Fruit for ducklings?

[Wifezilla]

My ducks have free access to food. Always did...even when they were ducklings. Treats are given on occasion, with more emphasis on green veggies that fruit. I have no fat or sick ducks

 

[TLWR]

Once all 3 figured out watermelon, they decided they loved it. The pink poop from them was interesting too LOL
I handed out green and red grapes the other day. They were jumping like crazy for the green ones and spitting out the red ones. Weird little ducklets!


Mine do not like carrots and not so fond of apples.

Tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, grapes, and peas are huge hits.

 

[70%cocoa]

LOl about the green and red grapes. Mine are the same - love green ones but if I put red ones in their pool they refuse to get in.

Mine are confined in a pen when I am not home and so I hang bunches of greens on a hook for them, tied with a cord. They love kale, bok choy, jerusalem artichoke leaves and zucchini (courgette) leaves. Also the zucchini/courgettes themselves (cut in half legthways or just tread on it to give them a start).

 

[TLWR]

70%cocoa :

zucchini (courgette) leaves.

Cool - leaves too?
I just tilled what turned out to be a sand pit, not an overgrown garden as I thought, so I'll be adding soil to the top before making it a veggie garden and squash will go in... for us and them. Good to know they will also eat the leaves.​

 

[Hattiegun]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=242460 heres netties list..

 

[70%cocoa]

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Cool - leaves too?.

Yes, leaves too. They even eat the spiky stems. I discovered this when they started ripping into the zucchini leaves hanging over the small fence around my vegetable garden. They go for pumpkin leaves too - anything in the squash family. I'd almost say that they are my ducks' favourite type of green thing! Apart from peas of course

I was happy to discover this as squash/zucchini are such prolific producers of leaves and they really help me keep up with the ducky demand.

 

[DuckLover179]

PEAS! Oh my gosh, my ducklings love peas! they get them everyday, and it isn't bad for them because it is high in niacin. They are 2 weeks old now, and can eat them whole! I give them a bath in this green tub everyday, and I put frozen peas in, and they love to dive!
I tried bananas once, but they didn't even notice them!

 

[daidyducks]

So many good replies and I only started with apples and lettuce!!

Well, I introduced my babies to banana- CRAZY FOR BANANAS!
I introduced them to watermelon- Nothing.

I was also hoping for their pink tooty haha like mentioned but they didnt give it

I need to try more veggies cause I dont want them to have too much sugar.
I also heard they like yogurt.

yumm!

 

[tia]

Nettie put a post out with a full list of treats. Search for that and it should cover everything.

 

[tia]

Search: The ULTIMATE list of Duck treats and supplements Author: Nettie