What foods can ducks eat?

Question

I wanna know what fruits and vegetables ducks can and CAN NOT eat, so if you know any please do tell! I'm looking to give my ducklings a nice treat from their regular protein food.

Answer 1

We raise waterfowl overseas. Ducks, Geese and swan are pretty much the goats of the bird world. They can and will eat anything without harm. If it disagrees with them, it comes out the front rather than the back.
If you want to spoil your (American) duckling, blueberrys are great. You'll make a friend for life.When they get a little older, cranberrys.
Don't forget, ducks are omnivores. A tasty tadpole or goldfish might fit the bill, too (pardon the pun)

Answer 2

Do Ducks Eat Apples

Answer 3

Ducks primarily eat grasses and aquatic type plants.If you wish to give it a treat try water crest or perhaps broccoli leaves.As a general feed it is best to get a crumble type feed there are several game bird type feeds that are great.They list the protein content so you can buy what you best feel is needed.Though again if the duck isn't meant to be eaten then 16% to 20% protein is best.Ducks aren't really a fruit eater though if you desire to feed them a fruit use small berries like blue berries or even grapes.

Answer 4

Ray Rayner if you have even heard of him used to eat his duck salad vegies and cereal.

since they don't have teeth they have to have something they can just swallow, carrots might not be a good idea, but things like lettuce,

vegetable trimmings, chopped hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes, cracked corn (keep out of ponds if you have fish), garden snails (NOT if you use snail bait or pesticides), worms, night crawlers, bloodworms... They enjoy floating coy food occasionally. Most items are available at pet and grocery stores.

Protein levels are very important to your duck's stage of growth.

Answer 5

Check this FAQ from Ducks Unlimited, Canada:

http://www.ducks.ca/resource/general/faq/faq2.html

Answer 6

Your ducklings need to stay on their normal chick crumbs until they are 6-8 weeks old or it could stunt their growth. I have one chicken that was not fed properly as a chick (that is the only explanation anyone can come up with) and she is less than half the size she should be.

Answer 7

On the farm, we fed the ducks the same thing as the chickens: hen scratch and layena from Purina. We also put out all of our trimmings from every veggie...lettuce, tomato, green bean trimmings, etc. They will eat what they want.

Answer 8

like both, fruits: berries, pears, pears, peaches, dragonfruit, pomegranate.... Vegetables: CUCUMBERS, bok choy, green beans, broccoli,.... I actually guess the two are great.

Answer 9

In my home town there was a farmer store and they sold duck food and baby duck food.You could look on google and type in duck food.

Answer 10

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