- Apr 22, 2014
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OK People... I am going to try to use you for a brain storming session...
Issue: Pond full of ducks and geese that everybody loves
- per tradition, lots of people feed them white bread.
Solution: Pitch putting up "candy" vending machines to park. I can supply them. My interest in making money is low here. I want to put up signs and provide an immediate solution.
Example: Please don't feed the ducks bread because {blah blah blah} Here are some good things you can feed them {blah blah blah} please feel free to bring these things on your own, the ducks will love it. However, if it suits your current convenience, you can get a handful of this stuff for a quarter.
So I figure most of the ducks will be in the water. All flock sinks like a rock and would just pollute the water if kids throw it at the ducks and it wouldn't be any fun. Right now the best vendible treat I can think of is Koi food. Fairly nutritious and it floats. But it is a bit fattier than all flock and it might spoil at higher temperatures. Dehydrated meal worms might be reasonable too not quite as nutritious, but less likely to spoil and definitely a crowd pleaser (the crowd being the ducks). They are pretty expensive, but I think I could get a decent handful (approx 1/4 oz) out for a quarter and make it work. I live in a fairly arid area so mold shouldn't be too much of a problem. Can anyone (maybe even someone who works at a zoo) think of something that would make a good supplement to duck and goose diets (it doesn't need to be perfect - being better than white bread should be pretty easy.)
Once I have a finished idea, I would pitch it to the fairgrounds where, after product and gas were paid for, I would split the money with them if their half went toward supporting the pond (which should be easy because they spend way more than I could ever bring in on the pond anyway.) I just want to put out the message without destroying a beloved pastime and a chance for children to bond with nature.
Issue: Pond full of ducks and geese that everybody loves
Solution: Pitch putting up "candy" vending machines to park. I can supply them. My interest in making money is low here. I want to put up signs and provide an immediate solution.
Example: Please don't feed the ducks bread because {blah blah blah} Here are some good things you can feed them {blah blah blah} please feel free to bring these things on your own, the ducks will love it. However, if it suits your current convenience, you can get a handful of this stuff for a quarter.
So I figure most of the ducks will be in the water. All flock sinks like a rock and would just pollute the water if kids throw it at the ducks and it wouldn't be any fun. Right now the best vendible treat I can think of is Koi food. Fairly nutritious and it floats. But it is a bit fattier than all flock and it might spoil at higher temperatures. Dehydrated meal worms might be reasonable too not quite as nutritious, but less likely to spoil and definitely a crowd pleaser (the crowd being the ducks). They are pretty expensive, but I think I could get a decent handful (approx 1/4 oz) out for a quarter and make it work. I live in a fairly arid area so mold shouldn't be too much of a problem. Can anyone (maybe even someone who works at a zoo) think of something that would make a good supplement to duck and goose diets (it doesn't need to be perfect - being better than white bread should be pretty easy.)
Once I have a finished idea, I would pitch it to the fairgrounds where, after product and gas were paid for, I would split the money with them if their half went toward supporting the pond (which should be easy because they spend way more than I could ever bring in on the pond anyway.) I just want to put out the message without destroying a beloved pastime and a chance for children to bond with nature.
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