1, duckling stage: the ducklings will start eating after hatching 1 days. Before eating, you need to "boil water" (drink warm water), and appropriate amount of glucose and vitamin C can be added to the drinking water. Five-ripe rice should be used as the feed for eating, and it should be sprinkled on the bamboo mat, so that the ducklings can peck freely and feed it 6~8 times a day.
2. Ducks about 4 days old: after 4 days, change to boiled wheat or full-price compound feed, and feed it 4-5 times a day.
3, 15-day-old ducks: 15 days later, feed it three times a day. After the ducklings start eating for 3 days, animal protein feed should be added, and small fish, shrimp, mussels, crabs and earthworms should be chopped and mixed with food to feed.
In addition, the ducklings should also be supplemented with an appropriate amount of green feed, which can be chopped and mixed into food or directly sprinkled on bamboo mats for their free intake.
Matters needing attention in raising ducklings
Correct feeding methods can make ducklings live longer. So, what are the precautions for raising ducklings? The following can be explained from temperature, humidity, feeding density, cleanliness and other issues.
I. Temperature
Proper and stable temperature is the key to improve the survival rate of ducklings. Generally, it is required that the temperature at night is higher than 1-20C during the day, which is beneficial to the rest of ducks and should be avoided.
Second, the humidity
In the early stage of brooding, the indoor temperature is high and the water evaporates quickly, and the relative humidity is higher at this time. If the humidity is too low, the toes will be shriveled and the spirit will be weak, which will affect health and growth. Generally, southern China can meet the requirements.
Generally controlled in: the humidity in the first week is 70-75%; 65-70% in the second week; 60-65% in the third week; 50-60% after the fourth week.
Third, the feeding density
The feeding density of ducks is too high and crowded, which will lead to high humidity and turbid air, which is not conducive to the growth and development of ducks; The density is too small, it is not easy to keep warm, and the utilization rate of pens is low. Density should change with age and season.
Generally controlled in:
20-25 PCs/m2 in the first week; The second week10-15 PCs/m2; 8-10/m2 in the third week, and then 6-8/m2.
Fourth, clean
It is necessary to do a good job in the hygiene of the duck house and the playground, change the grass in the house, regularly use different disinfectants to disinfect the duck house, the playground and the surrounding area, and ventilate every day to keep the air in the duck house fresh. Provide ducks with full-price duck feed and green feed and plenty of drinking water every day.
Five, feeding
1, try to feed at 8- 10 in the morning and at night, which is cooler, and let the ducks have more rest during the day.
2. During the period of high temperature and high humidity, if the feed is left for too long or the feed in the trough is stagnant for too long, it will cause fermentation deterioration, so it is necessary to ensure the supply of fresh feed.
Reference link: Baidu Encyclopedia: Duck (Vertebrate)