Hi.
is it ok to feed them layer pellets (2.75%-3%ish calcium) even though the drake doesnt need the extra calcium?
Do you mix the pellets with something else?
It
is recommended to do so, BUT : do avoid - as much as possible - feeding
corn to your ducks...!
In fact :
what do you feed your ducks, EXACTLY?
Also :
do they have an unlimited access to their food - including at night?
And :
do they freerange during the days?
(Do they have access to grass?
Insects...? ...Slugs?)
if i keep seperate bowls for the girls and the guy I a m pretty sure they will each devour each others food.
Oooooooooooh... they would, indeed!
Because, you know :
"neighbours' food always tastes better", apparently...!
edited: what do you do for your flocks?
Well... several of my birds are
sexually mature MALES : for the time being, I
indeed own
2 roosters and
14 drakes...
...and these boys
have access to layer pellets!
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For the DUCKS, I put :
• into their feeders : a mix of duck/goose pellets and wheat;
• into
individual feeders : Oyster Shell grit.
For the CHICKENS, I put :
• into their feeders : a mix of layer pellets and wheat;
• on the ground : Oyster Shell grit.
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My ducks and my chickens are separated into different coops AND runs
at night...
...but they do freerange together during the days - most of the year at least!
Thus :
- my ducks do have access and - in fact -
eat my chickens' layer pellets;
- my chickens actually even
run to eat my ducks' pellets as soon as I open their run's doors in the mornings...
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I only keep my ducks and my chickens separated into different parks when :
• mating season hits;
• wind is too strong : in this
specific case, I just prefer to keep my ducks close enough to their shelters in order to be able to enclose them quickly if needed
(because the wind tend to swirl in my area, and I have already had ducks blown away above my fence because of that).
But otherwise : you can just assume my ducks and my chickens eat the same food,
really...
Meaning : layer pellets
+ duck/goose pellets
+ wheat
+ Oyster Shell grit...
...+ grass + insects + disgustingly big slugs + extra, cooked eggs + apples + bananas + etc...
...And my boys are healthy, so I don't plan to change the way I feed them.
