peking ducks

[galvinkr22]

Couple of questions on my new ducks

I picked up 6 ducklings this summer. All Peking

I am now grinding my own feed

My chickens eat a cracked corn/wheat/oats and sunflower mix. . . .with a once a week protein crumble mix I make with venison
I also add the avian 2000 vitamin supplement to the water.

Is that OK for my ducks.

All summer I added sweet corn stripped from the cobs for the ducks with some clover I pulled from the pasture.

Also what about housing for the winter. I live in western PA. Pretty cold here during winter. I built a nice shelter in their run, but they rarely use it. They just sleep on the ground. The run is covered with wood chips/saw dust I get from the local mill. . . . It packs down pretty quickly.

One more thing. . . .When can I expect any eggs?

Thank you

 

[Le Canard de Barbarie]

I'm assuming that you are adjusting the proportions of sunflower (~30% protein), wheat (~13% protein), oats (~11% protein) and corn (~7% protein) to come up with a mixture at around 15 or 16% protein. What about minerals such as calcium carbonate and dicalcium phospate? Are you grinding up bone meal?

Your housing sounds adequate.