SkyeT
Songster
Alright, so my 5 ducks are so wonderful. I love them dearly. Recently, their eating habits have left me with questions.
1. They used to devour crumble like it was the greatest food ever made. Now, I rarely have to refill their pans. There is always left overs, nearly half, from a previous feeding. They get crumble in the morning and before bed. No one is lazy, lethargic or sleepy. They are either playing in their pools or roaming the yard all day.
2. Snacks they once yelled about are getting spit out. My ducks used to LOVE grapes. They would eat them, then climb on me when I was out as if I was hiding some somewhere in my clothes. It was breakfast! Now, only my female Muscovy still eats them and only 5 or 6 slices. Only the Muscovies are nits over the romaine lettuce. The others sorta spit it out. We've tried berries, corn, peas, other leafy lettuces... but they poo-poo them. About the only treat they all scream for is tomatoes.
So, now that you know this, should I be worried? We love giving them treats, but all the treats people post about and say work so well, my ducks are not accepting.
I want to make sure they are eating well, and when I see that there is still half their crumble in the pan, I worry about that as well. I mean, are there REALLY that many bugs and grasses and such in my yard that they are filling up without crumble?
1. They used to devour crumble like it was the greatest food ever made. Now, I rarely have to refill their pans. There is always left overs, nearly half, from a previous feeding. They get crumble in the morning and before bed. No one is lazy, lethargic or sleepy. They are either playing in their pools or roaming the yard all day.
2. Snacks they once yelled about are getting spit out. My ducks used to LOVE grapes. They would eat them, then climb on me when I was out as if I was hiding some somewhere in my clothes. It was breakfast! Now, only my female Muscovy still eats them and only 5 or 6 slices. Only the Muscovies are nits over the romaine lettuce. The others sorta spit it out. We've tried berries, corn, peas, other leafy lettuces... but they poo-poo them. About the only treat they all scream for is tomatoes.
So, now that you know this, should I be worried? We love giving them treats, but all the treats people post about and say work so well, my ducks are not accepting.
I want to make sure they are eating well, and when I see that there is still half their crumble in the pan, I worry about that as well. I mean, are there REALLY that many bugs and grasses and such in my yard that they are filling up without crumble?
