How to Raise Wild Geese? Detailed Explanation of Breeding Methods and Key Technical Points
Wild geese were originally wild birds, but in recent years, after their value was discovered, and because wild geese cannot be hunted at will, a large-scale artificial breeding wave began. Wild goose meat has very high nutritional value and has a very obvious effect on regulating the physiological mechanisms of the human body. It also has certain medicinal value, and both the feathers and wild goose eggs have very high economic value. So how should artificial breeding be done? Let's take a look below!
1. Breeding Site
The wild goose is a very sensitive animal, naturally rather alert. Upon encountering any abnormal situation, it will start screaming, and then the whole flock will fly up into the sky. Therefore, when choosing a breeding site, special attention must be paid: the breeding site must be far from residential areas, factories, major traffic roads and other noisy places. However, transportation convenience must also be ensured, making sure that no noise affects the wild goose flock. The breeding site should be warm in winter and cool in summer, with ample sunlight and strong ventilation. The breeding site should be divided into three types: brooding house, fattening house and breeding goose house, preparing different growing environments for wild geese at different stages. In addition, a layer of “sky net” needs to be set up on top of the goose house to prevent the wild geese from escaping from the goose house midway.
2. Feed Preparation
Wild geese mainly feed on forage, so in artificial breeding they can also be mainly fed grass. Generally, a wild goose weighing 5 kg only needs to be fed about 2 kg of concentrated feed during the brooding period to meet its lifetime needs. For other livestock, this is basically impossible to achieve. When raising wild geese, they can be grazed or kept in pens. The advantage of grazing is that there is no need to provide additional feed to the wild geese; the wild geese can find food on their own outside. For pen keeping, it is also only necessary to feed some crop straw and weeds. It can be said that wild geese are very easy to raise, and they can also allow farmers to earn more.
3. Mating and Egg Incubation
A wild goose has only one mate in its lifetime and will not change mates, but this is different in artificial breeding. In artificially bred wild geese, one female wild goose can be mated with about three male wild geese. About ten days after mating, they begin to lay eggs, roughly one egg every three days. The first time they lay eggs, they will lay about 15 eggs. The incubation period should be about one month. Because too many eggs are laid, the wild goose may not be able to hatch all of them successfully, so a female goose or an incubator can be chosen for artificial assisted hatching. During the incubation process, candling work needs to be carried out at one week and one month to remove all bad eggs.
4. Growing Environment
After the goslings successfully break out of their shells and are born, their digestive function and body temperature regulation and other bodily regulatory functions are not yet fully developed, so this period is a critical period for artificial breeding. Everyone needs to take extra careful care and management at this time. Within four days of birth, the temperature around the goslings must be kept at around 30 degrees. After five days, it can be appropriately lowered to 25 degrees and maintained for about 15 days. Once they are one month old, the temperature can be controlled at 20 degrees, and they can be raised at room temperature. In addition, goslings are extremely unsuited to humid environments, so the goose house must be kept dry at all times. The brooding room must be spacious and well ventilated to ensure the growth of the goslings and provide a good growing environment.
The above is a basic introduction to wild goose breeding methods. During the process of raising wild geese, the goose house must be disinfected regularly and at fixed times, and clean sanitation must be maintained. This can greatly reduce the probability of wild geese getting sick. Appropriate amounts of garlic juice or some antibacterial drugs can also be added to the wild goose feed, which can also effectively prevent the occurrence of diseases. To learn more related information, please continue to follow Qinnong Web!