Muscovy duck, which is also a meat duck, is a rather large poultry. Initially, indo outbreaks were widespread in Mexico and throughout South America. The ancient Aztecs were able to tame and domesticate this bird, and then the Spanish conquerors brought it to Europe, from where it spread throughout the world.
Peculiarities of keeping musk ducks, how to prepare a compound for poultry
A distinctive feature of musk ducks is their calm disposition. The bird does not make loud noises (quacking, clucking and hissing), therefore it does not disturb the calmness of the hosts and their neighbors.
Beginner farmers often have a question - how to grow an indoutok at home?
Muscovy duck - a very thermophilic bird, so it avoids swimming in cold water, although it easily tolerates cold even in an unheated room. But for this, the bird must be provided with deep bedding.
Muscovy ducks on the requirements for the content is very similar to ordinary chickens and do not require specific and special conditions of detention.
Important! It should be remembered that in cold seasons (early spring, late autumn and winter) the bird should not be allowed to swim. Poorly developed sebaceous glands can lead to icing of the feather cover, as a result of which the indooot may simply die. Also, be sure to monitor the temperature of feed and drinking water, as hot food and water are also unacceptable.
The musk duck has a reddish hue, and its taste is reminiscent of wild duck meat. The meat of this bird has the most optimal and balanced content of amino acids, and eggs contain much less cholesterol than chicken eggs. Wherein egg indoutoki 1.5-2 times larger than chicken.
The Indoout carries 70-120 eggs per year, and the live weight of young animals at the age of 10 weeks is 2.5-4 kg. Red Muscovy duck has greater fertility, so its egg production is more than 120 pieces per year. Muscovy ducks are very good chicks and, besides their eggs, can incubate chicken, goose and turkey eggs.
Regarding the features of breeding musk duck, from an economic point of view, it is desirable for a private farm to keep several families of birds, where there will be 2-3 females per drake.
Did you know? In the wild nature, the outflow settles its nests in the same way as ordinary birds - on tree branches.
Before proceeding with the breeding of Indo-ducks in the compound, it is necessary to carefully prepare the premises for their maintenance.
What should be the room for growing indoutok
For breeding birds, you can equip any barn, the main condition - it must be clean, dry and light. Despite the fact that the dryout is a waterfowl, it does not tolerate damp in the room and on the range. For ventilation is quite suitable window house. The area of the window must be at least 1 square. m, and it should be no less than a meter from the floor level.
In the cold season, in a room where musk ducks are kept, the temperature should not fall below the -5 mark. If the temperature is below this indicator, then most of the food eaten will be spent on indo-sweats on heating your body.
Cultivation of indouout presupposes the availability of premises, where each bird will have 0.5 square meters. m free space. The walls of the room can be log, board or self-contained. Often they are upholstered with dry plaster, plywood, cardboard and other materials, the ceiling must be insulated. Floors can be wooden or clay. The floors must be dry and dense, it is necessary so that various rodents and pests do not penetrate into the room. The floor should be raised 20 cm above ground level.
In order to keep the room clean and dry, you can use litter - straw, peat, sawdust or sand. The litter should always be dry. Sand is used in the summer, as in cold times it cools down very much and lowers the temperature of the entire room.
When building a room for musk ducks be sure to equip a special padding area. It is best to place it on the south side of the shed, where it will be fenced with a fence, metal mesh or a picket fence 1-1.5 m high.
The room where the night is spent is connected with a walking platform with a special manhole. The dimensions of such manhole should be 40x40 cm. At the same time, it should have a valve and a vestibule from the courtyard side.
The room must be illuminated, and with the onset of autumn and winter, the hen house is equipped with additional light sources, since without it the ducks will no longer be carried. Light power is determined based on the calculation: 5 watts per 1 square. m floor.
Did you know? The country in which the duck is most popular is the People's Republic of China. About 2 million ducks are raised there annually, which is ¾ of the total world production.
How to build a feeder for indoutok
For the manufacture of trough suitable boards 2-2.5 cm thick. The boards are knocked at an angle to each other, and from the ends of the trough in the trough hammer wooden plates, giving it additional stability. In order to prevent spillage of food, small sides, slightly inclined inward, are nailed on top of the feeder. Also fixed to the trough fixed handle, which also serves as a device that does not allow the ducks to climb inside the feeder. With a content of 10-12 ducks, the total length of the feeder must be at least 55 cm.
Important! The feeder is filled with food by one third, as the musk duck is a very voracious bird that eats very sloppy, scattering almost half of the food on the floor.
How to make a drinker for indoutok do it yourself
The drinker can be made from an ordinary plastic bottle with a capacity of 1 l. To do this, take 2 bars 10–15 cm long and 2 cm thick. Then they are knocked together in the shape of a letter G. A cork from a plastic bottle is attached to one of the bars with a screw, and then the drinking bowl is screwed to it.
Also on the basis of a plastic bottle you can make a vacuum drinker. To do this, take a bottle of the required size and a small pallet. The bottle is attached to the wall with a wire frame or metal profile. After that, you need to pour water into the bottle and screw the container with a cap. The bottle is placed in the frame upside down, and the pallet is placed under the bottle, leaving a small distance between the bottom and the neck. The sides of the pallet, which are above the neck, will prevent water from spilling. A little unscrew the lid, and the drinking bowl is ready.
The water in the drinker should always be clean and fresh. The drinker should be rinsed regularly to prevent water from blooming. As a preventive measure for poultry diseases, once a week a weak solution of potassium permanganate can be poured into the drinker.
Indo-ducks, musk ducks, are very unpretentious and easy-to-care poultry. Such birds are able to provide good productivity at the lowest cost, and following the rules of breeding will surely justify all your investments in this bird.
