for my duck, is it ol to feed it fresh greens, i don't like to feed it the same old thing everyday?

Question

can they eat veggie salads or fresh fruits, we do that for our other pets....

Answer 1

Your duck would probably enjoy a variety. Give him all your kitchen leftovers. In the wild, ducks graze on a large variety of items, and even eat insects as a good source of protien.


We supplement their "duck chow" with kitchen and garden scraps. They particularly like lettuce and other tender greens, but they also enjoy leftover grits, other whole grains, and most vegetables that are relatively tender and mild. We chop them up into manageable pieces before feeding (a food processor is helpful for larger quantities).
The produce staff of our co-op grocery store (Weaver Street Market, in Carrboro, N.C.) lets us scavenge from their leftovers for suitable duck food. Trimmings, slightly wilted leaves, and anything slightly past its prime goes into big garbage bins in the back room; while it can't be sold, it's perfectly healthy food, and the store is happy to let us have a few grocery bags full of greens each week.
And, of course, the ducks also eat whatever they find in the yard — bugs, grass, and (when we aren't looking) parsley from the herb garden.
FROM http://www.newagrarian.com/homestead/ducks/feeding.html

Answer 2

A duck is just like a pig, it will eat anything, and i mean anything, we feed ours cracked corn and slop.lol but yes fresh greens is great for ducks, we have about 6 hens setting, and 2 that have babies one has 10 and the other has 12 they are precious...good luck and god bless

Answer 3

Some ducks are wary of eating new things.
It's ok to supplement its basic diet (poultry feed) with fruits and vegetables, but don't feed them to the exclusion of everything else.

Answer 4

Ducks eat EVERYTHING. They'll eat greens. Mine ate dog food. Snails (from the garden) are an especially favorite treat (ask the neighbors if you can take them to their garden when they're done with yours...the ducks AND the neighbors will thank you!)

Answer 5

Ducks need greens - especially grass, but make sure it gets grain too.

Answer 6

my duck loved that! its also good to clip a wing and let them roam the yard, they're very helpful getting snails, slugs, and mushrooms!

Answer 7

Definately. They love greens, grasses, watercress.

Answer 8

why the heck do you have a duck? i know you love it and all and i respect that but....it's wierd...

Answer 9

Give them all your over-ripe fruit. They love it!

Answer 10

you have a duck