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I have read so many conflicting things. We had an adult duck adopt us. We loved her so much but a dog killed her. She was easy to take care of though. She caught most of her own food plus ate cat food, scraps, and my son always brought her home minnows and fish. So we just had to go get another one. But it’s tiny baby. We went to the feed store and got chicken starter. But she won’t eat it!!! We have to go catch her grasshoppers every day. I know you’re not supposed to give them bread but I tried mixing specs of bread with the starter food and she still picks through and only eats the bread. I tried shredded lettuce, broccoli, boiled eggs. What do I do with her? I also gave her some bird gravel and have it in her pen at all times. We are on social security so I just don’t have the money to buy crickets and feeder goldfish or guppies. She eats a dozen at a time? Also, is this normal? I feed her 12 grasshoppers twice a day. She ate 8 little goldfish at once. HELP.
Someone isn’t reading my question!!! I said I got chick starter, she won’t eat it. We live on 3 acres with lots of animals. She won’t eat greens, or boiled eggs. She ignores them. She will only eat grasshoppers and fish. She is yellow with a black tail. Not a wild duck. How do I get her to eat the chick starter???? That was my main question. Or any other suggestions on how to get her to eat what she is supposed to. Yes she is tiny. She has down, no feathers.