Duck Pond By Chasity Davis
Healthy Foods To feed city Ducks
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- Pre made salad mix
- Frozen Peas
- Duck Feed and Duck Pellets
- Worms, Slugs, backyard bugs (where there is not known pesticides)
Taking children to the local city park to feed the free range ducks bread is a tradition for many families. You fed ducks bread as a child and your parents probably did as well. But did you know that this tradition of feeding ducks and ducklings bread actually causes ducks to be harmed? Bread is not a natural food source for any duck. In city parks where ducks may get much of their food as handouts, the ducks are severely malnourished. They suffer from bone deformities and over all poor health. Look around at the duck pond next time, how many ducks do you see that are limping, have beak deformities or other obvious health issues? The main cause is their diet of bread. You probably enjoy spending time with the ducks and seeing your children interact with them because you care about animals and wildlife. So the next time you visit the ducks bring some better food choices that will improve their overall health.
.Difficulty: Easy Instructions.Things You'll Need:
Salad
Peas
Pellet Duck Food
Snails, slugs and worms
1 Grab a bag of premade salad to take to the park and scatter the lettuce for the ducks. Aquatic plants are a natural food source for ducks, this makes dark leafy greens a healthy snack for ducks.
2Bring a bag of frozen peas to toss into the water.
3Feed pelleted duck food. Feed stores and some online retailers sell pelleted duck food (such as Mazuri brand). This is a nutritionally complete food made just for ducks.
4Gather snails, slugs and worms from your backyard (but only if you do not use herbicides or pesticides). Place the snails, slugs and worms in a plastic container to bring to the park. Then pass out the treats, all of which are a natural food for ducks.
5Don't feed ducks if there are park signs prohibiting duck feeding of any kind. Many cities prohibit duck feeding for the protection of the ducks and human park visitors. Feeding ducks even healthy foods can create an overpopulation of ducks that leads to dirty pond water and disease outbreaks.
Read more: How to Feed Ducks at the City Park
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