What treats can I give to a muscovy duck?`
PQ
suggestions?
My daughter gives them white bread but I feel there must be something
better for them that they would like.
PQ
Toucanldy
They definitely need a more nutritious diet.
You can feed them chicken scratch, small dog kibble, game bird chow, romaine
lettuce, and whole wheat bread.
If they are babies you can feed them chick starter.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
kec...@my-deja.com
Make sure the chicken starter is not medicated. The antibiotic in
chicken starter is harmful to ducks.
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moons ago, they loved slugs and that is why we got them, kept the slugs down
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(No joke they love slugs)
kec...@my-deja.com wrote in message <7sev2p$c0p$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
Ralph James Abramo
> They definitely need a more nutritious diet.
> You can feed them chicken scratch, small dog kibble, game bird chow, romaine
> lettuce, and whole wheat bread.
> If they are babies you can feed them chick starter.
> Hope this helps.
> Regards.
On a similar note, I'm trying to start my lovebird with vegetables and
fruits, and I'm wondering if anyone would mind suggesting a few to try as
she gets used to them.
See, I chose broccoli to start with, thinking that the top of it looked
a lot like seeds, and this fearless little bird (who outstares my 4-foot
iguana and makes HIM walk around HER) took one look at the broccoli and
RAN.
I called her back, showed her it wasn't poisoned or sitting poised for
pulling her beak off by nibbling on it myself, and she mimicked me, but
didn't actually eat any of it; just picked at it (probably just to appease
me, I suppose (: ), and rushed back about 10 inches again.
Re-read the above explanation, replacing "broccoli" with "apple",
"pear", and even (believe-it-or not) "corn", and the story's exactly the
same.
*grin*
Something tells me I've kept the poor thing sheltered a wee bit too
long; I've no doubt she'll get over this "Ahh! Motionless organic
substances!"-thing in time, but I was hoping a few suggested favorites,
like I said, would help to speed things up a bit and make the process
easier on her nerves.
Ralph J. Abramo
Mamabird
Having two lovebirds myself, I got a big kick out of your post. :)
All I can suggest is persistence. Even my pickiest birds eventually came
around and started eating 'the good stuff' but it took awhile (several
months) for some of them. Little birds seem to be more stubborn than the
bigger ones.
You can try different ways of 'presenting' the foods. Chopped up fine, big
chunks, raw, cooked, partially cooked, in a separate bowl, mixed with her
regular food, wedged in the cage bars, strung on one of those kabob
thingies... use your imagination...
Corn, carrots and grapes are definite favorites with all of my birds, but
they'll eat just about anything now.
Best of luck!
--
Mama
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> On 23 Sep 1999, Toucanldy wrote:
> > They definitely need a more nutritious diet.
> > You can feed them chicken scratch, small dog kibble, game bird chow,
romaine
> > lettuce, and whole wheat bread.
> > If they are babies you can feed them chick starter.
> > Hope this helps.
> > Regards.
Ralph James Abramo <ch...@freenet.buffalo.edu> wrote in message
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missy
banana or mango or papaya?
Or maybe a citrus fruit (is that ok to give to birds? I hadn't seen it
suggested by anyone for anything...)
Señor Felipe
In article <37EEC6FB...@mindspring.com>, vpb <v...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> They LOVE small dog or cat kibble!
>
> Toucanldy wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >We have two baby Muscovy ducks and we want to give them treats to eat. Any
> > >suggestions?
> > >My daughter gives them white bread but I feel there must be something
> > >better for them that they would like.
> > >
> > >PQ
> >
> > They definitely need a more nutritious diet.
> > You can feed them chicken scratch, small dog kibble, game bird chow, romaine
> > lettuce, and whole wheat bread.
> > If they are babies you can feed them chick starter.
> > Hope this helps.
> > Regards.
Seٌor Felipe
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> We have two baby Muscovy ducks and we want to give them treats to eat. Any
> suggestions?
> My daughter gives them white bread but I feel there must be something
> better for them that they would like.
>
> PQ