The main means of laying duck farming is the ideal cage. Ren ducks are considered suitable and widely used in semi intensive duck breeding. The duck cage is divided into two main rooms of rest room (laying) and the court of playground.
The rest room is a roofed room like a joglo house, with a ground plated with litter. In this place the ducks rest at night and lay eggs in the early hours. The width of the rest room is adjusted to the capacity of the ducks to be maintained.
Ideally 4 ducks occupy space 1m2. So if you want to keep 600 ducks laying for example, it takes an area of approximately 150 m2. This width of land is divided by two, half for the enclosure and the rest for the court.
Suppose the cage is made 25 m x 6 m, means a divider and rest room space of 3 m x 5 m. The number of rooms 5 units, each unit is inhabited 120 ducks. Avoid the roof leak when the rain. The choice of roof materials such as roof tiles, asbestos, plastic tau rumbia.
Rumbia is preferred by breeders. In addition to the cheap price he can withstand the heat. Frames and buffers made of wood or bamboo. In order for farmers to easily enter the cage, roof height of 2.5 m - 3 m from the floor. The back and sides left and right cage closed wall or bamboo cubicle.
To ensure the smoothness of air circulation, between the rest room and the court is made open. Pemba bag room only in the form of bulk / bamboo fence or wood as high as 50 cm - 60 cm. The soft, dry cage floor stimulates laying ducks. The floor mats are straw, husk, sawdust or dry rum. Other materials, as long as soft, not easy to solid, dry, a bit damp, warm, clean and can prevent eggs do not break.
To keep the cage condition well, the soil is chalked prior to the base. The goal, to prevent disease and reduce odor due to duck manure. With this treatment the cage can be completely cleaned after two years. Another way to anticipate the disease is to spray the soil with 5 percent formalin solution.
Provide a large tub that besides as tepmat drinking water also substitute swimming pool. The container is a plastic or a long trench. Its depth is arranged in such a way. The important duck neck can be submerged. Drinking water ducks should be replaced 3-5 times a day.
Break and play rooms need to be made of insulation. Sekat can be made of bricks, wooden fences or bamboo. Height is enough 50 cm - 60 cm. During the day ducks should be outside the rest cage. Although there are also some breeders liberate their ducks out into the cage at will.
Choosing Seeds
Some farmers consider good duck laying obtained from maintenance since day old duck (DOD). Some are forced to raise DOD because in their area there is no ducklings traders ready for eggs. Generally ducks lay eggs at the age of 6 months. Most ideal to choose the type of ducks that center seeds near the location of the farm.
If DOD chooses, it should be a good study of DOD quality. First, pay attention to his posture. A well-built DOD, big legs and beak, and no defects. Avoid choosing a male DOD characterized by dark brown feathers, dark black beak, a slightly hoarse and ungenered voice. For sure see and open kloakannya. When caught penis means male.