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by Anonymous on March 16th, 2004

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What do mallard ducks eat?

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  • by paenut on November 9th, 2009

    paenut

    mallards usully eat worms and wild berrys they like blackberrys the most how do i know this i have ove and i have to feed it

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  • by Long Shot on November 28th, 2008

    Long Shot

    Grain, acorns, pecans, and grasses for a few.

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  • by Kim Siever on March 17th, 2004

    Kim Siever

    They eat seeds, nuts, fruit, plants (including grass and Spanish needles), small fish, tadpoles, frogs and insects.

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  • by D- licious on November 28th, 2008

    D- licious

    ducks tend to eat layers pellets which is best given to them in the morning,dry, corn in the evening with water somtimes, bread is fine, but too much is very bad for them, they dont tend to like much vegetables, but they love pond weed, worms, insects...i dont think berries and nuts are very good...one berries may give them the squits and 2 the nuts might be too big and choke them...please dont feed your ducks without knowing for sure it's safe.

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  • by mommacao on August 16th, 2008

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    we feed them bread. they seem to love it. specially multi grain or wheat bread. the do like corn too.

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  • by Anonymous on May 4th, 2008

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    i agree corn really works. thanx i tried that.

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  • by Anonymous on May 4th, 2008

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    Well, I like to Feed them Corn. I gave them a bag and by the next day it was all gone. I saw two mallards eating the corn. I would try that. Good Luck

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  • by Galeanda on December 8th, 2007

    Galeanda

    They are quite the foragers, eating grass, insects, small fish, tadpoles, berries, leaves, green plant shoots, and grains and seeds. Baby ducklings are great little bug catchers, sometimes leaping into the air a foot or more to catch that prized moth of fly:-)

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  • by Rissa on December 4th, 2007

    Rissa

    I saw a mallard drake nibbling at a dead pigeon today. It appears they'll eat anything they can get.

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  • by DudeLer 2 on November 9th, 2009

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    corn, cracked corn.

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  • by DudeLer 2 on November 9th, 2009

    DudeLer 2

    they eat stuff off the bottom of the pond. they like cracked corn thrown into the shallow water so they can eat it off the bottom.

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  • by DlovesD on June 9th, 2010

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    i have owned 4 mallards so far...mine have eaten peas,romain lettuce, though not having much nutrition still adds a variety to their meals, various fruits and vegetables, and a porltry grower, not a chick or poultry starter because they contain too much protien, worms/night crawlers, small to medium sized minnows,and grasses from the ground like, poppy, and dandelien leaves, etc., not too fond of bread...just experiment as long as you know that it will not harm the duck...

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  • by suziebug on May 21st, 2010

    suziebug

    The nut job who we call b is a dumb nut.Mallard ducks do NOT eat elephant eyeballs!It is NOT true!Yeah,like a mallard duck would tear an eyeball out of an elephant.Do not believe b.Believe ME.Please,believe ME.

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  • by suziebug on May 21st, 2010

    suziebug

    Just so everyone knows,Mallard ducks do NOT eat elephant eyeballs.that's a big fat LIE.So,b,I think your nuts!Please,no one believe this big nut job who said they eat elephant eyeballs.Believe ME.

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  • by Michi1601 on July 2nd, 2010

    Michi1601

    They will mainly eat cheetos, pringles, doritos (when wet), animal crackers and slices of salami.

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  • by Michi1601 on July 2nd, 2010

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    Doritos (when wet), Pringles, Tostitos (lime flavoured), cotton candy.... loads of stuff.

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  • by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on November 9th, 2009

    Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot

    Throw some food at them. They will eat anything.

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  • by Janice_A4572 on June 25th, 2011

    Janice_A4572

    they love to be fed cracked corn and bird seed. I started feeding a few and now there are at least 40 quacking at me every morning until I go feed them. Glad to know they eat other stuff cause I can only spend so much on this food!!!

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  • by wildducks on May 11th, 2011

    wildducks

    There are two mallard ducks in my pool, it seems they are drinking the pool water..I am sure it's bad for them. I try to feed the ducks healthy food,grains no junk foods. What should I do about water? I did put a large water container next to the food... need advise thanks

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  • by suziebug on May 8th, 2010

    suziebug

    They will eat grain,seeds,nuts,berries,bread,wheat,oats,fruits,veggies,corn,bugs.I know because there's a pond in my backyard.Some eggs just hatched not to long ago,so I've been making sure they always have food and the water's not polluted.

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