Feeding ducks and geese--what do I use

Heather J

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May 29, 2008
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For the past year i've been feeding all of my birds (ducks, geese, chickens) scratch because they free range some, and I can't get any water bird rations locally. Is there something else I should be feeding my ducks and geese? I think I'm going to switch the chickens to a flock raiser feed that everyone will eat, but I'm not sure about feeding that to my water birds...I might be able to find something else at a bigger store when i go to the city. Any suggestions?
 
I use Purina Flockraiser for all my birds (chickens, ducks, geese) with no problems. It's great b/c it really cuts down on the confusion!
 
i'm supposed to feed them? hahaha mine free range and they get some sweet feed sometimes. i haven't actually fed mine since they were big enough to be on their own. i let them in the goat pen to clean up after their mess sometimes too and if we throw scraps out they will sometimes get those. before they could free range i fed an all purpose poultry feed.
 
I actually also add some dried kelp to their rations (about 10%). I buy it from Brice Wonders and give it to my call ducks and all of my geese. I also just started to feed them the Mazuri waterfowl feed. Too new to report any results on the Mazuri, but a breeder told me about it and her geese are gorgeous.
 
Thanks everyone. For now I'll have to stick with scratch, since my local feed store is tiny and very limited. I plan to look around when I head to the city (everywhere is the city when you've only got 2300 in your hometown--and it's the biggest thing an hour in each direction.)
 

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