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Re: [permaculture] Wanna toy with a chicken coop/duck run/ veg
- From: <permed@nor.com.au>
- To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [permaculture] Wanna toy with a chicken coop/duck run/ veg
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 02 11:28:40 -0000
>Thanks Robyn, for your reply.
>Are sure this is true for Indian Runners though?
All duck breeds are omnivours and love/need lots of fresh greens in their
diet. They also enjoy insect food. The best variety for slugs and snails is
the kaki cambell and I can guarantee they also love pigging out on cabbage,
lettuce and other garden greens.
Robyn
>
>Slán,
>Ute
>
>permed@nor.com.au wrote:
>>
>> >The chickens and ducks fulfill very different functions. But since they
>> >live in the same house, is there a way to, say, get the ducks into an
>> >established planting off cabbages to clear the slugs w/o letting the
>> >chooks in as well. I havent' kept ducks so I'm not familiar with their
>> >habits.
>>
>> The ducks will really enjoy a good feed of cabbages whiles they munch on
>> the slugs - you'd really need to monitor this carefully - could be you'd
>> only get damage on outer leaves but I'd be very cautious. Ducks enjoy
>> eating lots of greens, not only weeds but many vegies.
>> Robyn
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Re: [permaculture] Wanna toy with a chicken coop/duck run/ veg,
permed, 08/11/2002
- Re: [permaculture] Wanna toy with a chicken coop/duck run/ veg, Ute Bohnsack, 08/12/2002
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Re: [permaculture] Wanna toy with a chicken coop/duck run/ veg,
georg parlow, 08/14/2002
- Re: [permaculture] Wanna toy with a chicken coop/duck run/ veg, Ute Bohnsack, 08/14/2002
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- Re: [permaculture] Wanna toy with a chicken coop/duck run/ veg, permed, 08/12/2002
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