Duck Raising

Duck is one of the oldest types of domestic poultry have been found on the effects of him when the ancient Egyptians since 1500 BC.

• objectives of education:

1 - Production of meat is primarily characterized by good taste.

2 - egg production.

3 - bird decoration.

4 - Production of organic fertilizer.

The duck on the table, who was raised commercially, "Over the many stages of development, and reproduce in large numbers through the programs of breeding ducks and native descendant of wild ducks, and differs from the ducks Moscobiyeh who hails from the musk duck of South America.

And is typical of birds, ducks that are raised in small groups to facilitate their care.

As is the case with the rest of the animals that the breeder must know the normal behavior of ducks so that they can observe early signs of disorder or disease when necessary and seek treatment immediately.

And evidenced by the good health of duck activity, eyes bright, clean and stand the correct movements and strong unless you are troubled greatly, in addition to demand for good food and drink, feathers, natural skin clean sound, as well as the safety of the legs and feet, and include signs of illness early change in eating food and water with a change in the landscape feathers and in the overall activity and the emergence of diarrhea (despite the fact that the feces of ducks, water textures naturally) and also saw a change in the consistency of the eyelids and Tahedlha, may receive a drop in egg production in females laying and notes the changes in the quality of eggs As defects in the crust and here must be isolated or sick birds suffering from wounds and given prompt treatment, or the killing is merciful in situations hazardous to human health, which does not help the treatment.

In spite of the fact that ducks like to swim but it does not need to bring him water.

• Accommodation:

Ducks do not need to shelter developed as long as it is protected from stormy weather, and predators, it is necessary to provide a covered shelter to protect birds from direct sunlight, and must secure the Attack of the wind in the open land. And prefer to land Alismonip on the dirt floor for reasons of public health. The equipment should be cleaned and the building regularly, and do the complete sterilization at appropriate times (eg, "before raising a new generation to reduce the risk of further injury).

Must also provide a sufficient number of Mangers to address all the ducks food at one time must also provide drinking water at all times.

And loves ducks roaming in an open field during daylight hours, and even in winter. And must use the enclosed pasture on a regular basis, preferably the transfer of the flock before the land becomes contaminated "Palmtedeiat that carry diseases.

Can be raised ducks within the housing of various types are used to a conspiracy to night, "and spend periods of the day in the theaters of Foreign Affairs covered paragliding, The dwellings are similar to buildings, chicken and preferred construction of housing near the streams of natural water As for the theater are fed into the Mangers and stripes and umbrellas, should be acclaimed watercourse or water basin Industrial therefore preferred that the stripes in the form of a stream view of 10 cm to allow the birds to drink and dipping the beak, but without swimming in the water and allocated to each bird 3-4 cm of the length of the bar As for the troughs, which are placed under umbrellas and allocates average "length of 10 cm from the manger.

And the number of birds that are placed in m of housing is 2 birds / square meters.

And must contain the eggs of nesting housing dimensions 30 × 45 × 35 cm and allocates 3 3-5 nests per bird.

• artificial lighting for the ducks:

Must be available for lighting (14) hours, and the dark for (10) hours a day. "And for egg production must have lighting for 14 hours a day," for 3 weeks before egg production.

• nesting boxes:

Develop most types of duck eggs between the hours of (6-9) morning, "and these funds are placed along the sides of the home and the mattress must be replaced as needed and must provide the Fund and at least one of each (3-5) ducks.

• Hatching:

The incubation period for most types of domestic ducks are (28) days. "Moscobiyeh and ducks make his (35) days," and can occur naturally spawning "or industrial."

And leave the female nest to eat and water from time to time and is no longer to be checked the nest in search "of licorice, and if I found your removal of eggs and then burned the bedding and spray the nest empty material Derosene or insecticide, and place the mattress fresh and prepared eggs. And if the egg-laying duck under the incubator should be sprayed with lukewarm water every day, "when you leave the duck to eat and water to provide the humidity needed and should be left to brood duck with her mother for a period of (2-3) weeks after hatching.

 Nutrition:

Grain-fed ducks and residues such as corn and bran, and he loves Kitty, consisting of

(Bran + cereal crushed + flour + yoghurt) and can eat crap houses such as food and bread and must submit to alfalfa, and vegetables.

Ducks and gets most of its food from the pasture where they grow an ample amount of grass and legumes, can use meal consisting of:

 corn meal 52%.

 wheat bran, 29%.

 flour, meat and bones of 10%.

 dried milk powder 5%.

 alfalfa meal and 3%.

 cod liver oil 1%.

And can be mixed diet of locally available materials "and prefer to be wet mix" in moderation.

• Water:

Should be available to the deep basins where you can duck dive head completely under water.

As is the case with all the animals should not be accumulating rotting food and old and must be replaced immediately.

• Disarmament wings DE-winging:

Of cruelty to be removed or cut or blunts or hurt Uttar duck wings to prevent them from flying, and replace the mesh that the flight feathers of one wing.

• Dealing:

Requires skill to deal with the Ducks, "especially cautious and" avoid "to the conflict is not necessary, which may cause damage to the duck.

The Chicks are carried her body on the palm of the hand, and the older "handwritten with both hands from both sides of her body so that the wings embraced and should not bear the birds by their legs at all."

• Characteristics of ducks and its features:

1 - characterized by fast growth and high conversion efficiency of meat production, where up to the weight of the male (4-5) kg and females 3-3.5 kg.

2 - and produces a rate of eggs (180-200) eggs annually, "and egg weight ranges from 70-90 mg.

3 - bear the environmental conditions and diseases.

4 - and tends to pool and aviation.

• Health care:

The little ducks disease compared with the chicken and the most common diseases "are Balbt Alparatvoiid - cholera - Coxidia - parasites - lack of nutrition, and herd spread viral disease that infects the liver and cause sudden death.

Therefore, must provide food and care must be clean clean Mangers and manhole nests and eggs and housing.