Description of the Bashkir duck breed

Duck meat is and remains a source of balanced complexes of B vitamins and microelements. In ancient Chinese medicine, he was credited with actions similar to the effect of "Viagra".

Modern research on the content of amino acids in a product confirms and substantiates this phenomenon. Rapid achievement of maximum weight, in a short time, a high percentage of yield of highly nutritious, tender and juicy meat, good fluff and large fatty liver are the reasons for the frequent choice of duck for breeding in small farms and large farms.

The duck of the Bashkir breed, which was bred as a result of the method of combined selection of the Peking breed, in Bashkiria, at the Blagovarsky breeding plant, is of great value. Since 2001, it has become the object of desire of a small summer resident and a large manufacturer. Read the detailed description of the breed below.

Description of the breed

Protruding chest. The physique is strong and muscular. Feet, large, set wide apart, leg short. The head is flattened on the upper side. The neck is short, concave, curved outward.

Wide concave beak with brightly outlined plates and a wide "nail", a build-up used by a duck to grab the grass. The wings fit snugly enough to the body.

Characteristic of flying birds, well developed and long keel. There are white and colored varieties of the breed.

The plumage of a bird became the initial factor in distinguishing it from the general stream during selection. The color of the feather is as close as possible to the color of individuals from the wild and experts could not miss it. The brown plumage of the representatives of this breed makes it possible to determine the sex of the diurnal ducklings.

The feather brightens from back to belly. The beak and legs are bright orange.

• There are no nerve endings and blood vessels in the paws of the duck, due to which the ducks can safely move on snow and ice.
• Untreated duck feathers of this breed impossible to wet with water, even after a few years.
• Drake can't quack... Quacking ducks has no echo.
• Short duck neck has more vertebrae than a giraffe.

The temperament of this breed allows it to achieve high results in weight and stable egg production in a variety of growing conditions. At the forums, the results from private farms did not depend on cage, paddock, or combined with grazing.

The market is always ready to offer daily ducklings of the Bashkir breed for a private trader, and this fact proves the simplicity and expediency of the development of these ducks at home.

High resistance to infectious diseases, high reproduction and low, reasonable expenses during growing, became the key to the constant choice of these birds by domestic poultry farms.

Characteristics of the Bashkir

Having reached adulthood, the drake of this breed gains about 4 kg, and the duck 3.7 kg. At the same time, there is practically no fat in the carcass (the content of adipose tissue is at a reduced level of 1.8-3.9%).

The tenderness of the meat in terms of taste is comparable to the best broiler breeds.The lack of a specific smell makes this meat a leader in sales in markets and supermarket chains.

• The presence of double content vitamin A in duck meat, in relation to other types of meat, makes it an irreplaceable component of the menu of people suffering from skin diseases and vision problems.
• Fat contains Omega 6 and Omega 3 essential oils, which is comparable to olive oil.
• People prone to allergies Not recommended include duck meat and eggs in your diet.

Bashkir ducks are meat-and-meat breeds. Egg production largely depends on the variety. So Bashkir women of color "khaki" for 280 days of the reproductive period are able to produce up to 217 eggs.

With the color "black white-breasted", during the same period, it is able to lay 11 more eggs. These figures are approximate and may fluctuate depending on external factors, diet, number of livestock, weather conditions. The egg is not large, weighing 70-80 gr. When laying in an incubator, you can count on a brood of 8 ducklings from 10 eggs.

• Duck eggs have a high calorie content - in 100 grams of raw eggs 185 kcal. Being overweight is a contraindication for eating this product.
• High risk of infection Salmonella does not allow raw eggs to be taken.
• Do not include them in the diet as recommended by pediatricians children under 6 years old.
• In cosmetology it is used as a component masks for split ends and hair loss... The protein is suitable for oily skin, providing a drying effect. And for combination skin, use a whole egg.

Feeding the Bashkir duck

Nutritional norms for poultry breeding at different stages of growing differ and are selected individually, the amount fluctuates in the range of 2.6-3.0 kilograms of feed per kilogram of gain with the gradual introduction of green and juicy feed in the amount of 1.5-2 kilograms per kilogram of gain. Based on these figures, you can calculate the amount of feed per egg.

When talking about the diet of ducks, do not forget about the mandatory presence of water near the feeders during their meal and free access during the entire waking time. Avoid turbidity or stagnant water. Change the water as often as possible and your vet costs will be kept to a minimum.

• One adult uses the order of 2 liters of water in a day.
• Ducks have the shortest digestion cycle food among poultry. The reason for this is a short intestine and a very fast metabolism.

Breeding at home

The decision to breed a duck of the Bashkir breed will immediately put before you the question of how to do it. Incubation method or with the help of a brood hen?

