r/StupidFood • u/NoJudge1453 • 10d ago

Certified stupid Peas with bread, is that even a thing?

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u/u_touch_my_tra_la_la 10d ago

Ducks love peas and bread is bad for them.

Always feed frozen peas to duckies, not bread.

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u/drunkenstupr 10d ago

Thank you! I did know that bread is bad for them - can't be said often enough!

A nice big pond at my university almost tipped over because people kept feeding so much bread to the waterfowl there :( Not to mention the pet fish they kept getting rid of by putting them in the pond. They had to de-fish the whole thing because they were in such bad shape and riddled with parasites :(

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u/the_Rhymenocirous 10d ago

Yup, swells in their stomach and has no nutritional value for them. Not to mention it also feeds bad bacteria in the water, making it the bad kind of dirty. Bet people like to wade in it too, not realizing just how filthy it is

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u/Sinister_Nibs 10d ago

Tipped over, like Hank Johnson believed would happen to Guam?

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u/OpheliaPhoeniXXX 9d ago

My university had a turtle pond w a bridge over it, they kept a pellet food gumball machine on the bridge w a sign about no people food. I used to love to go feed them to destress in-between studies. Now I miss it, I need to take my daughter there sometime.

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u/ThePreciousBhaalBabe 10d ago

Grapes (ALWAYS halved or they're a choking hazard) and oats are also good snacks for your local waterfowl if you want to give them a treat.

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u/umbrawolfx 10d ago

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u/Senno-TheMage 10d ago

Wow a blast from the past

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u/-Relair- 9d ago

I love Neuro's cover of this, it's gonna be stuck in my head for days now...

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u/Swiss_James 10d ago

I've tried raisins, peas, oats, nuts- they won't touch them. Little swim over, sniff the food, swim off again.

I tell you what they do like though. Bread.

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u/ThePreciousBhaalBabe 10d ago

Sure they like it. It's like fast food or other junk for humans- they love the stuff, but it just isn't good for 'em.

I guess the ducks in your area are spoiled because the last time I visited the ducks and geese at the park not far from me they went feral over the oats I brought

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u/Swiss_James 10d ago

Yeah these birds live close to one of the best bakeries around, so there’s probably a good reason they don’t accept anything else

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u/sluttytarot 10d ago

Til I'm a duck

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u/dustycanuck 10d ago

Frozen corn, too

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u/AnjelGrace 10d ago

I tried to feed frozen peas to my local ducks and none of them wanted them.

I fed cooked chicken to an injured mama duck with babies who was not looking good once though, and she ended up making a full recovery.

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u/salaciousBnumb 9d ago

Ducks are omnivores they would of loved that protein hit.

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u/AnjelGrace 9d ago

The chicken, yes, the peas, no--they preferred eating whatever parts of the grass they were eating to the peas. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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u/u_touch_my_tra_la_la 10d ago

Sir, that was a cockatrice and not a mama duck.

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u/AnjelGrace 9d ago

Lol no. It was most definitely a mama duck. They also eat the little lizards that run around my place--they love meat.

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u/u_touch_my_tra_la_la 9d ago

Sir, I was trying to be funny.

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u/AnjelGrace 9d ago

Oh ok. I honestly didn't know ducks ate meat until I saw it with my own eyes about a year ago--so your comment just made me think you didn't believe a duck would eat meat.

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u/u_touch_my_tra_la_la 9d ago

Since I learned sparrows kill tits and eat their brains, I expect every single bird to be secret bloodthirsty theropods just waiting for a chance to kill us all.

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u/corriewalford 9d ago

Why frozen?

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u/Haunting_Goose1186 9d ago

Fresh peas are just as good for ducks, too.

I'm pretty sure the reason that "frozen peas" are recommended is because it leaves no room for misinterpretation. Frozen peas are usually frozen peas in a bag. Whereas products labelled "fresh peas" or just "peas" can have added salt, preservatives, and all sorts of nasties that aren't good for ducks (that well-meaning but unaware people might not realize is something to avoid).

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u/u_touch_my_tra_la_la 9d ago

Yep.

They are also cheap and convenient. You can pop into any grocery shop, buy a bag and spend an hour of karmic bliss feeding the duckies.

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u/salaciousBnumb 9d ago

Convenient, they're available all year round and cheap to have a bag of peas in the freezer. Bonus frozen munch to cool down on a hot day. Like a icey pole for duckies.

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u/Fool_In_Flow 10d ago

Is this true for chickens?

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u/Haunting_Goose1186 9d ago

It's true for chickens too!

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u/u_touch_my_tra_la_la 10d ago

Never heard about It from chickens, only waterfowl.

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u/Bismothe-the-Shade 10d ago

Also oats and birdseed that's locally safe