Should 5 year old Rabbit Pellets be used for duck food?

[JeanieCoop]

We have stored rabbit pellets in a dry closed container for 5 years! My husband wants to use it for duck food. I told him there isn't any nutritional value left in it. Am I right? Would rabbit pellets be good duck food? Why/why not? Thank you, for the sake of our marriage!

 

[WooingWyandotte]

If they'll eat it...I guess. I don't see anything inherently poisonous about rabbit food that would kill a duck. In these times throwing away animal feed should be a last resort, IMO.

 

[JeanieCoop]

Thanks for your thoughts. I was thinking there would not be much nutritional value left after that length of time

 

[veronicasmom]

I personally would not use them. All food has an expiration date, human and pet, and five years would be way over. Even if it was sealed, it can degrade and go bad. The rabbit food I feed has soybean oil in it, oil can go rancid in a closed container. I think you are at risk of making your ducks sick for the cost of some old food.
I know it is hard to just throw away what looks like good food, but it may not be at this point.

 

[Going Quackers]

Yes, i would agree after 5yrs? that is beyond pushing it besides rabbit food is not for ducks, sure if allowed to free range they may "clean up" some around pens and so forth but it shouldn't be a replacement for their own diet.