Duck Food

[Ducklover1999]

There is a fairly new food out from Purina called Duck pellets and it's good for both males and females. It is good for them from birth - adult.

The only thing you've got to supplement is oyster shells which should be put in a separate container where the girls can eat it when they need it. They instinctively know when they need to eat it.

If you've got a mixed flock with chickens then you would need an "all flock".

You can see the little oyster shell container I use right behind the water bucket. It's just a plastic coke bottle cut in 1/2 and wired onto the pole so they can't tip it over. I've put drain holes in the bottom of it too.
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Okay awesome! Thank you so much your duck setup is amazing!

 

[Ducklover1999]

I'm sorry, a lot of people been asking about what to feed their ducklings, someone said they were getting all males, I figured you were the poster.

It’s okay! Thank you for your help

 

[DuckyDonna]

Being stuck in the house is making us all a little more crazy

Oh then it gets better! My daughter and her son went to the same BP and my 11 year old grandson thought the sign said the same thing I thought! How nuts is that?

 

[DiYMama540]

Oh then it gets better! My daughter and her son went to the same BP and my 11 year old grandson thought the sign said the same thing I thought! How nuts is that?

You guys definitely have corona on the brain!! Are there many confirmed cases in your area?

 

[DuckyDonna]

You guys definitely have corona on the brain!! Are there many confirmed cases in your area?

This morning there are 46 cases and 0 deaths in my county

 

[DucksOhio]

There is a fairly new food out from Purina called Duck pellets and it's good for both males and females. It is good for them from birth - adult.

The only thing you've got to supplement is oyster shells which should be put in a separate container where the girls can eat it when they need it. They instinctively know when they need to eat it.

If you've got a mixed flock with chickens then you would need an "all flock".

You can see the little oyster shell container I use right behind the water bucket. It's just a plastic coke bottle cut in 1/2 and wired onto the pole so they can't tip it over. I've put drain holes in the bottom of it too.
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Interesting about the purina product. I have not seen this before. Do you know what protein percentage it is?

 

[DuckyDonna]

Interesting about the purina product. I have not seen this before. Do you know what protein percentage it is?

Not sure but I think it may be 19%. I've got a bag in my garden shed but ....it's way out in the garden shed. I'll look when I go out and let you know

 

[Teneniel]

That’s what I feed, I just went to look at the bag and it doesn’t say how much protein

 

[Teneniel]

Ah! Here we go

 

[DuckyDonna]

Ah! Here we go

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I went out to look and it's not on the bag but I bet there was a tag on it with the information that I threw away.