The breed of ducks agidel was bred in our countrynot so long ago and immediately gained enormous popularity. This cross-meat direction of productivity is characterized by rapid weight gain, high egg production and unpretentious content.
A duck agidel was obtained by crossing twohighly productive hybrids: bogus and super M (the famous English company "Cherry Valley") with Indian runners. In total, breeders have deduced three main lines of this cross:
On the basis of the last line, two hybrids were obtained: agidel 34 and agidel 345. A characteristic feature of these ducks is the white plumage and excellent productivity, and hereditarily fixed.
Ducks agidel have a pronounced "meat"appearance. Their body is wide and long, horizontally planted. From the runners, they took excellent productivity in terms of egg production. From super M - the ability to quickly increase body weight at low cost of feed, and from the deceptive cross - a soft feather of pure white color, very valued in the market. During the productive period from one hen it is possible to get up to 240 eggs (88-100 gr). At the age of seven weeks, drakes weigh more than three kilograms, ducks weigh about 2.8 kg. Among other things, the meat breed duck agidel has just a great taste. It is considered a dietary and refers to a biologically valuable product.
The nature of the ducks agidel is very calm and docile. This clever bird easily gets on with any other inhabitants of the household economy and understands from a half-word the requirements of the owners.
Содержание уток этой породы – дело не слишком difficult also because they are resistant to many diseases. For example, they are practically not affected by leukemia. Resistance to this disease in ducks agidel is approximately three times higher than in other breeds.
For the successful cultivation of such poultry,like a duck agidel, it will be enough to build a small shed with a range on the site, and also stock up on a certain amount of inexpensive fodder. The presence of a nearby reservoir is not a prerequisite. However, it’s still worth a bit somewhere on the plot to fill the small tank with water for bathing ducks. You can install it directly in the range. Sometimes, in order for ducks not to get dirty and do not drag them away around the poultry house, they arrange an artificial reservoir somewhere in the backyard, occasionally expelling the birds for water procedures. The fact is that dirt and dampness on the run and in the shed can lead to a deterioration in the quality of the pen.
Thus, the duck agidel, the photo of which can be seen a little lower, is distinguished by a huge number of advantages. These include:
The agidel duck (a characteristic of this breed, as you see, is simply excellent) is also appreciated because of the pure white coloring of the feather. The carcasses of this bird look very neat, since they are completely devoid of dark “stumps”.
As already mentioned, no special requirementsthe duck agidel does not present to the arrangement of the shed. However, some rules for the construction of the house to observe is still necessary. Despite the excellent resistance to all sorts of diseases and the ability to quickly adapt to any conditions, the bird of this breed does not like drafts. Therefore, when building a duckling one should take care that there are no gaps in the walls. If the house is shield, boards on the frame have three pieces: two butt and one overlap.
Стены внутри утятника лучше всего оштукатурить, а the gaps left by the door and window should be filled with foam. A bed of sawdust or straw is laid on the floor. In the future, it will have to be changed from time to time. Otherwise, parasites will start in birds. The density of the “population” in the house should be no more than 2-3 heads per 1 m2.
With success it is possible to grow this breed of bird inordinary barn. However, the window in it should be required. These ducks do not like air stasis, quickly losing in productivity. It would be better to even arrange an elementary natural exhaust ventilation in the house by making a small hole near the ceiling itself. In such a room can be grown especially strong and healthy duck agidel. The photo suitable for this type of shed poultry can be seen below.
Feeding troughs in ducks are usually used.short and long, in the form of a trough. Install them often close to the wall. Drinking bowls in order that ducks did not climb in them, put on a small height (15-20 cm from a floor). You can also use drip or nipple modern designs.
Nests are placed along the wall, opposite the feeders.A very good option is their usual roomy woven baskets. You can use just low wooden boxes. In addition to nests and feeders, small tanks filled with ashes are often placed in the house. Ducks are very fond of them floundering. In addition, many species of feather parasites are afraid of ashes.
Duck agidel, the description of which was given a littleabove in all details, it is completely not exacting and concerning a diet. It is usually made from very inexpensive feed. Most often it is cereals, grass and vegetables. Very often, these ducks are simply allowed to graze near the house. In this case, they quickly find food among the herbs. However, of course, transferring the bird completely to grass is not worth it. Grains and vegetables in the diet of ducks agidel, at least in small quantities, but must be present necessarily.
The fact that this hybrid is actually differenthigh productivity and very easy to maintain, eloquently says at least the fact that many of the largest domestic poultry farms have decided to scale it for him. One of the enterprises, “Eurodon”, even announced that it was going to produce duck meat on the basis of Agidel on an industrial scale. This cross has earned similar popularity among large producers mainly due to its unpretentiousness and quite tasty meat.
Very good deserved ducks agidel reviews andowners of small household farms. This bird grows very quickly and does not require large maintenance costs. True, some gardeners say that the meat of this bird is slightly fatty. Especially in comparison with musk duck. They do not consider it too cloying, but they still advise that the bird be provided with natural walking and add more grass to its diet. In this case, the meat will be lean. Well and, of course, you should not drag out with slaughter. This procedure is carried out before the start of juvenile molting - at 55-60 days of age.
Many owners of household farms layThe eggs of these ducks are incubated twice a year: in summer and spring. Agidel duck chicks are born on day 28. The fertility of eggs in this hybrid is approximately 93%.
Caring for the hatched chicks in the same waylike ducklings of any other meat breed. That is, for kids it is necessary to fence off the corner in the house, as well as arrange a separate small walking, covered with a net from forty and a raven.
After hatching ducklings are usually kept in boxes.The air temperature in such nurseries should not fall below 30 degrees. Over the next three weeks, it is gradually reduced to about 16 degrees. The first five days the light in the box does not turn off even at night. Starting from the moment of birth to three weeks of age, the density of landing of ducklings should not exceed 25 individuals per 1 m2. After the chicks are 21 days old, they should be transferred to a larger room. On 1 m2 place no more than 16 three-week individuals.
As you can see, the duck agidel is a very birdunpretentious and at the same time extremely productive. Judging by the reviews of many owners of country plots, maintain it is actually very simple and at the same time quite profitable.
