What's the secret of raising egg ducks and raising egg ducks?

Due to the soaring profits of duck eggs, laying ducks are more and more concerned by farmers. Laying ducks belong to a project with relatively low investment costs and high profits, and the threshold for raising laying ducks is relatively low. breeders can reasonably choose their own breeding scale according to their own economic conditions.

How to raise an egg duck

1. Selection of egg duck breeds

The varieties with good production performance, gentle temperament, small body size, early maturity, rapid growth and development, less feed consumption, more eggs, high feed utilization rate, strong adaptability and strong disease resistance were selected. The adult ducks are better than inferior in 2 years, and all renewed in the third year.

2. Feed preparation and formula

Feed is prepared according to the proportion of 50% of grains, 10% of cakes, 10% of fish meal or soybean meal, 1% of shell meal, 0.5% of salt and 0.2% of multivitamins. Reference formula for laying period: 45% of corn, 20% of rice bran, 6% of wheat bran, 10% of bean cake, 10% of fish meal, 6% of rapeseed cake, 1% of shell meal, 1% of bone meal, 0.5% of salt, 0.5% of multivitamins for poultry, and commercial egg duck feed if possible.

3. Feeding method

After the feed is crushed and prepared, it is mixed well with water, and the hands are loosened by kneading into a ball. Generally, it is fed four times a day and night, that is, at 5 o'clock in the morning, 10:00 in the morning, 3 p.m. and 9: 10 p.m., and the last time it should be fed more to make the ducks full. The daily feeding amount of each duck is 125 to 150 grams. The ducks during the off-natal period can be fed twice a day.

4. start production at the right time

The laying time of laying ducks is around 150 days old, if the eggs are laid prematurely, it is easy to senescence prematurely, and if too late, the economic income will be affected. The specific measures are as follows: to control the green feed to prevent the enlargement of the intestines and stomach, and gradually increase the feeding quantity and improve the feed quality after 120 days of age.

5. Release water

The ducks are thrown into the water to take a bath after feeding every day. They are also free to release water 4 or 5 times a day in summer. When ducks are noisy and restless at night, they still need to release water for 20 minutes each time. In winter, they should be released once at 10:00 and 2: 3 p.m., for 5 minutes each time. After releasing water, let the duck bask in the sun in winter and rest in the shade in summer.

6. Male and female collocation

The stronger the libido of a duck, the more eggs it lays. Therefore, there should be enough male ducks in the flock of laying ducks. Raising one male duck for every 100 female ducks in small groups and one male duck for every 200 female ducks in large groups can increase the laying rate by 5% to 8%. Breeding ducks for eggs are raised with one male duck for every 20,30 female ducks. Commercial ducks are quarantined during laying period, non-laying period and moulting period to avoid disturbance.

7. Feeding for ducks

After laying eggs for one year, the old ducks should be fed with cod liver oil for 7 days a month, which can make the old ducks lay more eggs and prolong the life of high yield.

8. Forced molting

When egg ducks stop moulting in late summer and early autumn, artificial forced molting should be adopted at this time. The methods are as follows: stop eating and drinking in the first two days, stop feeding water in the third to fifth days, feed half of the normal feed from the 6th day and supply water, and return to normal on the 7th day, in order to promote the molting quickly and neatly, so that the laying ducks can be laid uniformly.

9. Cushion material

The floor of the house is padded with rice straw, wheat straw, grain husk or sawdust, and the cushion is added once every other day to raise the egg laying place. Combined with the ventilation and light transmission of the duck house, it can prevent heat and cool down to keep the duck house clean and dry. Summer can also be laid with a layer of sediment or stone sand.

10. Supplementary lighting

In autumn and winter, due to the shortening of natural light, the pituitary and endocrine glands of ducks are reduced, affecting egg production, so artificial supplementary light must be adopted. It is generally required that the continuous light time should be up to 16 hours a day, and a 60-watt bulb can be installed every 30 meters in the duck house, which is 2 meters high from the back of the duck and is equipped with a lampshade. Turn on the light twice every morning and evening, that is, turn on the light at 4 am, turn off the light at 8 am, turn on the light at 5 pm, and turn off the light at 8 pm. The time of turning the lights on and off should be strictly fixed, and two 3-by-5-watt low-light bulbs should be installed in each duck house to avoid alarm after turning off the lights. In case of heavy snow, fog, rainy days and other dark and less light weather, turn on the lights in advance in the evening, in the morning you can extend the time to turn off the lights, and illuminate all day if necessary. The practice shows that the laying rate of the egg duck without light is 20% and 25% higher than that of the egg duck without light.

11. Feed more night food

Generally, the egg production of egg ducks fed at night can be increased by about 1% than that of laying ducks without feeding. Therefore, egg ducks should be fed more night food in autumn and winter. When replenishing materials at night, we should pay attention to two points: one is to provide enough drinking water, and the other is that the protein fed at night should not be too much.

12. Reduce stress

Laying ducks have a strong metabolism and are particularly sensitive to polluted air, so they should pay attention to ventilation at ordinary times. Open all the windows of the duck house whenever the ducks swim in the water. Usually do not make any noise in the duck house, let alone chase after the ducks with bamboo poles in hand to intimidate the ducks. Keep warm in winter and cool down in summer to minimize the adverse effects of hot and cold stress on laying ducks, so that laying ducks live in a quiet and comfortable environment.

