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Also, can mature ducks eat chicken lay mash? We give our chickens an 18% lay mash, fodder and they free range during the day. We also add homemade plum vinegar to their water (when the plum is all gone, we will go back to ACV) Will this be acceptable for the ducks? I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. We want our ducks to be as healthy and happy as our hens.
We have about an 1/8 of an acre that has been predator proofed for our chickens to run in. The ducks would be in the same area during the day. I will get the book you have recommended and add it to our library. We've talked about doing mealworms (just haven't decided to do it yet), we do have a fodder system in place and a regular worm bin in place (mostly for worm tea for the garden).Not sure about that.
A great reference book that can answer many of your questions regarding nutrition is the latest edition ofStorey's Guide to Raising Ducks. Personally I don't free range my ducks b/c I'm concerned with predator loss. I provide them with Egg Laying Poultry Feed and supplement with greens (dandelions, grasses, etc.). I plan on starting up a meal worm farm as it is a great source of protein for ducks and they would love digging through the sand to eat them.
A good video discussing how to make a DIY meal worm farm can be found here:
Silver Appleyards grow really fast. They are almost full size in 2 months!! Not sure they will fit in a bathroom for a few months!