[matilda duck]

The chickens havn't arrived yet , so still a bit more time to swat up :shock:   The ducks are fed on layers pellets, can the chickens have the same when they arrive?. Or do they eat something different???

I see some of you give yours layers mash, the ducks wont eat it i've tried...is that better???

What about scraps....from the kitchen...  raw / cooked what do chickens eat???  I don't want to kill them.  (again the ducks wont eat raw scraps like veg pealings ect fussy things!!)  

I know these are probably basic questions but I can't think of a place I would rather sound stupid to get advice from......Thanks  :roll:

[richyrich7]

Mine eat layers pellets mash lasts longer as its tiny bits takes longer to eat thats all I found it to wasteful, scraps some will feed some won't, they seem to eat anything anyway  :roll:  

I give mine a few bits and bobs mainly cooked veg but not to much sweetcorn, pasta and rice are big favourites but I feed that in very small amounts and rarely, I always watch their weight  

[Kate and her Ducks]

I worry about over or underfeeding my lot too. |When you say you watch their weight do you actually weight them (not thought of that) or just keep an eye on them. Don't want them getting too fat and putting them off laying but don't want them thin and malnourished (and putting them off laying :oops: ).

Mine get treats but the only one who seems noticible a bit porky in one of the drakes and I think it is the breed as he has a very pronounced keel unlike the others.

[richyrich7]

 no I'd hate to try to weigh them, if one squawks when you pick them up the other come rushing in to save them  :roll:
I just look at them, and feel their weight when I pick them up.
It's hard try to get it right but I've found that feeding them the right stuff with little or no treats works reasonably well.
Eggy's are the name of the game, there's no passenger at the Richy house except perhaps Henry my pest control slob  

[matilda duck]

OOOH I'm getting paniky now... I can't imagine holding the ducks long enough to weigh???  How do you weigh a chicken/duck?

[richyrich7]

Just look at it it's easier  

[matilda duck]

oh I do that most days....they are greedy ducks.......they like cabbage from the veg patch.....oooops sorry hubby x