What should I do if the duck feed intake is low?

Duck is one of the main poultry in China, which is raised all over the country. When raising ducks, farmers all think that the ducks grow as fast as possible, and that they can earn more before they get out of the fence early. However, many duck farms will have a low and reduced intake of ducks, causing ducks to grow very slowly. So what about the low intake of ducks? How to increase the intake of ducks? Let's take a look at it with the editor.

1. Types of feed

When we feed ducks, we should pay attention to choosing a good fodder. If the feed is inappropriate, the ducks are unwilling to eat, and their feed intake will naturally decline. When eating, ducks will choose to eat according to the color, appearance and quality of the feed to avoid eating foreign bodies. But also through their own sense of taste to distinguish the taste of feed, such as sweet and sour, bitter and spicy and so on, so we can use some taste products to improve duck eating and feed reward. If it is free feeding, then the duck will also distinguish the salt solution in the feed, ducks do not like to eat salt leaf feed with too high concentration. Therefore, when preparing the diet of ducks, the salt concentration should be controlled in the range of 0.3% 0.4%.

2. Pellet feed

Among the many kinds of feed, ducks prefer pellet feed. Do not like some fine sticky feed, and will give priority to the more familiar feed. So when we feed ducks, it's best to use pellets. Pellet feed can also improve the palatability of ducks, which is conducive to duck weight gain. If it is a duck, then it can be fed with full-price feed to prevent the duck from getting too fat. And ducks have a strong ability to distinguish colors, and their food intake will be larger in multicolor troughs.

3. Feeding time

The feeding time of ducks is also regular. Generally speaking, ducks eat more food in the morning and evening, and relatively less at noon. And the eating time of ducks at different growth stages is also different. For example, breeding ducks used for laying eggs generally like to eat in the evening, while if they do not lay eggs, they eat more in the morning. Mainly because we do not eat at night for a long time, and duck eggshell composition requires more calcium and phosphorus, so we should feed more in the morning and evening. If the artificial light, then do not turn off the lights in the soil, to turn off slowly, can improve the appetite of ducks, for weight gain and egg production are very beneficial.

4. The law of eating changes of ducks.

The eating habits of ducks change regularly. Usually in natural light, ducks usually have about three peak periods of eating during the day. That is, in the morning, middle and evening of the day, we should give priority to morning feeding. After a night, ducks have a very large appetite, and feeding ducks at this time can speed up the fat gain of ducks. Then to do a good job of grazing, you should graze at the peak of duck consumption, and let the ducks rest or move freely in the water the rest of the time. If medicine is needed, it is best to mix the medicine in the feed.

The above is a brief introduction to what to do when ducks eat less. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.