I raise swans,we need to keep an area thawed for them to eat and bathe.I chop lettace and throw on water.They love it, helps to fill them

You raise swans? How wonderful! Do you have pict's posted here? I would love to see them. Are swans ever used as pets? I'm sorry to sound so dim witted, but I know very little about them, even though I have watched and loved them for as many years as I can remember. : )

Thank you for the common sense reply. : )

Forget it. Unlike geese, which are grazers, ducks in the natural state eat live food and seeds (ie grain). They will consume some vegetation, but it is not an important part of their diet. You will do them a lot more good if you offer them a balanced poultry feed from your local supplier rather than try to supply something they do not really need. Old McDonald.