What should be noted when herding ducks in spring?

Choose good grazing grounds. During spring plowing, in rice-growing areas, ducks can be grazed in green manure fields that have been plowed and are being prepared for transplanting rice seedlings. Such fields contain plenty of natural plant and animal feed, such as grass seeds, grass roots, @#@254@#@, and insects. After the rice seedlings are transplanted, ducks should not be taken into the fields to graze; grazing can resume only after the rice is harvested.

Graze carefully. In river network areas, make full use of river channels for grazing. Generally, when taking the ducks out to graze, it is better to go upstream, when the ducks are full of energy and catch more food. In the cold spring season, when windy weather occurs, graze against the wind to prevent the wind from lifting the ducks' feathers and causing them to lose too much body heat. When grazing in areas with abundant feed, the current year's female ducks should be allowed to eat their fill on the spot. Because the following year's female ducks are larger and move slowly, after eating their fill they like to lie down and are prone to accumulating fat, which affects egg production. Therefore, they should not be allowed to eat too full; they should be made to move, play in the water, or forage while moving as much as possible. During the peak egg-laying season, male ducks have relatively strong sexual desire, so attention should be paid to the male-to-female ratio in the duck flock to prevent the flock from becoming restless and affecting egg production.

Supplement with concentrated feed at the right time. During the peak egg-laying season, female ducks lay heavily and also walk a large amount each day while grazing. The live food and green feed they eat have a large volume and low energy and are easy to digest. Therefore, according to how many eggs they lay and the flock's feed intake, concentrated feed should be supplemented at the right time every day.