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What do you feed the ducks?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I was out for a walk earlier and saw a couple (adults) feeding the ducks bread.
I always thought bread was bad for ducks but apparently not, in small amounts.
These two had distributed half a loaf.
There were no peas or rice or oats or seeds.
Another park near me as signs up for alternative things to feed ducks.
What do you feed the ducks?
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Mostly false hope. The kids like running up as if they're going to throw food in, and watch the ducks get hopeful. But if we remember to take food it'd be bread. Our local park has no such signs about we should feed them  |
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"Think they charge about 50p for a bag of oats to feed the ducks at our park, the swans are in charge though."
Supermarket own-brand oats are about £1/kg; your local park must be turning a nice little profit 
I would say swans are quite amicable compared to canada geese; those things are just born evil. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The park near me also has signs saying what to feed them and what not to mainly because it clogs up the bottom of the lake and creates an unhealthy environment for the ducks and fish.
I feed them duck food. It’s that simple and a lot cheaper than bread right now |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Usually lead from side by side 12 bore if not pheasant season
Shame on you, can't use lead for wildfowl (won't be able to use it for any birds soon if FACE get their way)! "
yep but bit like america opposition is strong but at moment quite happy taking are money on shoots last one cost 10 grand between us did nearly 1000 birds |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I get duck and swan feed from the local garden centre. We have resident swans with their 8 cygnets at the moment. I love watching them grow and learn to fly. |
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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago
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"Usually lead from side by side 12 bore if not pheasant season
Shame on you, can't use lead for wildfowl (won't be able to use it for any birds soon if FACE get their way)! yep but bit like america opposition is strong but at moment quite happy taking are money on shoots last one cost 10 grand between us did nearly 1000 birds "
I normally spend £10 - £12k on shooting, plus membership of wildfowling clubs, not going to be great next season with the severe shortage of partridges!
I remember when the lead ban for wildfowl came in, BASC (the leading body for wildfowlers) stated that they would support the ban on lead when there was a viable, both performance wise and price, available, and when the case against ingested, rather than penetrative, lead had been proven (something that we're still waiting for!)
Within 6 months they'd rolled over, and the lead ban came in.
Guess who's leading the "voluntary" phasing out of lead shot!!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The reservoir near me urges people to feed the ducks only birdseed and also in particular sliced grapes.
They do clearly request people not to feed them bread. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I was out for a walk earlier and saw a couple (adults) feeding the ducks bread.
I always thought bread was bad for ducks but apparently not, in small amounts.
These two had distributed half a loaf.
There were no peas or rice or oats or seeds.
Another park near me as signs up for alternative things to feed ducks.
What do you feed the ducks?
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Orange sauce
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Bread is fine. I've worked with all manner of ducks, swans and geese and it helps to supplement their diet. If people stopped feeding them many more would starve to death. |
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"last o/ ne cost 10 grand between us did nearly 1000 birds
Gross  "
The thing I find wrong about that is 10,000/1,000 = £10 per bird.
I should point out that I have nothing against hunting or farming animals for food as long as it's humanely done. But £10 per duck? My local market sells 2 whole ducks for £9 or £6 each individually.
Even though I have a somewhat carnivorous diet I find hunting purely for sport to be abhorrent - I don't even understand fishing for sport. Just catch me a rainbow trout and I'll make a harissa fish special! |
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