Mazuri duck food?

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.metzerfarms.com/NutritionalRequirements.cfm

 

[Isaac 0]

I WOULD like to get the best food for my flock...the only place I can get the Mazuri product is direct from Mazuri. So a 50lb bag is $68, including shipping. OUCH! No TSCs or other grain stores have this or Purina duck. Amazon even charges more.

The Nutrina All Flock IS available locally, so I will try that brand, if recommended.

Thanks for all the feedback!

That's what I use, Nutrena All Flock Feed. Love it!

 

[DucksOhio]

How is your duck I don’t remember seeing an update?

Thanks for asking. According to the vet, she is doing better. They are giving her calcium injections. He said she still laid a shelless egg this morning, but that she was finally eating (the Mazuri product, hence this discussion).

I now have the calcium glucanate for future emergencies. However, it would be hard initially to determine which duck is laying a soft shell or shell less egg. And, if there was an underlying issue which caused poor Pearl to be so unwell. The latter has yet to be known.

Getting a better quality feed is a good step, I believe. I've been getting Dumor 15% grower/finisher because my chicken neighbor recommended it. It's about $16 for 50 lbs. so compared to other brands, it may not be the best feed for my flock.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’ve never used Dumor but just recently read some recommending changing from Dumor to Purina Flock Raiser also heard great things about Nutrena.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I hope they can get your girl feeling good and get her eggs normal! I’m glad you were able to get the cal glu.

 

[DucksOhio]

It's funny, I've had ducks for almost 5 years and I learn something new EVERYDAY.

 

[JesusSaves1226]

Yes, I swear by it especially the starter. It's worth it to me for two reasons. Tiny little pellets so much less waste. And the smell, their poo smells ooooooh so much better than flock raiser. I pay $23 for a 25lb bag. Also the adult feed floats, so if your feeding on water, it's efficient. $39 for a 40 lb bag. Because I am in a hot, humid climate again much less waste. That said, I have used flock raiser successfully for years, this is just a personal preference.

Where can you get the Mazuri Layered Pelletts for $39 for a 40lbs bag? I'd love to know! Chewy has a 50lbs bag for just under $50. I feed the wild ducks where we live and I'm buying about a bag a week right now. At last count I think we have around 40-45 ducks, more now with all the babies. I've been feeding these beautiful ducks Mazuri for the past 5 years and they look so much bigger and healthier than when we first started feeding them. It's such a blessing to see these precious ducks come running when they see me step outside with their food. However, I need to find another option, maybe another food to mix with the Mazuri. Idk. Any advice?

 

[casportpony]

Where can you get the Mazuri Layered Pelletts for $39 for a 40lbs bag? I'd love to know! Chewy has a 50lbs bag for just under $50. I feed the wild ducks where we live and I'm buying about a bag a week right now. At last count I think we have around 40-45 ducks, more now with all the babies. I've been feeding these beautiful ducks Mazuri for the past 5 years and they look so much bigger and healthier than when we first started feeding them. It's such a blessing to see these precious ducks come running when they see me step outside with their food. However, I need to find another option, maybe another food to mix with the Mazuri. Idk. Any advice?

Welcome to BYC. How about Purina "Flock Raiser"?

 

[Toad9000]

I WOULD like to get the best food for my flock...the only place I can get the Mazuri product is direct from Mazuri. So a 50lb bag is $68, including shipping. OUCH! No TSCs or other grain stores have this or Purina duck. Amazon even charges more.

The Nutrina All Flock IS available locally, so I will try that brand, if recommended.

Thanks for all the feedback!

Chewy has the 50lb bag of Mazuri for 47.99$ with free shipping if you order enough (not sure the exact amount, girlfriend handles the ordering. But throw in a bag or two of dog food etc... and you should have enough to get free shipping).

I have had my ducks for ~7 weeks and already hate the Purina junk some people have recommended here. It crumbles to dust just sitting in the bag, which was fine when I wanted to make mash for little 2 day old ducklings. But now I'm scared that the greedy idiots are going to aspirate the powder and die while they're scarfing down their meals. We're finishing out this bag of Purina cause I'm not made of money, but we ordered Mazuri to replace it and I'm really excited to try it.

And as a side note, this is all second hand, but I've read several reports online of people getting tainted Purina that either had mold or other unidentifiable foreign matter that made their ducks/chickens incredibly sick. Of course, I only read that stuff after I bought a bag from the local feed store :/