CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to distinguish between egg-laying ducklings and mallard ducklings?

1. How to distinguish between egg-laying ducklings and mallard ducklings?

The distinction method is as follows

First, the difference between varieties: Muscovy ducks are mainly meat-producing ducks, while egg-laying ducks are mainly egg-laying ducks. Beijing White Duck and Cherry Valley Meat Duck are meat ducks, while Shaoxing Muscovy ducks are egg-laying ducks. Gaoyou Muscovy ducks are both egg- and meat-producing ducks.

Second, ducks have different body shapes. Meat ducks are large and compact, while egg-laying ducks are small and slender.

3. Meat ducks are fat and have more subcutaneous fat, while laying ducks are slightly thin and have less fat.

Fourth, the breeding cycle of meat ducks is short, and they are marketed in 40-100 days, while laying ducks are eliminated at least once a year.

2. How to raise ducklings?

Ducklings have weak digestive ability and low resistance, but they grow and develop rapidly, so it is important to do a good job of feeding and management to ensure the health and survival rate of ducklings. So how to raise ducklings? What issues should be paid attention to? The following will introduce the breeding methods of ducklings.

1. Disinfection of brooding room

Ducklings have low resistance and are easily harmed by pathogens, so the brooding room and feeding utensils should be disinfected with 2% caustic soda water, and then rinsed with clean water after drying before they can be used for ducklings. Finally, the brooding room should be fumigated and disinfected.

2. Drink water before eating

Ducklings do not feel hungry after hatching. 24 hours after hatching, the ducklings’ down has dried up. At this time, they should be fed with water before eating. You can add an appropriate amount of glucose or vitamin C to the drinking water to promote gastrointestinal motility and enhance physical fitness. Or you can add 1‰ potassium permanganate to disinfect the stomach and intestines.

3. Feeding method and frequency

The digestive function of ducklings is not perfect, so when feeding ducklings, do not feed too much each time, only feed 60% to 70% full. In the early stage of brooding, add feed frequently and feed less, feed 6-8 times a day, and add 1-2 night meals to encourage ducklings to move.

4. Stocking density grouping

The stocking density of ducklings should be appropriate. Too high a stocking density will cause dampness in the duck house, polluted air, and poor growth of ducklings. Too low a density will waste resources such as space and manpower, and reduce efficiency. Online brooding density: 25-30 ducks/m2 for 1-7 days, 15-25 ducks/m2 for 8-14 days, 10-15 ducks/m2 for 15-21 days, and 8-10 ducks/m2 for 22-28 days. The ground brooding density should be reduced by half. Grouping is generally based on 200-300 ducks per group.

5. Temperature and humidity management

In the early stage of brooding, there is usually a 100W bulb every 3 meters. The eyesight of ducklings is weak, and too low light affects their eating. The humidity during brooding is generally controlled between 60% and 70%. Too dry ducklings are prone to dehydration, and too high humidity can easily cause wet feathers and low temperature for ducklings, which can easily cause ducklings to gather and be crushed to death.

6. Do a good job in disease prevention and control

Do a good job in immunization against duck plague, duck viral hepatitis, duck infectious serositis, and avian influenza. Focus on preventing E. coli, salmonella, and mycoplasma diseases in ducklings, and use antibacterial drugs for prevention from 1 to 7 days old, but be sure to use sensitive drugs.

Ducklings are much more difficult to manage than adult ducks in terms of their ability to adapt to the environment and their eating habits. However, in order to effectively ensure the survival rate of ducklings, the above-mentioned breeding methods and management matters must not be missed.

3. How many days does it take for laying ducklings to lay eggs?

Laying ducks start laying eggs at around 120 days old. The first year is a peak period for egg laying, and the egg laying rate gradually decreases in the next two years. The egg laying rate generally decreases by 5% to 10% in the second laying year, and decreases more in the third laying year. The egg laying rate in the first year is basically around 180 to 200 eggs.

The peak egg-laying period of laying ducks generally lasts for 4-5 months. Generally, laying ducks are in good health and are fed scientifically. The egg-laying rate can reach 90% or more at 28 weeks of age, which is the peak egg-laying period. The duration of the peak egg-laying period is affected by the breed, feed, duck house environment, temperature, management and other conditions.

