Traralgon Record in Traralgon, Victoria

Feeding Ducklings and Grasses for Farm Flocks

A historical guide describes duckling feeding schedules with staged rations. Initial four days use soaked mash. later stages mix cornmeal middlings cracker dust bran and beef scraps. Growth feeds add green forage and varied grains. Fattening begins around five weeks with a two thirds meal mix and beef scraps. Ducks marketed at about five pounds. The text also notes grass sowing timing, preference for autumn sowing, and cautions about mixing two crops on the same land.