Ducklings enter their growth phase after 30 days of age, which is the most critical period for their development. During this time, they experience the fastest weight gain. You can notice hard pin feathers on the wing tips, fully developed underfeathers, long body feathers, and tail feathers. By the time they reach 80 to 90 days old, their appetite begins to decrease, and their growth rate slows down. At 80 days, their size and weight become similar to adult ducks, but their weight gain becomes less rapid.
Mallards are waterfowl that naturally prefer to hang around water and forage in the wild. It's best to use a small pond as an active area to control their movement and make management easier. Like domestic ducks, they can be fed on Lake Tong and Wanzhou ponds, spend the day in natural wetlands, and rest at night in duck houses. While feeding them in the wild, it’s also beneficial to provide full-price feed and chopped vegetables to ensure proper vitamin intake. The daily feed amount should be approximately 5% of their body weight.
After 80 days of age, large nets are used to raise fatteners, along with simple shelters and play areas to prevent escape. The main diet includes barley, wheat, broken rice, bran, corn, root tubers, and animal feed. Green materials should be added in moderation, and carbohydrate-rich feeds should be prioritized to promote muscle growth. After each meal, they should have access to plenty of water and be allowed to bathe for about five minutes, followed by a period of quiet rest to support fattening.
Rearing wild ducks produces a significant amount of waste, making it easy for the duck house to become dirty. Therefore, daily cleaning is necessary to remove droppings and keep the environment clean and dry. Bedding should be changed frequently, and the duck house should remain well-ventilated. However, wire mesh should be placed outside the windows to prevent animals from entering or the ducks from escaping.
Wild ducks grow rapidly under optimal feeding conditions until they reach two months of age. Their body fat increases quickly, and they begin to show signs of flight behavior, commonly referred to as "noisy." To delay this wild instinct, conserve feed, encourage early feathering, and improve the feed-to-meat ratio, it's advisable to implement controlled feeding between 40 and 60 days of age, increasing feed quantity by 15% to 20%.
By 80 days of age, the ducks have developed full plumage and are ready for export. However, meat-type wild ducks should not be sold based on feather quality alone, as the nutrients consumed may be used for feather growth instead of body weight gain, leading to lower overall weight.
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