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Quackers

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 7:35 pm
by WG Taxidermist
Somehow we have ended up with a pair of ducks. Ive never raised duck before so whats the best thing to feed them?

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Quackers

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:14 pm
by sdw
Bailey had a duck when she was little. They like corn, seeds, oats, and love boiled eggs. Boiled eggs are like a treat to them. I used to give Bailey's any minnows I had left after fishing for a treat too. They also like lettuce and lots of other stuff. Make sure you have them secure at night. Bailey's got killed by a fox.

Re: Quackers

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:30 pm
by WG Taxidermist
Im guessing they are probably still nervous with it being a new place. They have a bowl full of oats and corn but they haven't touched it.

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Re: Quackers

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 6:02 pm
by BirdDog525
How did you aquire these ducks?? Lol
I used to raise them a few dozen at a time. After they were big enough to live in the pond, I'd throw them some cracked corn every one n a while. When the were babies, id feed them chick feed from the co op amd switched to cracked corn when they got a little bigger. But they will eat any type of seed or bug pretty much.
They were alot of fun to have! I hope to get some more not that we dug a new pond this summer

Re: Quackers

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:28 pm
by WG Taxidermist
BirdDog525 wrote:How did you aquire these ducks?? Lol
I used to raise them a few dozen at a time. After they were big enough to live in the pond, I'd throw them some cracked corn every one n a while. When the were babies, id feed them chick feed from the co op amd switched to cracked corn when they got a little bigger. But they will eat any type of seed or bug pretty much.
They were alot of fun to have! I hope to get some more not that we dug a new pond this summer
My wife had told some of her family that she would like to have a few ducks back during Thanksgiving. Christmas rolls around and he brought her some ducks. I think we are working on a mini petting zoo! Lol!

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Re: Quackers

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 11:21 pm
by sdw
Sounds more like a nice buffet