lilvixen 26 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Is there anybody on here with experience of releasing fairly large number of ducks? After a bit of information, firstly if they were being fed Barley how much would you be expecting to use, a figure of bags (feed bags) per day for a 1000 would be useful. Or any other quantity you want to use! Quote Link to post
roebuck220 80 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 I think your looking at about four bags a day,we use wheat for about 500 ducks we give about two bags a day.you may also get a lot of wild ducks coming in to the feed so this increases the feed they go through Quote Link to post
BuHouse 0 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 roebuck220 offers good advice. Personally I would feed slightly more and I would divide the feed into two offerings - AM and PM. Young ducks have a tendency to wander and two smaller feeds helps to keep them close. Leave them wanting more! Think about how you feed too - especially of you have problems with gulls. I tend to feed densely until the birds are bigger when I spread it more. If you have suddenly lost a lot of your charges look around nearby and when you find them gently walk them back to the water - it can be done. Quote Link to post
ratattack 111 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Food spread into the water will keep them close too as they have to dabble which takes up time. They will wander if left without food for any length of time, we fed some in morning and some in late afternoon. Quote Link to post
BuHouse 0 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Food spread into the water will keep them close too as they have to dabble which takes up time. They will wander if left without food for any length of time, we fed some in morning and some in late afternoon. I agree - into the water. I just forgot to say so! Quote Link to post
roebuck220 80 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Are you on mainland Orkney BuHouse just wondering as i take ducks to Shapinsey every year. Quote Link to post
rowey 1 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Its a balancing act with reared duck. Overfeed and you'll need to dynamite them off the water. Underfeed and they leave. We fed them some on the edges of the water then kibbled barley away from the pond so we could drive them back. Just try different things but get them on the wing as early as possible. Thats the one time on the shoot when a wild spaniel is welcome. Quote Link to post
BuHouse 0 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Are you on mainland Orkney BuHouse just wondering as i take ducks to Shapinsey every year. roebuck220 - you have a PM Quote Link to post
lilvixen 26 Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Thanks for the replies Quote Link to post
clayflint 31 Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 how about attracting wild duck to a pond, theres a pond i have permission on but its used for fishing in the day. The last few days ive been walking past theres been a pair of mallard on but was wondering it there was anyway to attract more? cheers sorryr for hijacking your thread. cheers adam Quote Link to post
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