Any suggestion for duck feeder?

[yook2000]

I just started raising ducks in my backyard. I feed them organic feed, but my local store only has mash feed. They don't eat like the way chicken do. My feeder cannot stop them wasting food. I saw quite a lot of feed dropping from their bill.

Dose any one have suggestion how to stop or minimise the wasting from ducks? Thank you.

 

[AdrienneG]

We have our ducks and geese eating out of a large, rubber, flat-bottomed dish. It's wide enough that they usually drop the extras right back in the bowl. We have a flat, river rock in the middle to keep them from flipping it over and have the bowl slightly elevated on another rock. I think we picked it up at Tractor Supply ( but it could have been our hardware store). We realized quickly the normal chicken feeders didn't work out with the ducks' eating style (AKA messy).

 

[chickens really]

Rubber stock bowls here too....They scoop their food ...I have no issues....

 

[Miss Lydia]

I use these in spring through fall
the metal folds over so my chickens can't get in and scratch out the feed and it also helps keep the ducks from making a mess too.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/double-tuf-hookover-goat-trough-9-qt-black?cm_vc=-10005

 

[jofanx]

I only feed them at night (so they go out and hunt for pests in my property) but when I feed them mash (mostly the juveniles), I add water to it. This way even the ones that do drop, drop in clumps and they eat that after they finish whatever is in the bowl.

 

[luvmyduckies]

i feed pellets so I do not feel that there is any waste. I use rubber bowls .. heavy tin pans

 

[Chickiemom25]

I am using a roasting pan, because that is what was handy

 

[SARAH's little HOMESTEAD]

right now I'm re-using margarine containers but I need to switch to something more sturdy. One of my pekin's is a little food hog and will lay inside the bowl while he eats.
unfortunately if you don't catch it in time he knocks it over.
As for water, I have elevated the water so they can no longer turn around and poop in it. Seems to keep it cleaner for longer.

 

[luvmyduckies]

i SAW THIS ONE ON YOU TUBE THAT I THOUGHT WAS GREAT.

 

[janz70]

I use a roasting tin but feed them wheat covered over with water, keeps the chickens off it and the ducks sort of vacuum it up.