Grasses ducks will love!?

[Hennyhandler]

I was wondering what kind of grasses I can grow that my ducks will like to munch on. I was thinking mustard and dandelion but what other kinds will attract them and they will like? If there is any that you know for certain that are no-no's whether thats because they are poisonous to the birds or whatnot I would love to know that too.

If you have any suggestions for chickens I would appreciate that as well. Thanks for all the help.

 

[KansasKid]

Mine will munch on just about any grass. It doesn't matter what sprouts up in there pen, it's gone within a few hours

 

[kylee2katie]

Quote:
congrats on the license - did you win it?

 

[KansasKid]

No, It was a birthday present for my 16th birthday. I'm just overly excited cus...I'll never have to buy a license in my life!

saves me a chunk of money

I'll probably change my signature once hunting season starts

 

[Amiga]

Mine also enjoy most anything green. They really like buckwheat sprouts and young wheat, chickweed, dandelion, crabgrass (yay!), clover, lambs' quarters.

 

[suburbanduckmom]

Ducks will at least try everything green that they can reach. They took care of our weed/dandelion problem really quickly.

They will also eat the grass seeds. It is a bit of a challenge to get grass to grow if you let ducks free range on it. Once you water the seeds it becomes irresistible to ducks so I wouldn't use any miraclegrow type mixes. We paid extra for the organic stuff.

I do know that they managed to gobble up all of my rosemary in about a half an hour. Unfortunately, it was before they were laying eggs so I don't know if it would make for extra tasty omelets. They were so proud they found their own treats!

 

[Pet Duck Boy]

Do pekins eat grass? Mine doesn't touch any, and will only nibble on some lettuce.