The real reason ducks are deliberately raised in rural rice paddies

You may have heard of raising fish in rice paddies, but have you ever heard of raising ducks in rice paddies?

When I went back to the countryside, I saw a flock of ducks in a rice paddy, and it was just so interesting.

Why would there be ducks in a perfectly good rice paddy?

Later, after asking around, I found out that the rice farmers had deliberately put them in the rice paddy.

Before, I only knew about raising fish in rice paddies, and loaches, but this was the first time I'd seen ducks being raised.

Aren't they afraid the ducks will eat the rice when raising them in the paddy?

It turns out there's a trick to raising ducks in rice paddies.

First of all, you can't raise ducks in a rice paddy during just any period.

The period for putting ducklings into the rice paddy is about ten days after transplanting the seedlings.

And once the rice forms ears, the ducks must be driven out of the paddy as soon as possible to keep them from eating the rice.

This way, the problem of ducks eating the rice is solved.

In addition, raising ducks in rice paddies has three major benefits.

First, after ducks are raised in the paddy, their droppings can be used directly as fertilizer, reducing reliance on chemical fertilizers and making the rice better in quality.

Second, ducks are omnivorous animals and can eat the weeds in the rice paddy.

Third, the ducks raised in rice paddies, that is, paddy ducks, have very tasty meat and can be sold at a higher price.

From raising fish in rice paddies to raising ducks in rice paddies, ecological circular agriculture in the countryside has been developing faster and faster in recent years!

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