or are my girls just greedy?

 

[Amiga]

Can I over feed my ducks? Not snacks, but their actual food. I do fermented feed and they certainly gobble it up! I can't imagine how much I would have to put out for them to eat for 15 minutes! Basically I have 6 ducks and they get more than a 24oz folders coffee can worth of fermented feed a day. I say more than because I feed 1/2 in the morning, add a scoop (maybe another 6-8oz?) and mix that in, then they get that at night. They also have a pretty large fenced area they semi-free range, and get at least one kind of snack out of me a day. It seems like it's more than the .4lbs I've read that they need, but I notice if I feed them a lot extra that they are quieter in the morning (yay!) I don't want to over feed just so I can sleep in though. I'm I under feeding, or are my girls just greedy?

Can you get ahold of a baby/pet scale? Then you could weigh them and see if they are a healthy weight.

 

[FaerieGlynne]

Smart! I'll figure out a way to do that

 

[NA Muscovy]

Can you feed Muscovy ducklings grass clippings from your yard?

 

[quackingdom]

Can you feed Muscovy ducklings grass clippings from your yard?

Yes...if the grass is not sprayed or something. For ducklings, they have to be chopped up very small.

Edit: It does not take the place of their normal diet, however, it's just for a treat/supplement.

 

[NA Muscovy]

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Ok thanks, they are 6 weeks old and getting really big, we hatched 19 of them

 

[binji]

CAn ducks eat dates?? I'd like to share some with my muscovies but I'm not sure if it will be good for them

 

[JessicaRichens]

Thank you so much for this post! It is incredibly useful.

My cat eats Taste of the Wild Canyon River dry food. It has 32% protein and 16% fat. Would this be ok for my ducks? Is there anything in pet food that should be avoided?