It is necessary to grasp eight links in raising ducklings in spring.

Spring is the best season to breed ducklings in a year. Spring ducklings have less disease, fast growth, easy feeding, good management and high economic benefits. However, in raising ducklings, attention must be paid to the following links:

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1. Preparation of brooding ducks. Prepare high-quality feed that can fully meet the nutrition needs of ducklings. The brooding room and feeding utensils should be disinfected with caustic soda, lime and chlorine preparations, clean well, and keep warm equipment.

2, ducklings should drink water before feeding. Add proper amount of glucose or vitamin C or 1/10,000 potassium permanganate to drinking water of ducklings 24 hours after hatching. After drinking water for 1 - 2 hours, you can give it food.

3. Feed ducklings with complete pellet feed. Feeding the whole feed can satisfy all kinds of nutrition needed by ducklings during their growth and development.

4. Feeding method of ducklings. The digestive tract of ducklings is not perfect, so feed them less frequently, feed them six or seven times a week, feed them 6 to 8 times a week, and feed them 1 to 2 times at night. With the growth and development of ducklings, gradually reduce the number of meals.

5. Keep ducklings warm. Temperature is a key factor in the success of brooding. When ducklings are one day old, the actual temperature under the incubator should be kept at 30~32 ℃, and the room temperature should be kept at 22~24 ℃. After that, the temperature should be reduced by 1 ℃ every day with the increase of ducklings 'age until it is consistent with the ambient temperature.

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6. Density and grouping of ducklings. The most suitable density for raising ducklings is 20 ducklings per square week of age, and no more than 10 ducklings per square after ducklings are slightly larger. Too much density wastes space and too little density affects ducklings growth. It is best to group 250 to 300 in a group.

7. The ducklings should be ventilated frequently. Duck house to keep the ground clean, fresh and dry air, ventilation 2 to 3 times a day, ventilation for 10 to 20 minutes.

8, ducklings should also carry out water activities. The ducklings 'water discharge activities are generally carried out 2~3 days after hatching. The ducklings should be discharged 2~3 times a day, and each waterproof time lasts 10 to 15 minutes. In summer and autumn, ducklings under one week of age should be drained 4 to 6 times a day for 20 to 30 minutes each time. Don't let ducklings over one week of age release water under hot sun and high temperature, but let them graze in water all day long.