This document provides information on Philippine Mallard ducks and their integration with rice farming. Some key points:
- Philippine Mallard ducks are primarily raised for their eggs, which are used to make balut and salted eggs.
- They do not have brooding instincts so ducklings require artificial heating. Ducks are also non-sitters.
- Ducks help control weeds, pests, and fertilize rice fields as they forage. This symbiotic relationship reduces costs for farmers.
- Housing, feeding, and health practices for ducks at different stages are outlined. Traditional and commercial egg and meat production methods are also described.
Introduction
•Duck is secondto chicken in economic importance
as source of egg and meat. The predominant duck
species raised locally is the Philippine Mallard Duck
“itik” or “Pateros” ducks.
•Philippine Mallard Duck primarily raised for the
production of eggs for processing into “balut” and
salted eggs.
Philippine Mallard Duck
Characteristics
•Egg type
• Ave. weight ranges from 1.4 to 1.5 kg
• No brooding instinct
• Highly adapted to local condition
• High livability
• Age at first lay of egg is 20-25 wks of age
• Average egg production is 50-55%
• Average Egg Weight is 65-70 g
• Egg production rate is 175/bird/laying year
5.
Housing
•Build your duckhousing in a quiet, cool place and
near as possible to a stream or pond. Local
materials like bamboo, nipa, and cogon are suitable
for duck housing.
•Prepare each duck with at least 3 to 4 square feet of
floor space. Cover the floor with rice hulls, corn
cobs, peanut hulls, or similar materials to keep it
dry and clean and help prevent the spread of pests
and diseases.
6.
Housing
• House ducksare grouped according to size or age
to facilitate management and to avoid quarrels
which is common among ducks of different ages.
Older ducks tend to push out younger ones from
feeding troughs.
Selection and Mating
•Selectbreeders when birds are about 8 weeks old,
and again at 4 to 5 months old before they are
placed in breeding pens.
•Pateros ducks start laying when they are 4 to 6
months old.
•Eggs for hatching purposes should come from
ducks not less than 7 months old to ensure better
fertility, hatchability, and livability of offspring.
9.
Selection and Mating
•Drakes(male ducks) should have the same age as
ducks or even be a month older. They should be
raised separately from ducks. They are put together
only when ready for mating.
•One drake maybe mated to 7 to 10 ducks
Hatching and Incubation
HatchingDay 28 days
Temperature-Incubator 38℃
Temperature-Hatcher 37℃
Humidity 80-85%
Ventilation To supply oxygen
Turning 4 times a day
Candling 7th, 14th and 21st day
14.
Brooding
• Philippine mallardducks are non-sitters and are not
expected to brood.
• After removing duckling from incubator, transfer them to
hardening boxes.
• Heat is necessary when brooding duckling at least during
the first week. When using incandescent light bulbs. 1-
watt per bird is required to maintain their body
temperature. After one (1) month of brooding, ducks can
be raised in herding system.
15.
Feeding
Traditional Practices
•Ducks atstarter age (0-2 weeks) are fed with or
boiled rice supplemented with chopped trash fish
or shrimps with chick booster mash at a ratio of 3:1.
•During growing (3-20 weeks) ducks are allowed to
go out in pasture (rice fields) without any
supplementation.
16.
Feeding
Traditional Practices
•When ducksare ready to lay, they are placed under
confinement, fed with palay and fresh snails and
sometimes supplemented with commercial feeds.
•Supplement feeds such as palay, rice bran and
other feeds are given in separate feeding troughs.
17.
Herding
•After 4-8 weeksof brooding, ducklings are drive to
adjacent field area
• Use newly harvested rice, land preparation, 1-2
weeks after transplanting until but not before
flowering.
18.
Laying
•Transfer the layerstwo weeks before laying.
•Layers should not be disturbed or frighten to
prevent stress during laying
•Ducks lay eggs at night and early in the morning.
•It is advisable to gather the eggs immediately after
releasing the layers for their early morning feeding.
19.
Pest and DiseaseManagement
Age Type of Medication Route of Administration
1-7 days Antibiotic/sulfa drug Drinking water
8-14 days Antibiotic vitamin Drinking water
21-28 days Multivitamins Drinking water
2 month Antibiotic Drinking water
4 months Antibiotic vitamin Drinking water
4.5 months Fowl Cholera vaccine Intramuscular/Subcutaneo
us
Laying month Antibiotic vitamin Drinking water
20.
Importance
• Duck andrice have symbiotic relationship.
• They help each other ducks provide organic
fertilizer (urine and manure)
• Snails, insect and weeds serves as natural feeds for
the ducks.
21.
Benefits
• Weed Control
•Pest Control (insects,kuhol)
• Soil Conditioning and Fertility
• Less application of chemical fertilizers, insecticide and
herbicide
• Less labor
• Good for environment (reduce emission of methane
because of the stirring action of the ducks on the paddy
bottom)
• Less cost in production
Salted Egg
• Rinsethe eggs under running water and dry with a kitchen
towel. Make sure there’s no dirt left on them.
• Add the water and salt to a sauce pan, bring to a boil and
cook until the salt is fully dissolved. After that, let it cool
down completely.
• Place the egg and a glass jar and pour the cooled brine
over the eggs, making sure the brine covers all the eggs
when they are not afloat. You should have some brine left
in this step.
• Put the leftover brine in a plastic bag and secure it with an
elastic band.
24.
• Place thebag of brine on top of the eggs to stop
them from floating. This will ensure that every egg
gets cured and becomes equally salty.
•Close the lid of the jar and store at room
temperature foe 21-30 days.
•Drain eggs from the solution.
•In a pot, place eggs and enough water to cover.
Over medium heat, bring to a boil, uncovered, for
about 20 to 25 minutes or until hard-boiled.
Century Egg
History:
Century Eggsare a legendary Chinese food that,
after a special processing method, become jelly-like
and often patterned. They also have a special aroma,
making them one of China’s favorite foods.
Note: Duck eggs are usually used, as they taste
fresher and are slightly saltier. Also the flavor and
color are unique.
Century Egg
Ingredient:
• 1Lwater
• 50g edible sodium hydroxide/Lye
• 50g salt
• Fresh duck eggs(chicken,quail)
Note: Plastic containers (never use plastic containers)
Method:
1. Place the water, salt, and sodium hydroxide in a large
plastic container. Sodium hydroxide is a strong base, so
be sure to wear plastic gloves and be careful not to splash
it on your skin, eyes or clothes. Also, you must make sure
you do not put the sodium hydroxide solution in a glass
container.
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Century Egg
2. Carefullyplace the fresh eggs in the sodium
hydroxide solution.
3. Seal, and let the eggs sit for three weeks at room
temperature, while the egg whites solidify. After
three weeks, open the container and check the
progress by tapping one egg to see how much it has
firmed up. If the egg white is solid, remove it and
rinse it, then place it back in the container with the
others for one more week.
30.
Century Egg
Traditional Method:
1.After 10 days pour out the brine and pick out
eggs, rinse with water then dry.
2. Encase eggs to mud clay then cover with rice hull
for 2 weeks