What kind of feeder do you use for your ducks?

[Jujubeans2008]

I was wondering, what kind of feeders do you guys use for your ducks? I have 4, month old ducklings and I'm currently using this feeder:

https://www.google.com/search?q=gal...hWHHR4KHQWrC1AQsxgIHQ#spd=8883720418999723718

It looks like they might be "outgrowing" it because they are having to turn their bills a certain way to scoop up food. Any suggestions for feeders?

Thanks!

 

[Debs Flock]

I was wondering, what kind of feeders do you guys use for your ducks? I have 4, month old ducklings and I'm currently using this feeder:

https://www.google.com/search?q=gal...hWHHR4KHQWrC1AQsxgIHQ#spd=8883720418999723718

It looks like they might be "outgrowing" it because they are having to turn their bills a certain way to scoop up food. Any suggestions for feeders?

Thanks!

Hi there! Congrats on your ducklings.

I swear by using old milk cartons & other emptied containers like coffee cans, sour cream bowls, etc. You just clean those out well and use them for food or water. Cut holds into the lids or sides of the container that are plenty big enough for the entire heads. I do new containers as the ducklings grow.

 

[Jujubeans2008]

Thank you, I'll try that with our next milk carton.

Anybody else have any great duck feeders that work well?

 

[Kevin565]

I've always used galvanized feed pans, I believe they were in the goat section at TSC.

 

[Jujubeans2008]

We saw some of those today, and almost grabbed one. How do you keep them from walking in it? Do you put it on bricks or something?

 

[Kevin565]

They walked in it at first but after awhile they just ate from it without stepping in to it.

 

[Jujubeans2008]

I hung a bowl between two cinder blocks, using the rim of the bowl, and it has been working quite nicely.

 

[lomine]

I have two plastic ones. For the smaller one I had to snip every other one of the little plastic things on the bottom so they could fit their bills in. The don't have a problem on the bigger one.
They look like this:

 

[CAFinNY]

We got a dog feeder, has a bin in back, & large J-dish type area in front. Looks like the one at http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-PET-LOD...0&pid=100005&rk=1&rkt=6&sd=361516299945&rt=nc
The cover door on the front has never been on there since we got it at a local auction.

 

[dotknott]

For my adults I have a pvc feeder that I built like this: https://eighthrising.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/mg_9883.jpg

Pretty easy, and cost me about $25

Right now the ducklings have a plant pot tray for feed because I haven't come up with a better idea.