In the case of choosing an incubation method, in order to obtain a brood, it is important to observe the following rules:

• Take only fresh eggs for laying (up to 5 days, at a temperature of 8-13 degrees, turning 3-4 times a day), having no visible defects, cracks and chips. The ellipse of the egg is regular, without concave or convex areas.
• Before bookmarking, perform disinfection a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
• 7 days the temperature in the incubator is 38-38.20C with a humidity of 70%. Egg flip 4 times a day.
• 8-15 days increase air exchange in the incubator cavity and lower the temperature to 37.80C. Humidity 60%. We turn it over 4-6 times a day.
• From 15 to 25 days, the period is identical to the previous one, but we add here egg cooling 15-20 minutes twice a day. This is due to processes inside the egg, when the temperature inside can rise above 400C.
• Day 25-28 - hatching ducklings... Given the significant thickness of the shell, you can help the ducklings by increasing the humidity to 85-90% and the air flow. This will soften the shell. Don't forget to turn all the eggs.

Compliance with these simple rules will allow you to expect, in practice, a simultaneous brood of birds. Within a few hours, young animals react to noise, light and stand firmly on their feet.

Growing secrets

After the ducklings are born, together with the hen, you need to move to a specially designated place with special conditions for temperature and lighting. The litter, for the first 5 days, should keep warm in this place, the temperature of 300C will help to adapt to new conditions.

As they reach 3 weeks of age, the air gradually cools down to 220C, and by 4 weeks it levels off at 18-200C. An indicator of a properly selected regimen is the behavior of ducklings. Inactivity and crowding indicate hypothermia of the ducklings.

An open beak, lowered wings, a sluggish response to food and increased water consumption indicate the need to lower the temperature.

Provide 24/7 lighting for the ducklings for the first 7 days. From the next week, every day we reduce the duration by 1 hour, bringing it to 9 hours a day. Such daylight hours are acceptable until the end of the cultivation of individuals.

The light intensity near the trough, at the beginning, is 40 lux. Gradually decreasing this value, do not forget about night meals for ducklings, for which we leave a not bright (3-5 lux) light bulb for the night.

The duck splashes water strongly when drinking. Take care of changing the litter to keep it dry and friable at all times. Replacement takes place every 2-3 days. A persistent smell of hydrogen sulphide in the young stock is unacceptable. Provide ventilation and ventilation to avoid drafts. Maintain humidity at 60-75%.

How to feed young animals

Young Bashkir duck is unpretentious in food and eats the same food as adults. Suitable for feeding grains of grain crops, soybean meal, bone meal, grass meal and fish meal, feed yeast. Dilute the diet with chopped dandelion greens, alfalfa, nettle. Add carrots, boiled potatoes, and food scraps.

As the ducklings get older, the percentage of green food increases. The main requirement for feed is freshness and good quality. Dandelion, clover and alfalfa tend to prioritize taste preferences. They will not give up cereals before flowering, not coarse nettle, cabbage leaves, carrot or beet tops.

Caked, rotted, rancid and sour feed is the cause of infectious and intestinal diseases that cause the death of livestock.

The use of dry food and clean water in a separate container, instead of mash, prevents ducklings from dying and increases the percentage of birds that survive to the age of 3 weeks.

Pay attention to the formulations of the ready-made combination feed for duck. The daily diet should include the necessary vitamins, minerals and trace elements. The lack of a number of elements will lead to a weakening of the skeleton (falling to the legs) even at the age of 3-4 months.

An insufficient amount of, for example, sulfur-containing amino acids leads to loss of plumage in a short time. At 3 months, the work of the coccygeal gland is established in ducklings, and if there is a reservoir of ducks, you can release there. Add gravel with a fraction of 3-5 mm to the feed or keep it in a separate container. After 2-3 weeks, digested, shredded food waste can be fed.

When adding boiled potatoes to the feed, be sure to drain the water. This will prevent solanine poisoning.

Diseases of ducks and ducklings

Earlier, the unpretentiousness and resistance of the Bashkir breed to unfavorable external factors were discussed. The disease is easier to prevent than to cure. This rule also applies to ducks of this breed.

Follow these guidelines to ensure that caring for this bird brings joy and positive emotions.

• Strive keep dry bedding for poultry and cleanliness in the room where the maintenance is taking place. Until the bird appears, treat the room with bleach and caustic soda. Dry for 3-4 days. Then whiten with 20% lime solution 2-3 times.
• In case of home breeding of ducklings or uncertainty about the conscientiousness of the supplier of day old chicks see your veterinarian with help in vaccination, to prevent major diseases.
• Don't keep ducklings of different ages in one pen or indoors. Separate them until the younger ones get stronger and acquire sufficient resistance to infections and diseases.
• Pay attention to pets. An individual with lethargic behavior, apathy and inactivity sick... She usually has ruffled feathers, lowered wings and an unsteady, wobbly gait. Isolate sick birds as early as possible from other healthy birds.
• On suspicion If the condition worsens, contact your veterinarian immediately, who will help maintain the poultry population and minimize the negative consequences.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Hatchability ducklings at 80%.
• Increased resistance infectious diseases.
• Normal Containment Procedures and Speed weight gain, regardless of weather and climatic conditions.
• Not greasy meat.
• Previously start of laying eggs by ducks and perseverance in the nest.
• Low feed costs.
• Decorativeness drakes.

In this case, the disadvantages are conditional and are of a general nature, typical for many breeds of ducks. Appetite, need for cleanliness of bedding and water. Khaki duck have a reduced egg production.

The choice of the Bashkir duck is justified and appropriate for a farm and a small private yard. The advantages of this breed prevail over the hassle of keeping it.