Duck Raising
According to the Philippine Recommends for Duck Raising
Developed by PCARRD, Department of Science and Technology
Presented by:
JOVER B. JABAGAT, MSc
Instructor II, USTP-Claveria
PT faculty, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan
Types of Duck (Native pateros duck)
● Most popular raise locally
● Smaller than imported breeds
● Non-sitters
● Their eggs are large
Khaki Campbell Duck (Egg type duck)
● Brown color
● Do well in range
● Show little desire for swimming
● Good layers
Commercial Hybrid Duck (Egg type duck)
● Pure White plumage
● Lays eggs at 20 weeks
● The eggs are either w
● White or greenish
Indian runner duck (Egg type duck)
● Originated in east indies
● For egg production was developed in
Western Europe
● The adult weighs about 2.10 kgs
Tsaiya
● Developed in Taiwan
● Black neck to pure white
● Has small body size
● Could lay about 207 days
Meat-type duck (Muscovy duck)
● Heavy breed
● Prefer to stay on land
● Good foragers
● Require less care
● Has low egg production
● Hatches eggs at 33 to 35 days
Pekin Duck
● Native from China
● Meat type ducks
● Very docile
● Well adapted to Philippine Climate
● Good layers
● Ducklings are ready for market at 2 to 3 months old
Housing
● Built in a quiet and cool place
● Local materials like bamboo, nipa and cogon can be used
● Provide 3 to 4 square feet of floor space
● Swimming pool measures 10 feet for long for wide and 20 feet long for
50 days
● Pond not necessary in duck raising
● House ducks is groups according to size or age to facilitate
management
Selection and mating
● Select vigorous stock
● Select breeders at about 8 weeks old
● Eggs for hatching purposes should come from ducks not less than 7 months old
● Drake should have the same age
● One drake should be mated to 6-10 ducks
● Muscovy and pekin ducks starts laying at 6-7 months
● Pateros duck start laying when they are 4 to 6 months old/
Hatching
● Incubation period is 28 days
● Muscovy duck is 33-35 days incubation period
● Breeds of duck with high degree of laying are non sitters
● The muscovy duck are good mothers
● Native duck or pateros duck are non-sitter
Care of Ducklings
● Ducklings must be brooded by natural or artificial means
● Heat is necessary when brooding duckling at least during the first week.
● The brooder temperature should be 95 degrees Fahrenheit for the first week; 85-90
degrees Fahrenheit for the 2nd week, 70-85 degrees Fahrenheit for the third week;
and 70 degrees Fahrenheit for the last week
● The behavior of duckling is a good indicator that the temperature is correct.
Feeding of Ducks
● Feed with wet starter mash for 8 weeks
● Moistened rice for the first 33 weeks for native ducks for a period of 4-5 times a day
● At 1 month, feed ducklings with tiny freshwater snails and boiled unhulled rice.
● Feed one day to 6-week duckling with starter mash with 10 to 21% CP, for 6 week
period to 4 months old feed them with grower mash with 16% CP and 4-month-old
ducks and 4-month-old ducks above with layer mash with 16% CP.
● Four to five feedings a day are sufficient for ducklings over 2 weeks.
Feeding program for ducks
Tips in Preventing Duck Disease
● Purchase from reliable sources
● Raise only healthy stock
● Feed birds with balanced rations
● Provide clean and dry feeders
● Keep duck of the same age at the same pen
● Provide proper ventilation with dry flooring
● Install footbath in strategic location
● Spry insecticides to control lice at least once a year
● Avoid mixing new stock to the flock