Ducks eating charcoal? ◼

[Crazy Maizie]

Foy's Pet Supplies sells 3-pound bags of activated charcoal, and says it's a "must" for pigeons and chickens. (No mention of ducks.)

https://foyspetsupplies.com/granulated-charcoal-3-lbs/

Activated charcoal goes through a little different process than just burning wood in your firepit. It's used to help remove toxins from your body.

Heres the process: https://www.livescience.com/activated-charcoal.html
It's like the next step after burning the wood.

 

[Weeg]

Weird habit. What do you feed? Does she get oyster shell? I think I would discourage her from this. I don't think its harmful but can't be nutritious.

I've actually heard otherwise. There was a thread about it in the past I saw, saying there were benefits to the eggs in one way or another?
Not sure if this article is a good source or not, but its interesting.
https://www.muranochickenfarm.com/2018/05/charcoal-for-chickens.html

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

I've actually heard otherwise. There was a thread about it in the past I saw, saying there were benefits to the eggs in one way or another?
Not sure if this article is a good source or not, but its interesting.
https://www.muranochickenfarm.com/2018/05/charcoal-for-chickens.html

Thanks learned something new. Maybe ill start a burn pile.