First time duck owner

[llombardo]

Hi
Your Khaki Campbells will adjust to eating out of the food dish you provide. Ducks are extremely messy so keeping food in a container is a must as they will toss some out on their own as they eat. An adjustment time period is normal. I like to keep both food and water outside of the coop in their run. The inside is for shelter and laying purposes only, this makes the coop easier to keep clean also. Their food and water dishes are on opposite sides of the run because ducks will get a mouthful of food and dunk right into the water, or vice versa. If you are able to find out what brand food they had before you could mix the 2 and slowly wean them into the food you provide solely. Try providing some pieces of greens, lettuce, cabbage etc. They will get used to you and their new environment.
Best wishes!

I was wondering about that. Food on one side and water on the other, so they have to walk from one to the other?

 

[Equinefairy]

I made a feeder for my ducks that I put out when they free range. It is a 2 gallon pail that I cut holes out of sides about 2" up from bottom of pail. Then I used one of those water jugs for a water cooler to hold food and placed it upside down into pail so it auto feeds. It has worked great for me and ducks love it.

 

[chickens really]

Hello..I understand you have a kiddie pool for baths..
They still need water close to feed to swallow the feed..Ducks choke if water is not available with dry feed..
Give them time. Ducks generally relax in a few days after rehoming. Romain Lettuce is actually best for Ducks as are peas, tomatoes, cucumber, watermelon cooked spaghetti squash..

 

[HenHouse4Life]

I was wondering about that. Food on one side and water on the other, so they have to walk from one to the other?

Yes, exactly!

 

[HenHouse4Life]

Make sure their water dish is deep enough for them to dunk their whole bill into

 

[NeilC]

I just got two Pekin ducks 2 weeks ago they are now 8 weeks old. They are in a coop with a 2 year old americana hen. It took mine two days to chill, at first the hen was super hesitant around them the ducks werent bothered just nervous of everything else! Since then my hen has taken to showing the ducks the ropes and they are quick learners! I have them eating out of a feeder made of a tote bin with a 4 inch pcv elbow the original feeder I had they spilled at least 10 lbs all over the ground in a week.....