Awesome! I am hopeful they will love it soon. They ate a bit more this morning than they had been, so I lowered the amount of the old food. Guess I'm just inpatient because my other animals have never had a problem switching food. I actually have to switch up my cat food periodically because they will all of a sudden decide they no longer like it.
Hmm it sounds more like a blanketing theory he has. I personally think it's a little wreckless as a professional to tout something as a fact without scientific evidence/information to back up said claims. Do some companies have priorities other than optimal nutrition? I'm sure there are a few bad apples as there are in any form of business, but to group all organic feed together sounds a bit personal, especially with the wide range of options available in the "organic" feed category today. I think overall the best thing any of us can do for our waterfowl is to contact the companies we purchase our feed from and request the full vitamin/mineral amounts instead of basing our decision solely off of the very minimal nutritional analysis that feed companies are required to provide. People tend to overlook the fact that there is a lot more that goes into waterfowl nutrition besides protein, fat, fiber, calcium etc. and it's prudent that waterfowl owners know the amounts required for their birds. Keeping ducks alive is one thing, but maintaining a truly thriving flock is what we all should strive for. Also this isn't directed toward you I'm just saying in general lol
I had a lot of difficulty getting mine to switch. It took my ducks about 3 weeks to switch completely. They even refused it in their water. The first time I tried they literally turned their backs on it.
Mine were the same way for a whole month before I gave in and went back to my old feed. It started getting cold and I was worried about their feed intake affecting their overall health. I might give Mazuri another try when the weather remains steady and warm in case they go on food strike again lol I did notice it was my smaller breeds who seemed to have the biggest aversion to it. Maybe it's the size that throws them off since it is larger than a little pellet?
Hmmm... I wonder how long you would need to mix the food for them to them to adjust? Surely eventually they would accept the change? A month is a long time. My theory with my ducks is that while they were eating their original food they accidentally ate a pellet of Mazuri now and then, and slowly realized it wasn't so bad.Mine were the same way for a whole month before I gave in and went back to my old feed. It started getting cold and I was worried about their feed intake affecting their overall health. I might give Mazuri another try when the weather remains steady and warm in case they go on food strike again lol I did notice it was my smaller breeds who seemed to have the biggest aversion to it. Maybe it's the size that throws them off since it is larger than a little pellet?
I 100% agree! A healthy, thriving flock is my goal, eggs are just an added benefit to having ducks! The food I was giving them was a straight pellet. I had read about birds eating scratch & peck blends and picking out their favorites, thus not getting the right nutrients, so I did not want that to happen!Hmm it sounds more like a blanketing theory he has. I personally think it's a little wreckless as a professional to tout something as a fact without scientific evidence/information to back up said claims. Do some companies have priorities other than optimal nutrition? I'm sure there are a few bad apples as there are in any form of business, but to group all organic feed together sounds a bit personal, especially with the wide range of options available in the "organic" feed category today. I think overall the best thing any of us can do for our waterfowl is to contact the companies we purchase our feed from and request the full vitamin/mineral amounts instead of basing our decision solely off of the very minimal nutritional analysis that feed companies are required to provide. People tend to overlook the fact that there is a lot more that goes into waterfowl nutrition besides protein, fat, fiber, calcium etc. and it's prudent that waterfowl owners know the amounts required for their birds. Keeping ducks alive is one thing, but maintaining a truly thriving flock is what we all should strive for. Also this isn't directed toward you I'm just saying in general lol
Edit: I will add the one thing that I could see being an issue is that several of the "organic" feeds have whole grains, peas, etc. mixed with pellets where the pellets contain all of the vitamin/mineral nutrition. I could see there being health issues in the flocks that tend to pick out the grains and leave the nutritional pellets, but then again there are many "organic" options that are solely pellets or crumbles with no added grains. It certainly is interesting to think about, but I'll stop myself
That happened to me too. The weather got really cold, and I was concerned about them not eating enough, so I gave in and let them eat their old food. But now that it's warm, I'm going to give them mainly the Mazuri with a lot less of the other stuff.Mine were the same way for a whole month before I gave in and went back to my old feed. It started getting cold and I was worried about their feed intake affecting their overall health. I might give Mazuri another try when the weather remains steady and warm in case they go on food strike again lol I did notice it was my smaller breeds who seemed to have the biggest aversion to it. Maybe it's the size that throws them off since it is larger than a little pellet?
