CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Do 12-day-old ducklings need to be kept warm? How to build a warming shed for ducklings?

1. Do 12-day-old ducklings need to be kept warm?

How many days should the ducklings be kept warm after hatching?

1. Insulation days

If the chicks are raised in winter, they usually need to be kept warm for more than 20 days before they can be weaned. However, because the physical fitness of each duck is different, the specific insulation time needs to be determined according to the actual situation.

2. How to keep warm

(1) Usually a hot air furnace can be used to keep the temperature warm. The temperature should be maintained at 30-32℃ for the first three days of brooding. Starting from the fourth day of brooding, the temperature should be lowered by 0.5-1 degree every day to ensure that the indoor temperature is around 20-22℃ at the end of brooding.

(2) The temperature can be judged by the behavior of the ducklings. When the ducklings are close to the heat source and crowded together, curled up and make sharp calls, it means that the temperature is too low. When the ducklings are away from the heat source, their water intake increases and their feed intake decreases, it means that the temperature is too high. When the ducklings can eat and drink normally, are in good spirits, and are evenly distributed in the brooding room, it means that the temperature is appropriate.

(3) Please note that you should not light a stove in the brooding house to keep the ducklings warm, because lighting a stove will increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the brooding room, resulting in insufficient oxygen, which will affect the growth and development of the ducklings. In addition, it will produce more dust and smoke, which can easily induce respiratory diseases.

2. How to build a thermal insulation shed for ducklings?

The key to building a thermal insulation shed for a duck farm is site selection, because the correct site selection is very important. The duckling brooding shed must be in an open area with good ventilation and good water source. It cannot be set up in a cold and damp corner that is sheltered from the wind. It is difficult to disinfect bacteria and viruses. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Sun-proof duck sheds and duck farms cannot be separated from ventilation and sunshine. Moreover, ducklings themselves need good light.

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The construction of the insulation shed does not need to be luxurious, and a simple shed in the vegetable shed will do. Because duck farming is not a highly profitable industry, it is necessary to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and adopt methods of saving as much as possible to achieve high efficiency and energy saving. Therefore, in terms of material selection, I recommend simple materials to everyone, which are convenient, cost-saving and effective.

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The inside of the site does not need to be hardened, but the outside must be well hardened. However, whether inside or outside the shed, a certain slope must be maintained to facilitate drainage. The insulation shed must be close to the water source to facilitate the ducklings to drink water as quickly as possible. The straight-line distance from the water edge to the shed edge should not be greater than 20 meters. If it is too far, it will be difficult for the ducks to travel back and forth between the shed and the water source. Especially in cold weather, the ducklings may feel that it is too far and too lazy to go, and they will become dehydrated or even die due to not drinking water for a long time.

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In terms of electricity, three-phase electricity must be used, because they are all kilowatt lamps, which consume a lot of electricity. If it is single-phase, the line

3. How big a greenhouse is needed for 2,000 ducklings?

300-400 square meters.

To raise 2,000 ducks, you need about 300-400 square meters of duck shed. If the density of ducks per square meter is too high, it will cause crowding, pile pressure, and accumulated temperature. Duck sheds can be built in places with good sunshine, drainage, and ventilation.

4. What are the differences between Muscovy ducklings and Mallard ducklings?

[Muscovy duck] Also known as knob-headed duck, foreign duck, musk duck, scientific name Cairna moschata, it is the same species but different genus as common domestic duck. Muscovy duck is mainly produced in Gutian, Fuzhou suburbs and Longhai, and is distributed in Fuqing, Putian, Jinjiang, Changtai, Longyan, Datian, Pucheng and other cities and counties. The main production area in northern Fujian is in Gutian County, where black Muscovy ducks are raised, and male ducks are transported to various places in eastern Fujian and northern Fujian to produce "half-Muscovy ducks". [Shutter duck] Shaoxing Muscovy duck has a unique feather color, with brown spots on the white-gray feathers, hence the name. Shaoxing Muscovy duck is one of my country's excellent egg-laying duck breeds, known as the "Pearl of Poultry". It has the characteristics of small size, fast growth, low feed and high egg production. Shaoyu Plain is the origin and breeding center of Shaoxing Muscovy duck, with unique advantages. Muscovy duck originated in the tropical regions of Central and South America, and our province has a long history of breeding.

