Shooting2 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) My season is going better than expected, hope everyone else is doing well? So far had 2 teal a wigeon and 5 mallard. I'm lucky enough to have a flooded stubble field with over 2ft of water in places, we have Bern feeding it and shooting every other week and large numbers of duck are just starting show, between 50 and 60 birds coming on every night. We have been feeding with wheat and barley however the other day a farming friend have me 4 bags of maize, my question is will maize be ok to feed for the ducks, and will the ducks eat it or should I crush it in a corn crusher which is what I plan to do? Or just stick to the wheat and barley which is what we've been feeding? Appologies if this seems a daft question however if the ducks will eat the maize it seems daft not too seen as though I can get it free. Any other comments are greatly received Edited October 28, 2014 by Shooting2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Duck will eat pretty much anything so maize should be fine , just mix it with the wheat and barley your already feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Ducks will eat rotten potatoes , bananas , any rotten veg really , so keep all your peelings etc . Just put enough food down for one night , don't put loads down or the ducks will hang around all day eating . It's great fun when they come in on the half dark . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 as above + any windfall fruit Rape seed is great for the teal if you can get some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakin stevens Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I look after a good flight pond, and like you sometimes stuff comes free! at the moment I'm on grain store sweepings it's got everything in it. It's got rape in, tick beans and peas in it! Every night its all cleared up and a good head of duck are in, I'm sure you will be fine, with the cost of wheat anything free is a bonus, only thing we don't use is potatoes the pond is rammed with carp and the owner doesn't want them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting2 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Cheers guys, thought I'd ask cos wasn't too shore about it and didn't want to pit it down an they don't eat it. And where feeding it everyday only enough for them to eat so that they don't stay all day plus so it doesn't attract too many rats, we only take two mallard each per flight and a teal or two if we can while either of us gets our pair of mallard then leave the rest to come in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millrace Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) Shoot the blighters before they clear off elsewhere as the winter progresses......lol on my pond we have barley corn wheat and ala carte rotten spuds they love them, float a pallet out ply on top cavity board below timber upstand to keep chopped spuds on top they will clear it in no time and spuds last few days so if you miss a note with the grain the still have some pickins.......... Edited October 28, 2014 by millrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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