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I have 4 ducks and I feed them two big cups of cracked corn and two big cups of duck pellets. You should feed them every time they are out of food.

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Do you need a dish to feed ducks?

This depends quite a bit. If they don't have access to large amounts of growing grass, you will need to keep food out for them at all times, preferably in a dish with a cover, as the feed must be kept dry. You can order poultry feeders online, or find online instructions to make one yourself. If you live out in the country, and have the room for them to wander, your ducks will mostly eat bugs out of the grass, as well as grass itself. Even so, a dish should be set out with feed at least once a day to make sure they get all their nutrients.


What do duck eats?

Ducks typically eat a diet consisting of aquatic plants, insects, small fish, and grains. They are omnivores and will forage for food both in and out of the water. Commercial duck feed is also available which provides them with necessary nutrients.


How often do they feed the animals at the shelter?

Most shelters feed twice a day, morning and night. However, some animals may be fed more often, such as puppies that need more nutrition and energy.


What does a duck eat?

Most wild ducks dive down and eat underwater plants.Some ducks will eat small fish, insects are on their diet, grain, and seeds they eat also. People feed them in parks usually old bread. Domestic ducks are fed poultry feed which has crushed dried corn in it.Ducks eat grasses, wild grains, and other vegetation, such as pond weeds. Also water snails and some insects.When asked, "What do ducks eat?", many people's first answer is "bread." That's because humans have taken to feeding ducks bread whenever they are at a park, a lake or other places where ducks are gathered and people go to have picnics. While it's fun, the kids love it and the ducks look cute, it is not healthy for the ducks.Ducks who eat bread or crackers on a regular basis have organs which become enlarged and fatty, even though it's a treat. That causes them to have health problems, such as heart and liver disease. Birds also have a little pouch called a crop on their esophagus where they store food on its way through their digestive system. Bread can get stuck in there and cause them to sick.Most people who feed ducks think they are doing them a favor but just the opposite is the case. It is very poor nutrition as birds need protein, plus bread has a lot of additives that a bird's system does not know how to deal with as it tries to digest the pieces. In places where ducks are just constantly fed people food, some of the birds become dependent on getting the food and forget how to fend for themselves in the wild. Ducks will often fight over bread scraps and those on the losing end (the young and the old) will often become injured or go hungry.Ducks are omnivorous, meaning that they get their nutrition from plants as well as animals. Their typical diet consists of small snails and fish, algae, floating plants, seeds, frogs and other small lizards, berries, nuts, and whatever else they can find.Some ducks will eat small fish, insects are on their diet, grain, and seeds they eat also. People feed them in parks usually old bread. Domestic ducks are fed poultry feed which has crushed dried corn in it.Most wild ducks dive down and eat underwater plants


Best food for newly baby ducks?

Chick starter feed. Just make ABSOLUTELY sure it's not medicated. If it is, the feed will kill them, so just double check the back before feeding! The feed is very fine, and light yellow. I get my Chick Starter Feed at the nearest Southern States or Lacy's.

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What age do you stop feeding baby ducks?

Farm ducks need feed everyday. Domestic ducks are dependent on the feed a farmer provides and only supplement their feed on a pond and around the yard. You do not "stop" feeding domestic ducks. If you have been feeding wild ducks then you can stop anytime you feel you want to. The ducklings will follow the flock and feed where the adults are feeding just in shallower waters.


What do pekin ducks eat?

Pekin ducks are known as domesticated ducks, and are used for meat and egg production, and are also kept as pets. Pekin ducks feed on insects and larvae, but are also fed pellets when kept as pets.


What is signification of holden wondering about the ducks?

Throughout the novel, Holden has a need to protect the innocent. Often he fulfills this need by protecting children, and the ducks are just an extension of this behavior. Because Holden views the ducks as innocent beings who are in danger from the winter, he has a need to know that they are somehow safe.


How often do you need to feed tropical fish blood-worm's?

you feed them every other day to them.


How often should you feed your pirhanas?

u should feed them once a week most likely on fridays.if u keep feeding them too often they get acustom to thoughs days and they will need to eat daily.p.s to much money though just feed them every frieday thell be okay


Is it expensive to own ducks?

Not necessarily yes you need the encisities like food and a coop but you can make the coop and duck feed isn't that expensive. So no


how much should i feed my baby pitbull?

you don't need to even feed it


Is bread ok to feed to ducks?

Yes, they can. If you soften them by soaking them in water or throwing them into the pond first. Of course, the bird has to be in the mood for something salty in order for him/her to eat it. I once knew a Mallard couple that was crazy over Cheerios!


How do you feed baby ducks grass and milk?

They will eat the grass themselves. Pour the milk in a bowl. Ducklings need other food as well or they will die. Go to a local feed store and buy duck starter.


Do you feed newborn ducklings?

no, ducks can't produce milk. So they feed their young worms and insects found on and in water.


How often do you need to feed your mourning dove?

Every three hours.


In iGoogle how often do you need to feed your pets?

They don't die. Therefore you don't have to feed them ever if you don't want to.