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- 5. WATERFOWALS: DOMESTIC DUCKFARMING •Domestic ducks (Platyrhynchos domesticus) are decedents of wild mallard ducks.
- 6. Lightweight Breeds • Highegg production • Excellent foragers • Poor to Fair mothers • Flightier & Fliers • Campbell • Welsh Harlequin • Runner
- 7. Welsh Harlequin • 250– 340 eggs per year • White eggs • Campbells weigh 5 – 5 ½ • Very adaptable to a range of climates
- 8. Indian Runner • Comesin many colors • Most active foragers • 150 – 300 eggs per year • Adapted to harse conditions
- 9. Medium-weight Breeds • Dualpurpose – eggs & meat • Moderately fast growth rate • Good foragers • Fair to Good mothers • Ancona • Cayuga • Orpington • Swedish
- 10. Ancona • 210 –290 eggs per year • Eggs white, tinted, blue, green or spotted • Magpie weighs 6 – 7 pounds • Best foragers and best layers of this group
- 11. Cayuga • American breed •Dual purpose farm duck • 100 – 150 eggs per year • Eggs light grey, blue, green, or white • Weighs 7 – 8 pounds
- 12. Orpington • a.k.a “Buff” •Excellent dual purpose bird • 150 – 220 eggs per year • Eggs white or tinted • Weighs 7 – 8 pounds
- 13. Swedish • 100 –150 eggs per year • Eggs white, tinted, blue, or green • Weighs 7 – 8 pounds
- 14. Heavy-weight Breeds – Meatproduction – Rapid weight gain – Moderate layers – Calm temperaments – Home bodies if well fed – Variable mothering ability • Appleyard • Aylesbury • Muscovy • Pekin • Rouen • Saxony
- 15. Silver Appleyard • Mostactive foragers and best layers of the Heavyweight breeds • Produce more flavored meat with less fat • 200 – 270 eggs per year • Eggs white • Weighs 8 – 9 pounds
- 16. Aylesbury • 35 –125 eggs per year • Eggs white, tinted, or green • 9 – 10 pounds • White skinned
- 17. Muscovy • 50 –125 eggs per year • Weight: 7 – 12 • Fly and roost • Quiet breed – don’t quack • Broody • Aggressive in crowded conditions; claws. • Meat is lean; can resemble beef or ham • Living wild relatives, native to Mexico, Central & South America.
- 18. Pekin • 125 –225 eggs per year • 9 – 10 pounds • Popular market duck since arriving from China • Hardy, rapid growth rate, high feed efficiency • Calm temperament
- 19. Rouen • 35 –125 eggs per year • 9 – 10 pounds • Excellent roaster • Production & exhibition strains
- 20. Important Duck breeds •Khaki Campbell • Indian Runner • White Pekin • Muscovy
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- 23. Important varieties • Charaand Chembali (Kuttanad ducks of Kerala) • Sythet mete and Nageswari (Eastern region) • Aarani ducks (Tamil Nadu) • Desi variety of West Bengal • Pati, Deo, Cinahabh and Raj Hanh verities (Assam)
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- 27. Commercial broiler Ducks •Broilerduck are fast growing birds they attain their adult body weight by 6 – 8 weeks. •It is observed that even up to 3 kg body weight in possible at 8 weeks in ideal condition. • In China and Korea the farming is very intensive similar to broiler chicken
- 28. Choices of Breeds •The table varieties like White Pekin and Minicos grow fast and attain 3 to 3.5 kg body weight at weeks of age 18 wks with feed conversion of 3 to 3.5 kg gain. • The Khaki Campbell and Indian Runner are efficient egg – laying varieties producing 250 to 300 eggs per year. They weight between 2 – 2.5 kg on maturity. • Farmer can choose from these varieties depending on type of production (meat and egg) required.
- 29. General Care andManagement • Brooding • Rearing of adult ducks • Housing • Feeding • Health care • Male Female Ratio(1:6) • Normal life (8 years)
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- 31. Ducklings to 3weeks - 20-22% protein, non-medicated starter mash or crumbles Adolescents 3 to 6 weeks - 16% protein, non-medicated mash, crumbles or pellets Females over 6 weeks - 16-18% when laying Males over 6 weeks of females not laying - 14-16% protein
- 32. • Never usemedicated chicken or duck feed or feed created for other birds • Cracked corn is not high enough in protein and will harm pond fish • Lay mash is excellent for adult ducks • Crumbles and pellets are easy to use and less messy • Seeds and nuts are a no-no!!! • ALWAYS PROVIDE FRESH DRINKING WATER WHILE FEEDING
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- 51. Incubation Time forsome Common Avian Species Chicken 21 days Turkey 28 days Japanese quail 17 days Guinea fowl 26 days Pheasant, Partridge 24 days Duck 28 days Muscovy duck 35 days Goose 28-32 days
Editor's Notes
- #3Â Picture of Buff ducks
- #10 Magpies in UK weigh 5.5 – 7 pounds. Population highly variable in US. If you want a larger bird, obtain birds from heavier strain. Anconas weigh 1 – 1.5 # more and have a stockier build Dress cleanly due to white underbody.
- #11 American Breed – developed in NY. Named after Native Cayuga people. Reputation as quiet, prolific layers that produced large meat birds. For clean carcass, pluck when in full feather or skin. Many birds are undersized. Select birds with good size and productivty.
- #12Â Made from Cayuga, Runner, Aylesbury & Rouen Selected for buff color
- #16 White skinned – “Y” gene. Increased requirement for vitamins A & D3. Skin color may turn yellow from diet and/or environment.
- #17 Many strains – vary dramatically. Know your goals. Research strains. Strains vary in growth rate, feed efficiency, egg production, maternal ability, & foraging ability.