5. What is the difference between water duck seedlings and land duck seedlings?

1. Different appearance

The young of landlubber is relatively sturdy, with a large head with a reticulate corona, a short and thick neck, and an oblong body. The young of water duck is smaller, with no reticulate corona on its head, only pappus.

2. Different colors

The feathers of young landlubbers are generally pure black or pure white, bright and shiny, and the color of the duck eggs is grayish white. The feathers of young water ducks are brightly colored, including green, brown-red, purple-blue, etc., and the color of the duck eggs is green.

6. 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.

7. I want to buy ducklings. Are ducklings sold in winter?

Ducklings are available all year round. The ducklings that are purchased can be dehumidified by using a heat lamp or a heat furnace. In summer, it is enough to keep warm for 7 days, and the insulation temperature is suitable at 30 degrees. In autumn and winter, the insulation time can be extended for a few days.

8. What is the difference between Muscovy ducklings and Shelduck ducklings?

1. Different types

Muscovy ducks are different species from common domestic ducks. Muscovy ducks are mute ducks, while domestic ducks are mallards.

2. Different appearance

The appearance of Muscovy ducks is obviously different from that of ordinary ducks. Muscovy ducks have a body shape that is pointed in front and narrow in the back, and are long and oval. They have a large head, short neck, short and narrow bill, well-developed beak and claws, broad and plump chest, and a long and thin tail. They do not have enlarged buttocks like domestic ducks. There are red or black tumors at the base of the beak and on both sides of the head muscles. They do not grow feathers, so they can be clearly distinguished.

3. Different colors of feathers

The feathers of Muscovy ducks are generally white, black, and black and white, with a few being silver-gray; while the feathers of ordinary ducks are generally white, tawny, sparrow-colored, etc.

9. What do ducklings eat?

Ducks can eat grains and some insects. They like to eat small fish and shrimps, and also eat earthworms.

10. Duckling hatching technology?

1. Preparation before incubation

(1) Check the incubator and conduct a test run. Observe the operation of the motor, temperature/humidity controller, alarm, ventilation, egg turning and other systems. The test run time is 3 days.

(2) Calibrate the temperature inside the incubator. Use a human body thermometer to measure the temperature of the top, middle, bottom, front, back, left, right, inside and outside of the incubator. The temperature difference between the various parts of the incubator should be less than 0.2°C. If it is not, find the cause and wait until it is properly adjusted before incubating.

(3) Cleaning and disinfection. After each batch of chicks has hatched, the incubator, egg trays, and the inside and outside of the hatchery should be thoroughly cleaned, rinsed, and disinfected.

2. Preheating, sterilizing and incubating eggs 3. Heating and temperature regulation 4. Temperature control 5. Humidity control 6. Turning eggs 7. Cooling eggs

8. Watering and adding vinegar 9. Candling eggs 10. Transferring eggs to trays 11. Hatching eggs 12. Cleaning and disinfecting trays

1. Temperature and humidity: In the early stage of incubation (1-15 days), the temperature in the incubator should be controlled between 38.5°C and 38°C, and in the middle stage (16-30 days), it should be controlled between 38°C and 37.5°C. The humidity should be 60% in the early stage of incubation, 50% in the middle stage, and 60%-70% in the late stage and when hatching.

2. Turn the eggs: Turn the eggs more often, every 2.5 hours, at an angle of 180°, and turn the eggs manually twice a day.

3. Cooling eggs: You don’t need to cool the eggs in the early stage of incubation, but you can cool the eggs once a day in the middle stage and 3-4 times a day in the later stage.

4. Water spraying: From the middle of incubation to hatching, spray the eggs once with 35°C warm water when they are cooling down. After they are dried, put them into the machine to continue incubation.

5. Ventilation: The incubator should have an electric fan with ventilation holes to ensure uniform temperature and air circulation inside the machine. This is especially important in the middle and late stages of incubation. If necessary, slightly open the door.

6. Assisted production: The broiler ducklings will hatch after 35 days of incubation. Those with difficulty in hatching should be artificially broken to increase the hatching rate.

7. In spring, summer and autumn, you can also use solar hot water bag heat source electric incubator, which only costs 2 cents per day for every 1,000 eggs.