What
is the Basic Feed to use?
Day old - 5
weeks old : Ducklings
and goslings can be fed on either chicken or duck crumbs. This
enables them to get the best start in life they can. The higher protein
content ensures healthy good sized ducklings. Goslings will start to
graze from only as few days old, so make sure they have acess to
pleanty of grass.
6-10 weeks of age :
The birds should be
on a duck or chicken grower. Scraps will be hapily consumed. Goslings
will be grazing very well at this stage, but still require the extra
protein boost from the grower.
Beyond 10 weeks : Young birds can not graduat to regular
pellets or well balanced grain mixes. Ducks and geese require a good
deal of grains at this age, ducks especially will devour most kitchen
scraps. If no grass is available, try some lucerne chaff.
Geese are better off on a goat or
horse mix instead of pellets or grains.