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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts)
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:26 PM May 2013

Don't feed the wild ducks bread!!



Feeding bread to wild ducks is incredibly harmful. Bread has almost no nutrients that are useful for the duck, so they become malnourished and more susceptible to disease. Compounding the problem is excessive bread in the water, which leads to high levels of E. coli and even botulism outbreaks. Wild ducks need to stay wild, and artificially feeding them causes them to lose their natural instincts for acquiring food.

If you want to feed captive waterfowl, consider chopped vegetables, whole grains, or fruit instead.

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Don't feed the wild ducks bread!! (Original Post) Playinghardball May 2013 OP
Ducks are like girls. Scuba May 2013 #1
You mean you aren't $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ In_The_Wind May 2013 #2
"He who is healthy is rich enough." -- My Grandmother Scuba May 2013 #3
feeding ducks bread also makes them constipated tabbycat31 May 2013 #4
Now I feel bad about that funnel cake incident. Liberal Veteran May 2013 #5
I used to buy cracked corn to feed them. HappyMe May 2013 #6

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)
5. Now I feel bad about that funnel cake incident.
Fri May 3, 2013, 02:41 PM
May 2013

I set my funnel cake down for one second and turned away and a duck just walked up and took it away with him.

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