Update. They are eating very well. Maybe it was just the new home and the new food. My local farm store sells Flock Raiser.
Problem: Bunnies like it too! Any ideas how to create access for ducks only? What about suspended over their pool? Height above water?
GQ. Well said. It will be interesting to measure when the 5 lbs runs out vs 5 lbs in winter.
Should I have food in coop or outside? They are only in coop at night even though door is open. No water in coop.
Thanks. They get a LITTLE bit of cracked corn. No slugs etc. No way am I near empty on that 5 lb bag after a week. That's why I'm so curious. If they were lethargic I would understand. But they seem quite happy. They do eat the corn when I toss it in the pool. But not a lot of interest in the...
I got my seven male Call Ducks a week ago. They are 14 weeks old. They have a large pen and are very active in the pool. They are in coop at night. They don't seem nervous and know my voice. But the food isn't going very fast. I'm feeding them Purina Sunfresh Flock Raiser. And It's in the coop...
Would they "eat" ducks? Maybe not...but they could easily kill a duck out of instinct. And maybe your cats are not hunters, but there are certainly hunter cats.
I treat my fencing as 99% to keep varmints OUT & 1% to keep my call ducks in.