4. How to raise egret ducklings?

1. Duckling selection

When selecting ducklings, it is best to choose active and strong ducklings. For those who are not active, listless, and too weak, do not keep them. If they are newly hatched ducklings, first check whether their eyes can be opened and whether they are bright, whether their mouths and limbs are rosy and smooth, and whether the nutritional conditions and hatching conditions are qualified. It is best to check whether the ducks have weak legs and other adverse symptoms. Once any abnormality is found, it is not advisable to select them.

2. Duck house preparation

When introducing ducks, all the feeding pens to be used should be equipped, and the environment of the duck house should be cleaned, diluted with disinfectant and disinfected comprehensively, and then rinsed after drying, so that the ducklings can be used. If the environment of the duck house is extremely dirty and the ducklings themselves have weak resistance, they will be easily infected with diseases and their growth and development will be affected, and in severe cases, they will die.

3. Boil water and start eating

Before feeding, ducklings should first be fed warm water. It is best to add an appropriate amount of vitamins and glucose to the drinking water, or drink 1% potassium permanganate solution, which can disinfect the ducklings' stomachs, promote gastrointestinal motility, speed up metabolism, increase appetite, and promote meconium excretion, which will lay a good foundation for future growth and development. When feeding, pay attention to feeding dry and wet feeds and different types of feeds together. Pay attention to feeding wet feeds for ducklings. Dry feeds are not easy to digest and will cause gastrointestinal discomfort. The ducklings' stomachs are watered and digest slowly, so the principle of eating small meals and frequent meals is adopted for feeding. Generally, they are fed once every three hours, and the amount of each feeding is one-tenth of the ducklings' body weight. As the ducklings grow, the number of feedings decreases and the amount of feeding increases.

4. Stocking density

The stocking density of ducklings must be paid attention to. Generally, it is appropriate to raise 30-35 ducklings per square meter for ducklings under one week old, 25 ducklings per square meter for ducklings aged 15 days old, 15 ducklings per square meter after 20 days old, and 10 ducklings per square meter after one month old. It can also be adjusted according to seasonal changes. The density can be slightly increased in winter when the temperature is low, and it should be reduced in summer when the temperature is high.

5. How much does an egg-laying duckling weigh at 15 days old?

Answer: Egg ducklings refer to the egg ducklings born from the union of a high-quality female duck and a male duck. A 15-day-old egg duckling weighs only 100 grams when it has just learned to eat.

6. Where is the best place to get laying ducklings in Fujian?

Fujian water duck seedlings are currently the best egg-laying duck seedlings. Among them, the water duck seedlings provided by the China Government Poultry Seedling Factory are the most authentic. They have a small food intake and a large yield.

7. What is the correct method for raising Muscovy ducklings?

1. To raise chicks well, we should first pay attention to the environmental sanitation and disinfection of the brooding room, and clean, wash and overhaul the duck house and its equipment. The purpose is to minimize the microorganisms in the environment as much as possible to ensure the suitability and stability of the environment in the house and effectively prevent other animals from entering. Spray or brush with lime water, alkaline water or other disinfectants, and it is best to disinfect the cleaned equipment and utensils in the sun. At the same time, prepare hard firewood, coal balls, small blowers and other necessary items to ensure that the temperature before the chicks can be burned.

2. Use formalin fumigation to disinfect (use 30 ml of formalin per 1m3 and 15 g of potassium permanganate for fumigation for 24 hours, then ventilate to disperse the smoke). Therefore, utensils, especially feeding troughs, should be cleaned with potassium permanganate water, and then air-dried for later use.

3. Temperature test and temperature adjustment should be completed 2 days before the arrival of chicks. The thermometer should be hung 10 cm away from the duck's back, and 5-6 thermometers should be hung for every 1,000 chicks in the brooding house. Lighting the fire in advance can dry the shed and remove moisture, and on the other hand, it can see whether the temperature can reach 32℃-34℃ and ensure the temperature stability.

