What will the ducks like better?

[Trav5787]

So I guess I am going to use the Purina Flock Raiser becasue it is about my only option. The protein is 20%. According to Metzer's website for the age of my ducks I should be at about 14.5% protein.

Which of these do you think the ducks will like the most in order to cut the protein.

Wheat, Hard 13.5
Wheat, Soft 10.8
Barley 11.5
Milo-Sorghum 11.0
Oats 11.0
Triticale 12.5
Millet, Pearl 12.0
Alfalfa Pellets 15.0​

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Rolled or crimped oats are a good choice

 

[Amiga]

Rolled or crimped oats are a good choice

That's what I used. Not the instant, just plain rolled oats. At first, I chopped them up a little, as I was concerned about choking. Yup, overprotective duck mom, here.

But, hey, no one choked.

 

[MamaDuck1]

Another vote for oats here. But, also veggies if thats do-able. Flock raiser is my only option, too.

 

[Kevin565]

I also vote oats

 

[Iain Utah]

Another vote for rolled oats. A 50lb bag is $12 where I live. Very cost efficient and my ducks love it.

 

[Trav5787]

Thank you all. I mixed the oats with the grower and they LOVE it.

 

[Missy60]

So I need to add something to the food? I'm feeding mine the Purina flock raiser also. I didn't even look on the bag actually because I have seen it recommended on here a lot if none of the other more costly feed is available. So how much oats would you add to a fifty pound bag of food? So I know this is going to sound dumb but can you get rolled oats at the grocery store? TSC is around an hour away and I have over half a 50 pound bag of feed left.

 

[Trav5787]

Here are a couple of links that I found helpful.

This shows the nutritional requirements for the different ages

http://www.metzerfarms.com/NutritionalRequirements.cfm?CustID=861454

This is a calculator to get your protein where you want it. The grower I used had 19% protein and the oats had 11% so I mix it at a 1:1 ratio (50 lbs of grower and 50 lbs of oats) to get ~15% protein.

http://www.metzerfarms.com/FeedConversion.cfm?CustID=861454