Ducks

Backyard chickens are all the rage these days, but ducks are quickly increasing in popularity alongside them. Compared to chickens, ducks are even healthier, and they still crank out more than enough delicious eggs to keep a family fridge full. But ducks, like chickens, have their own social requirements and if you’re thinking about making […]

Domestic ducks usually live on a steady diet of nutritionally optimized duck or waterfowl feed. Yes, it might be boring, but there’s a good reason for this: Ducks need a correctly calibrated diet of macro- and micronutrients in order to thrive and live their best life. And while duck feed can handle almost every requirement

Ducks enjoy a pretty varied diet whether they are in the wild or a domestic setting, but like so many animals, they tend to fall into a pattern of eating mostly mainstay items with a few other foods as supplements. This is certainly true for domestic ducks, particularly, which often live on a diet of

Ducks can eat a huge variety of plant matter, and some of their favorite foods happen to be the choice bits of leafy greenery along with a few roots, stalks, and other things. But when it comes to vegetables, some are totally edible! Celery is just such a vegetable, with a spray of frond-like, tender

When you stop to think about the things that ducks get in their diet, what do you imagine? Duck feed, sure, but also various plants, slugs, insects, and things like that. Doesn’t sound too good to us, but ducks can also eat a wide variety of other foods. They can even eat fruit! But fruit

Domestic ducks subsist predominantly on a diet of feed with a few choice bits that they can scavenge from their environment and the occasional treat from their owners. Good owners, and ones that like to spoil their birds, will give ducks a diet that is rich in various whole foods like fruits and veggies. Ducks

It’s no secret that ducks are primarily, though not entirely, herbivorous. Most of what they eat consists of plant matter of one kind or another, and some of their favorite foods both in the wild and in captivity are leafy greens. Ducks even eat certain kinds of leafy veggies that you and I might find

Some people think I am bonkers for naming all my animals. I say: THEY are the ones who are bonkers. Every duck has its own personality and their own good looks. Their waddling butts, fluffy feathers, antics, charm, and demeanor make them each unique. There’s another matter to bear in mind, male and female ducks

When it comes to the health and wellness of our domestic ducks, their diet usually revolves around duck feed for optimal health and a little bit of forage if they’re allowed to free-range or have a large run. Our ducks can actually eat a surprisingly varied diet, though, including many veggies and fruit. Fruit, particularly,

Ducks enjoy a surprisingly varied diet, though it is one that is predominantly centered around plant matter. That being said, they can eat many different kinds of plants including some veggies, and get good nutrition from them. What might surprise you is that ducks can eat various common vegetables as supplements or treats. How about