4. For large-scale farms specializing in Muscovy duck breeding, it is best to build a "standardized Muscovy duck ecological scientific brooding production workshop" based on the Longwang Puzhuang Qiaoyun Waterfowl Farm to meet the poor environmental adaptability of Muscovy ducks after hatching. Once the environmental conditions are not suitable, it is difficult for ducklings to make perfect self-regulation, which will cause growth stunting or health impact, or even death. The adaptability of ducklings to the environment requires a gradual adaptation process, and generally the adaptability will be significantly improved after half a month. Therefore, the work in the early stage of brooding is very important. The Puzhuang standardized ecological brooding production workshop will put the shelled seedlings into the brooding workshop. When the air, temperature, humidity, air quality, disease prevention, feed, and quality are in the best state, the brooding survival rate is greatly improved, and the healthy chick rate reaches 98%. After two days of careful observation, the ducklings sent to the farmers are lively and healthy, have a large feed intake, strong disease resistance, are easy to feed, and are very popular among farmers.

5. The brooding temperature that cannot be ignored ① For the temperature control standard, please refer to the "Daily Report of Brooding Management Statistics of Xinzheng Yangfan Waterfowl Breeding Co., Ltd." ?Brooding temperature: Whether the temperature is suitable, in addition to observing with a thermometer, you can also observe the dynamic performance of the duck group. If the duck group is lively, has a good appetite, drinks water appropriately, has smooth and neat feathers, spreads out to rest on the ground after eating, stretches its legs, relaxes its neck, and lies quietly without making any sound, it means that the temperature is suitable; if the duck group lowers its head and shrinks its neck, often piles together, keeps drilling into the duck group from the outside and makes uneasy calls, or gets close to the heat source for heating, it means that the temperature is low and needs to be raised, otherwise it will cause crushing or suffocation and death over time. If it is away from the heat source, opens its mouth to breathe, and drinks more water, it means that the temperature is high and it needs to be cooled appropriately. ?Temperature control principle: "appropriate and balanced", appropriate means meeting the standards, the ducklings feel comfortable, and balanced means that the temperature must be gradually lowered as the age increases. The cooling should be stable, and the temperature should not be reduced drastically or fluctuate, otherwise it is easy to induce disease. It should also be noted that the temperature should not rise or fall sharply within a day. After 3 weeks, the chicks will have a certain degree of cold resistance. If the temperature is above 15°C, artificial heating is not necessary. The most critical part of temperature management is the first three days and the first week. There must be someone on duty day and night to take care of them carefully to prevent the temperature from getting out of control. This is also the main reason why Xinzheng Yangfan Waterfowl Breeding Co., Ltd. has made great efforts to build a "standardized ecological waterfowl brooding workshop" to ensure the quality and survival rate of chicks. In actual production practice, some farmers ignore the early insulation work, resulting in illness or death. Then, in the face of the casualties and losses caused, it is unscientific and unreasonable to simply push the responsibility to the hatchery. Why some farmers have no problems with the same batch of seedlings, while others have problems, which shows that different care and management produce different results.

8. Weaned ducklings breeding technology?

The temperature for the first three days of brooding is 30-32 degrees. Starting from the fourth day, depending on the situation of the ducklings, the temperature can be adjusted down by 0.5-1 degree every day to ensure that the indoor temperature is around 20-22 degrees at the end of brooding. Since it is winter brooding, the indoor temperature depends on the temperature and the weaning time will be appropriately delayed.

As for temperature, the most important thing is to keep it stable. It should not fluctuate too high or too low. The temperature should be adjusted appropriately according to the performance of the ducklings.

Ducklings huddle together close to the heat source, with their down standing upright, their bodies curled up, and they often make sharp cries, indicating that the temperature is too low.

The ducklings are away from the heat source, panting with their mouths open, their back feathers are wet, their water intake increases, and their feed intake decreases, indicating that the temperature is too high.

9. Where can I find ducklings in Guilin?

There are few egg-laying ducklings in Guilin. Generally, the ducklings in Guilin are imported from Nanning, Nanning Zi Nong Mall, and Anji Poultry Wholesale Market. The poultry seedlings from these places are sent to all parts of the country and exported to Vietnam.

10. Which season is best for raising laying ducklings?

Ducklings are small and prone to illness, so they must be carefully raised at a suitable temperature. Generally, the temperature in spring is suitable for raising ducklings.