CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What are the differences between Muscovy ducklings and Mallard ducklings? Is there musk in musk flowers?

1. What is the difference 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.

2. Is there musk in musk flowers?

Musk is the secretion of musk deer, and musk flowers are plants.

3. What are the differences between water duck seedlings and landlubber 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.

4. 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.

5. Where is musk needed? Is musk in short supply in the market? How much does musk cost? What is the difference between natural musk, farmed musk deer musk and artificial musk?

My family has been raising musk deer for more than ten years in Yandang Mountain. Let me answer this question.

1. Where is musk needed? To be honest, I don't know. I used to eat musk for fun when I had toothache and internal heat, it can reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, but I always felt that it was almost the same as not eating it, it was useless. But I saw a lot of advertisements at home, and the main medications are cardiovascular diseases, myocardial infarction, etc. And in recent years, I don't know what has been reported, it has anti-cancer effects. Musk was used a lot in traditional Chinese medicine in the past. Secondly, it is very special in fragrance, it can charm sexual impulses, like Cleopatra. The rest are some derivative uses, such as fishing, making medicines with raw materials, toothpaste, cosmetics, and perfume.

2. Is it in short supply in the market? Because it is highly regulated, like guns and ammunition, it is not circulated in the market, but a musk deer produces dozens of grams every year. It is relatively rare, so it should be said that it is in short supply. However, the breeders don’t know where to sell it. It was agreed that the state would collect it and sell it to pharmaceutical factories. Anyway, my family has been raising this and has lost money for more than ten years.

3. How much does musk cost? It's hard to say. For example, the musk harvested this year depends on the demand of old customers. It depends on the supply and demand relationship. It may even be due to inflation. But I can clearly say that it ranges from a few hundred to a thousand per gram. Because my family has never sold more than 1,000.

4. The difference between the three kinds of musk: Let's talk about artificial musk first, which is artificially synthesized, similar to realgar, with a very low unit price, super low, ranging from a few yuan to dozens of yuan. You can search Baidu for details. It is said that more than 90% of it restores natural musk, with the same molecular structure and similar medicinal effects. But many components of musk have not been studied at all, such as musk ketone, and artificial synthesis only creates certain molecular structures. It can be understood as human-synthesized meat. I don't know much about this, and you can search Baidu by yourself. Damn, because I raise this at home, I also chose the biology major, biochemical environmental materials, and tiankeng, and my life has been a tragedy since then. Then there are wild musk and acquired breeding, such as sika deer (my family used to raise sika deer), selling antlers for a living, wild deer, his horns, and artificially bred deer, his horns, I think the same, but some people think that wild ones are good, and I think there is some truth in it. But wild ones can't be obtained, and those that are available are also illegal.

Finally, after raising it for more than ten years, I have been losing money. At that time, musk deer was still a national second-level protected animal. It is estimated that it is even more difficult to get started now. But this thing is completely useless. Some customers give high-end gifts, like ancient literati, I don’t know what they take it for. Some go fishing, the penetrating power of musk is terrible. The most popular one is traditional Chinese medicine, which has miraculous effects on cardiovascular diseases, myocardial infarction, etc. (I have many compendiums of Materia Medica at home, which are written on them), and many people come here for anti-cancer. It mainly depends on the recommendation of traditional Chinese medicine. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The last answer was in June 2021. A year has passed. During this period, some friends asked about musk, especially about breeding, and paid special attention to why they would lose money. I v: qifenglinshe can be added if you need it. Musk deer breeding is not a good project. It has large investment, high risk, low returns, and a long payback period for breeding. It is indeed a sin to deceive people into raising it.

The value of a male musk deer is the sum of the ten grams of musk produced per year multiplied by the unit price multiplied by the number of years in which the musk is produced. Usually, it produces musk for seven years between the ages of 3 and 10. The value of a female musk deer is a market price of 40,000 to 50,000 yuan per pair, as long as it produces pups. But the price of pups is inflated, and it is meaningless if no one wants to buy them. In addition, its breeding is difficult, the mortality rate is high, and it has high requirements for the climate and environment. It is afraid of heat but not cold, and the hardware facilities must keep up. The main reason is that its income comes from a single source, which is only musk. If you calculate the musk production of a musk deer for 7 years and the cost of raising it for a lifetime, the income is not attractive, and it is too difficult to sell the pups, and the procedures on both sides are very troublesome. Coupled with the difficulty of breeding and the mortality rate, it is not a good business.

Fortunately, the Forestry Bureau is very strict. Last year, many people consulted me about breeding. I was also very enthusiastic. I thought I had a market and I felt that I was really awesome and was going to make a fortune. But after talking for a long time, I found that I couldn’t get the license. It seems that licenses are not issued very often now. Almost everyone can’t pass the first level. But it’s actually a good thing that I didn’t join the game. In fact, it saved many people.

Sometimes it really feels like a besieged city, especially in Tibet, where people used to raise cattle and sheep, but now they want to switch to raising musk deer. But as I remember, my father still made some money by raising pigs and sheep. Finally, I thought, what are the benefits. In my father's words, raising pigs and the like is more tiring, while raising musk deer is an easy job, relatively easy, with less physical labor on weekdays, and it is okay to do it in old age. The younger generation helps sell some musk, but they all go out to work. Sometimes they also think about setting up a farm, or buying some other animals, and making a cute pet to visit and raise. Is there any advantage? But the epidemic is so serious that we can only stay at home for now.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. What do ducklings eat?

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

9. 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.

10. 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.