Nothing really, they can eat it just fine. Bread is just poor in certain micronutrients that birds need, so if their diet is mostly bread (which is common for pond ducks) they can get a nutrient deficiency that may cause a condition called angel wing (the exact cause is apparently unknown).
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rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 40 pts · 35d
Obligatory don't feed bread to ducks
wander1236@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 35d
Don't feed them bread, make jokes about feeding them bread instead
NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social · 8 pts · 35d
But what about the skinny guy in the trenchcoat?
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 35d
Oh yea he's pretty cool, he's always hanging out by the bakery near me. I usually buy him a loaf when I stop in
Aarrodri@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 35d
Ootl, What happens if you do? Are they gluten intolerant but too dumb to know so they still eat it?
turdas@suppo.fi · 15 pts · 35d
Nothing really, they can eat it just fine. Bread is just poor in certain micronutrients that birds need, so if their diet is mostly bread (which is common for pond ducks) they can get a nutrient deficiency that may cause a condition called angel wing (the exact cause is apparently unknown).
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 35d
There's almost no nutritional value for ducks in bread, which can lead to all sorts of health problems for the duck and the general environment
0ops@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 35d
bread makes you fat
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 35d
"You've just had the body of Christ, and are asking for seconds?"
DahGangalang@infosec.pub · 7 pts · 35d
Makes me chuckle every time.