Ducks and chickens?

[TSOWOATNKC]

It’s no where near that price at a feed store.

 

[Savanna’s chickens]

It’s no where near that price at a feed store.

Ok GOOD I was worried for a bit

 

[shawluvsbirds]

The all flock i use is about 13$ a bag. I think you can buy layer pellets for about 8 or 10 $ so the price diff here isn't astronomical. I've yet to see a duck only feed in my area but I know it exists. That's probably the 50$ stuff.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

My chickens have free ranged out of their coop, but in the larger enclosure. No one has drown. Chickens are stupid, but not quite that stupid. The problem we had was the chickens kept trying to pick at the geese, and that was a fight they had zero chance of winning.

Well you never know. the duck might have a hold my beer and watch this moment and push the chicken in

 

[TSOWOATNKC]

Oh! Don’t make this mother of eight laugh so hard! Cruelty! I have just 1 hour of quiet time a night, and my laughter woke the baby!


Because I could totally envision our ducks and geese doing that!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Sorry
Ducks are sneaky i can totally envision it happening

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

For us it’s about 40$ more expensive! Or maybe I’m not looking the right places!

Where are you looking? Tsc carries purina flock raiser and it is about $3 more than chicken feed.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Would it be a problem for ducks to just be on chicken pellets?

It isn't a problem, but then you would definitely need to add niacin to the Ducks food which will be an added cost. Chicken feed does not have enough niacin in it for ducks.
Purina flock raiser has just enough niacin for ducks. But, even then some ducks require a bit more if you see leg problems and such. You can read through the duck forum here and see all the posts about leg problems. Most are due to needing more niacin.
How many chickens do you currently have and what feed are they on?

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

I have ducks and chickens 4 of each. I keep their areas separate. Ducks like a wet environment and chickens like a dry environment. My birds are not free ranged, so they have to deal with whatever artificial set up that I make for them.
Chicks can drown for certain - full sized chickens could if they can't get out if the water. For that matter, ducklings can also drown.
I have a kiddie pool that I dump every other day, but provide fresh water daily in 3 other vessels.
Ducks need access to water deep enough to stick their head in. Any time they have food, water has to be present as they eat and then swish with water. Their water gets mucky almost as soon as you put it out.
Ducks need extra niacin for proper growth. An all flock feed that shows a duck on the bag or specifically states that it is made for ducks (as well as other poultry) should have the proper amount of niacin.
Otherwise, you are going to need to supplement it.
Here is the duck sticky topic with lots of info for duck owners. It is a great place to start researching ducks.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ducks-sticky-topics-index.256233/

 

[Savanna’s chickens]

It isn't a problem, but then you would definitely need to add niacin to the Ducks food which will be an added cost. Chicken feed does not have enough niacin in it for ducks.
Purina flock raiser has just enough niacin for ducks. But, even then some ducks require a bit more if you see leg problems and such. You can read through the duck forum here and see all the posts about leg problems. Most are due to needing more niacin.
How many chickens do you currently have and what feed are they on?

the last 3 years my 5 girls were on layer but a predator got in now we have 3 adults sand the rest are still on starter crumbles