Can ducks have plain yogurt?

[DucksOhio]

The girls have been a little slow lately with producing eggs. Have had a couple of soft shell ones as well. They have plenty of oyster shells all day, and tonight I’m sprinkling some calcium glutenate on their peas.
I thought maybe I could introduce some plain yogurt and that might help boost their calcium intake.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

i don’t know if it helps calcium but mine hated it lol

 

[Isaac 0]

Yogurt is ok for ducks in small amounts; however, I would not make it a daily part of their diet.

 

[KaleIAm]

Personally I don't give my birds dairy in any form, since they aren't mammals and it isn't a natural food for them. When my ducks were recovering from antibiotics my avian veterinarian told me to buy probiotics specifically for birds, without dairy.

Also, I know members here that do feed their ducks plain yogurt, and even cheese, and their ducks haven't dropped dead.

When my duck was having thin shelled eggs my veterinarian sold me calcium, which you can also buy OTC in liquid or tablet. I would much rather give an accurate dose. It sounds like you have it already.

 

[SolarDuck]

I am guilty of sometimes giving my ducks VERY SMALL amounts of dairy, like a single macaroni and cheese noodle, or a lil nibble of a slice of pizza that I am eating.

 

[DucksOhio]

Personally I don't give my birds dairy in any form, since they aren't mammals and it isn't a natural food for them. When my ducks were recovering from antibiotics my avian veterinarian told me to buy probiotics specifically for birds, without dairy.

Also, I know members here that do feed their ducks plain yogurt, and even cheese, and their ducks haven't dropped dead.

When my duck was having thin shelled eggs my veterinarian sold me calcium, which you can also buy OTC in liquid or tablet. I would much rather give an accurate dose. It sounds like you have it already.

Sounds right. Also looking into veggies with calcium. Kale seems to be popular with ducks.

 

[Pollo Blanco]

I am guilty of sometimes giving my ducks VERY SMALL amounts of dairy, like a single macaroni and cheese noodle, or a lil nibble of a slice of pizza that I am eating.

If they are foraging for the majority of their diet I wouldn't feel guilty about this.

 

[Pollo Blanco]

Any thoughts? Thanks!

My ducks eggs have good tough shells.
Besides 90% of their diet being natural foraging, I give them Nutrina all flock pellets.
One other curious thing about my ducks is that they seem to gather their grit from the crushed limestone on the driveway.
Does it make a difference? I am not sure, but I do know that limestone has other naturally occurring minerals in it like silica and sulphur.