13. Prevention of anomalies

When the egg size of the laying duck becomes smaller, the eggshell becomes thinner, the laying time is prolonged, and when the water is fed and the feathers on shore are wet, effective measures should be taken to prevent and cure the duck. The following methods are commonly used: (1) to improve feed quality, especially to increase protein feed; (2) to often drive ducks to increase the amount of exercise; (3) to increase light; and (4) to keep the duck house warm, it is best to add liquid cod liver oil. Each one is mixed with 1 ml per day for 3 days.

Do a good job in hygiene

The indoor and outdoor sports grounds of the duck house should be often cleaned, the food trough and sink should be often washed and disinfected, the feed must be fresh, do not feed moldy feed, and the drinking water should be clean. The duck house should strengthen ventilation and keep the air fresh to prevent the stimulation of ammonia to the duck. Bedding grass should be changed frequently to make sure it is clean and dry. The duck is fond of cleaning, after the feather is dirty, immediately drive the duck into the water to wash, otherwise the duck will be infected by the feather stain, or even stop laying eggs.

15. Regular disinfection

Every week, 20% quicklime milk or 2% sodium hydroxide or 3% compound phenol (disinfectant) can be used to disinfect the enclosure sports ground, and the feeding trough and utensils can be sterilized with permethrin. The green feed and drinking water can be treated with 0.02% potassium permanganate solution.

16. Regular epidemic prevention

We should do a good job in epidemic prevention. To prevent duck plague, duck plague attenuated vaccine can be used. Ducklings are vaccinated after 20 days of age, 0.5 ml per leg muscle, 1 ml per breast muscle, and once every 6 months. To prevent duck cholera, avian cholera aluminum hydroxide vaccine can be used. Ducklings are injected with 1 ml of each leg muscle after 20 days of age and 2 ml of chest muscle at 3 months old. The immune period is 75 days. Oxytetracycline can also be used to mix with feed or dissolve in water with a dose of 250000 units of oxytetracycline and fed once a week.

The tricks of raising a good egg duck are

1. Look at the shape of the egg: the big end of the egg is small, it is short of breakfast, and the small head is short of medium food. The eggshell should be uniform, smooth and thick. If the eggshell is thin, transparent and rough, the proportion of calcium and phosphorus in the feed should be adjusted. If there are sand-preserved eggs and spotted eggs, it is caused by oviduct inflammation.

2. look at the laying time: the normal laying time of ducks is from 2: 00 p. M. to 8: 00 a. M., if it is postponed every day, or even lay eggs during the day, the reason should be found out in time.

3. Look at the weight: after laying eggs for a period of time, the body weight is maintained in its original state, indicating that the feeding and management is proper.

4. look at the egg weight: the egg is very small when it is first laid. Take the light sesame duck as an example, the first egg is only about 50g. By the age of 200 days, it can reach 90% of the average egg weight of the whole period, and 250 days old, which can reach the standard egg weight.

5. Look at the laying rate: the laying rate in the early stage of laying is constantly rising, and the duck laid in early spring rises even faster. Take the light sesame duck as an example, when the duck is 200 days old at the latest, the laying rate should reach about 90%. If there is a fluctuation in the laying rate in the early stage of laying, or even decline, it is not normal, it is necessary to find reasons from feeding and management.

Breeding cost of Egg Duck

The main results are as follows: 1. The young duck is 14 yuan / feather × 3000 feather = 42000 yuan, the young duck is about 42000 days old before laying.

2. The feed cost is 0.2kg / Tianyu × 1.75yuan / kg × 360days × 3000 feathers = 378000 yuan.

3. 25000 yuan for salary, water, electricity and epidemic prevention.

4. The construction of duck sheds totaled 25000 yuan, with a total investment of 470000 yuan.

Breeding profit of Egg Duck

1. 3000 laying ducks are reared for one year, with a total of 60000 kg of eggs per feather. If the price is calculated at 7.5 / kg, the total output value is 60000 × 7.5 = 450000 yuan.

2. The eliminated laying duck is calculated as 18 yuan per feather, 3000 × 18 = 54000 yuan.

3. The total is 504000 yuan.

4. Net profit: 504000 yuan-470000 yuan = 34000 yuan. Raising a well-bred egg duck usually makes a profit of more than 10 yuan a year.

6. Look at the feathers: the feathers are smooth, tight and close to the body, indicating that the feed quality is good.

7. look at appetite: whether in captivity or grazing, egg-laying ducks (especially high-yield ducks) are most diligent in foraging, wake up early in the morning, look for food everywhere during grazing, and be the first to rush for food when feeding, showing a strong appetite, so it is advisable to feed more.

8. Look at the spirit: the healthy and high-yielding egg duck is lively in spirit, flexible in action, grazing out, likes to look for food from the group, and acts alone. After entering the duck house, it lies down alone and sleeps quietly. If you are in low spirits and slow to react, you are weak and ill.

9. Look at frolicking: healthy ducks with high laying rate will dive for a long time after launching, and their feathers are smooth and not wet after landing. The duck is afraid of going into the water and does not want to take a bath. Its feathers are wet and even sink after launching. When it comes ashore, its wings droop and its movement is weak, which is a sign of a decline in egg production.

From the above analysis, it is not difficult to see that the breeding prospect of egg duck is very good, and from the above profit analysis, the profit of breeding egg duck is still very good, so it can be seen that breeding egg duck is a project with low investment cost and high profit.