How much does a Jinding duckling cost each? What food does it eat?

The Jinding duck, also called the South China duck or mallard, is an excellent egg-laying duck breed in China. When crossed commercially with other duck breeds, the resulting commercial ducks are also of excellent quality, whether they are raised and sold or kept for breeding. So, how much does a Jinding duckling cost each?

1. A brief introduction to the Jinding duck!

1. Where does the Jinding duck originate?

The Jinding duck originates from Jinding Village, Zini Town, Longhai City, Fujian Province. This place is located at the northern corner of the Humao Delta in Longhai City. Here, seawater and freshwater mix, the coastline is long, there are many bays, and the tidal flats are broad and flat. It is rich in grains and aquatic products, with abundant feed. The climate belongs to the southern subtropical climate, with almost no frost throughout the year.

2. What does the Jinding duck look like?

The Jinding duck belongs to the Ma duck type. The male duck has dark peacock-green feathers on the head and neck, dark black feathers on the back and tail, a yellow-green bill, a black bill tip and claws, and orange-red webbing. The female duck has reddish-brown feathers with brownish-yellow feather edges, brown neck feathers with no black spots, dark brown wing feathers, a bluish-black beak, yellow shanks, orange-red foot webbing, and black claws. The down of ducklings is black-olive in color.

3. How big can the Jinding duck grow?

A Jinding duck weighs 45.5 grams at birth and 0.7 kg at 28 days of age. An adult male duck weighs an average of 1.76 kg, with a body slant length of 21.54 cm; a female duck weighs 1.78 kg, with a body slant length of 21.11 cm. Female ducks begin laying at 88-120 days of age, producing 280-300 eggs per year, with an egg weight of 72 grams, and the eggshells are mainly blue-green.

2. How much does a Jinding duckling cost each?

1. The Jinding duck has a strong physique, moves agilely, has a strong ability to forage, has a high feed conversion rate, is heat-tolerant and cold-resistant, and lays many large eggs. The eggs it lays are oval, blue-green, with a thick and sturdy shell membrane, strong toughness, and are not easily broken. It is said that blue-shelled eggs can be used as medicine. At present, true Jinding ducks are very rare.

2. According to information provided by Alibaba, the price of Jinding ducklings is roughly 3.5-7 yuan each. For example, Jiangsu Juzhihui Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. sells them at 5-7 yuan each, Changning Jinhong Poultry Hatchery sells them at 3.5 yuan each, Jiangsu Shengliren Wood Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. sells them at 4-5.5 yuan each, Guangzhou Xinkanghua Poultry Co., Ltd. sells them at 4-4.6 yuan each, and Ruiyi Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. sells them at 3.5-5.5 yuan each.

3. If you buy few ducklings, the price per duckling is higher; if you buy many, the price per duckling is lower, and the more you buy, the more discounts the seller will offer. Because prices vary from place to place and discount prices also differ, you need to check the local market for specifics.

3. What food does the Jinding duck eat?

1. Brooding period: Feed specially formulated feed for the brooding period. Generally, the principle of small meals more often should be adopted, and feeding six times a day is better. In addition, make sure the drinking water is clean, ensure a suitable temperature, and vaccinate regularly.

2. Growing period: Feed specially formulated feed for the growing period and let the ducks forage on their own; it is enough as long as they eat their fill. In addition, make sure the drinking water is clean and give them preventive injections.

3. Young ducks: Feed rice and other grains, or let them go outside to forage for small fish, small shrimp, loaches, aquatic plants, and so on. If they have not eaten their fill from foraging, give them some feed. In addition, give them one preventive injection against fowl cholera.

4. Adult ducks: Feed rice and other grains, or let them go outside to forage for small fish, small shrimp, loaches, aquatic plants, and so on. It does not matter if they have not eaten their fill during the day, as long as they eat their fill at night. In addition, clean and disinfect them promptly.

Summary: The Jinding duck is a traditional fine poultry breed from Fujian, mainly produced in Jinding Village, Zini Town, Longhai City. There are very few authentic ones on the market, and the price is mostly 3.5-7 yuan each. For the specific price, you need to check the local market.