Cheap(er) Feed for Ducks?

[Evadig]

Is there any such thing? My six quackers go through more food than the seventeen chickens. I was thinking of buying feeder goldfish or minnows to supplement their diet. We have a pond but they're not allowed in there because of snappers. Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[KathiQuacks]

How much are your ducks eating?!

Where I live, the cheapest options are Purina’s duck feed, Purina’s flock raiser, and DuMOR’s duck feed. Also looks like Kalmbach might be pretty good depending on where you get it.

 

[telandra2]

Feeder goldfish here are 50 for $10. Less expensive than chain pet stores but not cheaper than feed. Mine are gobbling a $25 bag of feed every 5 days right now so I feel your pain.

 

[Evadig]

How much are your ducks eating?!

Where I live, the cheapest options are Purina’s duck feed, Purina’s flock raiser, and DuMOR’s duck feed. Also looks like Kalmbach might be pretty good depending on where you get it.

I either buy Kalmbach or Purina Duck feed, both are around $22 a bag and I go through about a bag a week. The ducks probably eat half of it.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I either buy Kalmbach or Purina Duck feed, both are around $22 a bag and I go through about a bag a week. The ducks probably eat half of it.

I feed Purina duck in a dog dish placed in a large, plastic, Halloween candy bowl. Whatever food that gets pushed out of the first bowl lands in the second one. I don’t lose feed anyway. I supplement with vegetables I grow like lettuce, greens, tomatoes, etc.. I toss the vegetables, cut up, in their water dishes. They love lettuce soup and will gobble it up. But, if I try to hand them lettuce they pull up their little bills like “no, thank you”. You might try it.