HELP! My ducks will hardly touch layer pellets!

jmsim93

In the Brooder
10 Years
Oct 29, 2009
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East Texas
I have 2 female Khaki Campbells and a male and female Roen. They are 14 weeks old. They are growing very nicely and appear to be happy and healthy but they rarely eat any feed I give them. I only put out 4 cups of feed (1 cup each) because I got tired of wasting it when they never ate it. Even with only that amount...most days it is barely touched. They live on a wonderful pond and have access to lots of bugs and such, but now that winter is approaching I thought they would begin to eat more. Our feed store does not offer duck rations...only chicken. Should I be concerned about this???

Here are some photos of the ducks and their pond...

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Lucky ducks... looks like they are pretty happy to me. I don't know much about feed - mine are eating duck and goose maintenance... Just wanted to comment on how content they look.

Tia
 
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Thanks, Tia. I am concerned for them, though. I wonder if they are getting enough nutrients to support hatchability? I'm really wanting a string of baby ducks on the pond.
 
I am so glad I found this post... We adopted two Muscovy hens Saturday and have been concerned because they have not been eating what I put out, (which is the same food our Cayuga eats). BTW, they are in a temporary pen till they are used to their new surroundings, so they are not running around the property foraging.
Thanks,
Marija
 
Your free ranged ducks will hardly ever touch pelleted food like that! I would try a dog food on the water or crack corn around the edge! They get all the nutrients from the bugs fish frogs and grass ect. That is around the pond they won't starve! And if they would get hungry they would eat all the pellets up
 

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