Wild bird seed ok for a treat?

[newchickmom09]

My hubby bought a small bag of wild bird seed thinking that wild bird seed would be a nice treat for our ducks. Would this be an ok treat for them. They wouldn't get it as a primary food but just a little when we go and interact with them. It has milo, millet, cracked corn, and sunflower.

 

[rainplace]

i remember reading somewhere that it's fine. makes a really good treat for winter too. if i'm wrong someone pipe up.. i am a bit knew to this myself.

 

[newchickmom09]

rainplace~ thankyou, I was thinking it would be ok, I was just concerned about the sunflower seeds in it. Can they eat those ok?

 

[rainplace]

they are older, yes? If so, then I think it's fine. BRB gonna get my book.

 

[rainplace]

I can't find what I was looking for. But I think it's fine for them. I would hope by now that if I was wrong, someone else would have piped in.

 

[newchickmom09]

I am guessing they are going on 6 and 4 weeks old this week.

 

[Kiwi Chicky]

My chickies love the sunflower seeds

I sometimes get them a seed bell as a treat too

 

[DuckHoney]

My ducks eat wild bird seeds and love it. They love the cracked corn, but leave the sunflower seeds alone unless I crack open it for them. Sunflower seeds get eaten up by the squirrels. They love those! So no waste all around.

 

[citalk2much]

Oh mine love it!

 

[newchickmom09]

thanks everyone! We gave them some yesterday evening and they loved it. They did spit out the sunflower seeds so I guess I don't have to worry about that since they are not going to eat them. (they probably know best what they can eat) We threw a little on the ground and they loved picking at it, they almost looked like chickens

. The funiest part was my son feeding them, since the ducks are getting bigger and my sons 2 year old fingers haven't they will put his whole finger in there mouths while they are eating out of his hand.