How to Raise Wild Ducks? Breeding Methods and Key Technical Points
Wild ducks are nutritious and beautiful in appearance. Many farmers are willing to raise them. Below is an introduction to how to raise wild ducks, let's take a look.
1. Site selection
Choose a site with abundant water sources and good water quality, such as mountain ponds, reservoirs, or gentle slopes at the edge of rivers, to build the farm. The water volume does not need to be very large; a clean flowing water source is best.
2. Brooding room
Use flat-floor brooding, with each small pen partitioned at about 2 sq m, bedding material placed on the ground, and each small pen can hold 60 to 80 ducklings. Hang heat preservation lamps above. Young wild ducks also have the habit of piling up to sleep, so within the first few days after hatching, pay attention to manually separating the piles to prevent them from being crushed or suffocated. Change the bedding frequently to keep it clean and dry. After one week, pay attention to adjusting the density; as the days of age increase, they can gradually be raised together as a group.
3. Releasing into water
Ducklings of wild ducks love to play in water very much. After one week, they can be released into water, generally after feeding. According to temperature and days of age, the number of times and duration of daily water release can be gradually increased. After release into water, pay attention to letting them preen their feathers dry before returning to the shed, until they can freely live playing in water.
4. Preventing flight
Starting from 50 days of age, the wing feathers are already very long, and they begin to learn to fly. Pay attention to checking whether the netting is firm to prevent escape and loss. The mesh of the surrounding net and the top net should be 3×3 cm, and the height of the top net above the water surface should not be lower than 2 m, to facilitate driving and catching.
5. Breeding
After 70 days of age, if breeding ducks are to be selected and retained, they can be selected at a male-to-female ratio of 1:6. Breeding ducks consume an average of 103 g of feed per day. During the laying period, pay attention to adjusting the feed protein content and the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio to achieve high and stable production, or switch to special feed for laying ducks. And