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Duck feed!
By: springerman Date: October 26, 2012, 3:06 pm
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The age old question of whats best to bring in wild duck to our
flight ponds!? I know people still use the traditional wheat
and Barley has anyone any other ideas (spuds, apples etc) that
are less financially draining in these austere times, i have
heard oil seed rape works well, one guy told me he used
bananas??? But then he was always a Bullsh@tter!!! Anyone?
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Re: Duck feed!
By: woodcock1 Date: October 27, 2012, 7:30 am
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I have tried all sorts of standard feeds and found not much
difference in any of them. My wifes father grows potatoes for a
living and I started about 10 years ago feeding the spoiled
potatoes as I was getting them for free (damaged green or rotten
ones) I found if they were lying in the water a while with not
ducks at them or if I was feeding to many at once they started
to rot and pollute the water. I then discovered if I boiled them
in a barrel before feeding it stopped them tainting the water
and also the duck seemed to be able to eat them much more
easily. I ended up with far too many duck so I stopped feeding
and the duck still come although in much smaller numbers but
plenty for me. So boiled potatoes was my best feed.
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Re: Duck feed!
By: springerman Date: October 27, 2012, 7:52 am
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Nice one, when we use patotoes we crush them into bit sizes and
put a half bag or so in a large freezer, then let them thaw out
and put them into the ponds, duck seem to love it as well as the
apples! I have seen times when the spuds are completely gone and
there is some residual grain left over, proving i suppose they
perfer it to the grain!
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Re: Duck feed!
By: monkeyboots Date: October 28, 2012, 3:59 pm
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ive found no real differance between barley and wheat, i also
keep the spud peelings when making chips etc and get family and
friends to keep them as well you soon gather up a fair ammount
that way, plus they are always gone the next day when we go to
feed the pond,
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