I have been given two ducks as pets.
I have bought some duck pellets from the pet shop.
What else can they eat.
2006-06-25 10:09:04 · 20 answers · asked by spotonmybum01 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Good quality Wheat - a mugful per day for each fully grown bird.
Layers pellets ad lib - to help egg production and shell strength.
Grit - if they do not have a large natural area where they can get it themselves.
Greens - they adore peas!
Be careful with maize, this is a 'heating' food and can harm them if given too often.
Water - they MUST, at the very least, be able to get their head in a bucket to clean their eyes. But give them a pond, they love it. And don't forget that males don't quack - it isn't a sore throat!
2006-06-26 08:45:52 · answer #1 · answered by Autumn Breeze 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't worry, ducks don't die if they don't have a bath to swim in. If you give them one the water will be filthy by the end of the day, use it to water the garden.
If you google "feed + duck" you'll find loads of web pages with advice.
Wild ducks mainly eat small snails and crustaceans in the water weed, they also end up eating a lot of the weed but digest it more slowly. Duck pellets are a balanced diet and better if you're not sure what you are doing, but you can add some earthworms, baby snails as long as you don't use snail poison, woodlice and so on. They can also have chopped greens.
Give them a bowl of oyster grit, poultry need grit in their gizzards to grind up food and oyster grit is full of calcium as well.
Ducks don't make great pets, they are very messy and will lay green droppings all over hte place. Pick them up on a dustpan and put them on your flower beds.
If you get them a pond then its a good idea to add a water filter to try to keep on top of the dirt, otherwise the water will smell.
2006-06-25 10:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use to have pet ducks they love ready brek and wheatabix corn and you can let then out near fresh grass. but remember they need special duck pellets if they are young to give them a good start in life enjoy them they are great pets. always make sure they have water, and a baby bath makes an ideal pool for them to splash in
2006-06-25 11:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by dawn l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They like any type of grain. They are kinda like scavengers. Whatever you feed them, you need to have fresh water around. They love to jump in a tub with food & fresh water, that's how they eat in the wild. They are extremely messy. I had about 20 growing up. They are fun, but due to the mess I wouldn't do it again.
2006-06-25 10:16:28 · answer #4 · answered by pritigrl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cool i also have a pet duck that was given to my son for easter they eat bird seed its really good for them but they also need a place to swim or they will die. we got ours a little kiddy plastic pool for 10 dollars at walmart. Congrats! They also love worms as a treat but to get them full it would take alot
2006-06-25 10:15:51 · answer #5 · answered by tinyfrog20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-25 10:44:04 · answer #6 · answered by x_amanda_gee_rfc_x 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
kitchen scraps like fish, cooked veg, bread. Anything you might feed a wild duck really.
2006-06-27 02:44:08 · answer #7 · answered by wolfstorm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
besides the pellet food ducks love small feeder fish and any sort of frozen or live shrimp.. mysis shrip is good. any local pet store should have these. they LOVE them!
2006-06-25 10:31:03 · answer #8 · answered by kell kell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worms, veggies - let them roam free in the veggie patch - eat all the slugs and snails for you...
2006-06-30 12:11:36 · answer #9 · answered by want_to_explore_life 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chopped up greens such as spinich, radish tops, carrot tops etc. Avoid lettuce for the most part.
Have fun!
Quack Quack
2006-06-25 10:14:17 · answer #10 · answered by Deana G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