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We are urgently need supplies and donations to keep up with the many waterfowl mouths to feed on a daily basis. We have received so many orphaned Ducks, Geese and Cygnets to raise/rehab this summer, along with many Angel winged adult Geese and Ducks. We currently have 300 + waterfowl to feed daily. We really need bags of feed, like Bird seed & Scratch. Hudson hardware just around the corner from us sells a 40lb bag of Soutern States "Aqua" waterfowl pellet for just $13.49 if anyone wants to grab one on the way over to come see our resident birds (1 bag per 2 visitors). Or come visit the birds for a monetary donation of $8 per person.
Thank you!
Want to feed waterfowl at your local park or pond? Here are some great healthy nutritious options you should use instead of bread. Proper poultry grain and healthy fruits and vegetables give them the strong immune system and energy to survive especially during Winter, rather than empty calorie bread which causes joint inflammation, arthritis, gout and bone deformities as well as weakens their immune system and makes them vulnerable to diseases.
Feed stores sell waterfowl pellets that float on the water. U can also use any type of floating fish pellet like Big strike or Koi fish pellet (the bigger pellet not small fish flakes) Just ask for any type of big fish feeding pellet. Any Hudson hardware, Tractor supply or other feed stores sell them. Per pound these foods are ALOT cheaper than bread too! The local Hudson hardware sells a 40 pound bag of waterfowl pellet for just $13! You can't buy 40 pounds of bread for $13, that's for sure. When u can't get to a feed store u can even opt for a regular cheap brand dry catfood.
Save your kitchen scraps! The trimmings and ends of any types of leafy greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, grapes make wonderfully healthy and enjoyable treats for your local pond waterfowl. And ofcourse just plain cheapest brand of bird seed is good too.
All these food choices provide them with healthy nutrition so they can benefit from what you're feeding them, bread is junk food for any animal.
Every now and then receive a mammal that needs our help when local mammal rehabbers are full or unable to take them in. This old Opossum came in for care with cuts and scrapes, suffering from dehydration. He has two wounds in his mouth that will need antibiotics and treatment. We are trying to get him back to health and give him a second chance at life.
Take a look at this Cicada then look at the casted pellet from a Mississippi kite, see any parts that look the same? Kites eat many insects during flight and the undigested parts are cast out in the form of a pellet. We had a brief Kite visitor that casted this fresh-from-the-wild pellet and u can really see the clues of what's in their diet. Another very important reason why pesticide and chemical use should be limited. Every insect that is sprayed with herbicides or pesticides etc are ingested by another animal and many birds each year die from pesticide poisoning, not to mention it's harmful to insects that act as pollinators.
Huge thank you to all of you wonderful supporters who have sent us these wonderful bugs and other donations. We greatly appreciate these much needed items.
Thanks everyone..