Causes and Control measures of Feather pecking in Meat Duck

Meat duck feather pecking is a common phenomenon in duck farms, it all occurs when meat ducks grow new feathers and molt, they often peck at each other's feathers, resulting in sparse feathers and bleeding pores, affecting the normal growth, diet and rest of meat ducks. So what is the cause of feather pecking? Let's take a look at the pro-farm network.

First, the reason for pecking feathers

1. Feeding environment: the environment of the duck house is poor, the breeding density is high, and the ventilation is poor, and the duck's excrement is not cleaned up in time, resulting in the accumulation of toxic gases and carbon dioxide, irritating the duck's skin and itching, thus causing the phenomenon of feather pecking.

2. Lack of nutrition: when feeding, the feed is improper and too single, which leads to the lack of protein, amino acids, vitamins and other nutrients, and the lack of these nutrients can easily lead to feather pecking in meat ducks. lack of salt and minerals can also lead to feather pecking in meat ducks.

3. Improper feeding: sudden change of feed during feeding, or random feeding, indefinite ration, plus enclosure feeding, less exercise, and lack of adequate drinking water, feather pecking will occur.

4. Mosquito bites: like poisonous gases, when there are many mosquitoes in summer, mosquitoes will attach to ducks and suck blood, causing itching and feather pecking.

II. Prevention and control measures

First of all, once there is a phenomenon of meat duck pecking feathers, the ducks that peck feathers should be raised in isolation, then disinfect the pecking wounds with chemicals to prevent bacteria from infecting diseases, and when the wound has healed and formed scabs, they should be put back to raise ducks, in addition, corresponding preventive measures should be taken in view of the above reasons.

1. Do a good job in environmental hygiene: the environment of the duck house must be kept dry and clean, and it should be disinfected regularly, the feces of meat ducks should be cleaned in time, the breeding utensils should be washed frequently, and the ventilation of the duck house should be strengthened.

2. Reasonable collocation of feed: the raw materials of feed should be diversified and the formula should be reasonable to meet the growth needs of meat ducks. because of the feather pecking caused by protein, vitamins and calcium and phosphorus nutrition, corresponding nutrients can be added to the feed. in addition, an appropriate amount of salt is added to the feed.

3, scientific feeding: do not suddenly change the feeding, even if the replacement should be carried out slowly, so that the meat duck slowly adapt to the new feed. Maintain the temperature and humidity suitable for the growth of meat ducks, feed regularly and quantitatively, ensure adequate drinking water, and increase a little more exercise in addition.

4. Regular mosquito control: the most troublesome things in summer are high temperature, heat and mosquito bites. For feather pecking caused by this situation, we should kill mosquitoes regularly, but we should pay attention to the dosage and concentration of insecticides, so as to avoid normal harm to meat ducks.

5. Cut off beak in time: when ducklings grow to 8-10 days old, their beaks should be cut off in time, so as to avoid the phenomenon of feather pecking.

The above are the causes and control measures of duck feather pecking brought by the pro-agricultural network. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about duck breeding, please pay attention to the pro-agricultural network.