How much does it roughly cost to raise mallard ducks
The mallard duck has been a relatively popular breed of meat duck in recent years. And mallard duck eggs also have a very large market demand in China. With the expansion of market demand, the annual output of mallard laying ducks is even more unable to meet the market. Therefore, more and more people are tempted and want to raise mallard ducks on a large scale. But how much cost needs to be invested to raise mallard ducks? Let's take a look together with the editor at the cost of raising mallard ducks!
I. Raising costs
The mallard duck is a typical waterfowl. Although mallard ducks raised for the market can be kept without water, their quality will certainly be lower than that of mallard ducks raised with water. So when estimating the cost of raising mallard ducks, we should estimate based on an example near a water source with a raising quantity of about 1000 ducks.
1. Site costs
We first need to build a duck house near a natural water source. Therefore, the first investment is various construction costs such as the duck house, enclosing walls and feed room. If calculated with medium-grade materials and a raising scale of 1000 ducks, then the funds invested are generally around 20000 wan.
2. Raising equipment costs
Then we need to start calculating the cost of raising equipment. The mallard duck has rather omnivorous feeding habits, but the main feed is still mainly forage, and when feeding forage, a feed grinder is generally needed. Then adding an incubator, transport tools and so on, a rough calculation shows an investment of about 10000 yuan.
3. Seedling costs
If raising for the first time, then when raising mallard ducks we also need to buy ducklings from outside. Therefore the cost of ducklings must also be included. On the current market, a high-quality mallard duckling is about 3 yuan each. If raising 1000 ducks, then the duckling cost requires an investment of about 3000 yuan.
4. Daily investment
When raising mallard ducks, feed is certainly indispensable. However, the mallard duck is still relatively tolerant of coarse feed, and can be appropriately fed some bran, grains, animal-type feed and so on. Therefore the investment in feed is generally not very large, about 8000 yuan. But in the raising process, we also need to invest in vaccines, lighting and some other daily expenses. If calculated according to a two-month finishing cycle, then the average daily cost per duck is 2 yuan per duck. Therefore, including the feed cost, the daily investment for 1000 mallard ducks is about 1200 yuan. And the total raising investment cost requires about 45000 yuan.
II. Raising profit
Under normal circumstances, after about two months of raising, the mallard duck's body weight can generally reach about 1.3 kg. This time period is the better time for mallard ducks to be finished, so within one year the number of mallard duck raising batches can reach about 4 times. So adding the 4 times together, that makes 4000 ducks. Then calculating at a meat yield of 1 kg per duck and a duck meat price of 20 yuan per kg, the gross income for the year can reach 80000 yuan, and after deducting the raising cost, there is a profit of nearly 40000 yuan for the year.
The above is a brief introduction to the cost of raising mallard ducks. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!