Cherry-well ducks - a successful cross

Any owner will be happy to keep in his house a breed of ducks, characterized by high egg production, quick weight gain and unpretentious content. Cherry-well ducks fully meet the above requirements. They can be attributed to the birds of combined productivity. From these ducks with success you can get both meat and eggs.

History

Cherry-well ducks appeared in England. The birds of selection of the Peking duck were taken as a basis. Characteristics of the paternal line (151):

• Egg production - 120 eggs;
• Weight of young animals in seven weeks - 3.4 kg;
• The mass of adults: females - 3.5 kg, male - 4 kg.

Characteristics of the maternal line (102):

• Egg production - 150 eggs;
• Weight of young animals in seven weeks - 2.9 kg;
• The mass of adult individuals: females - 3.4 kg, male - 3.7 kg.

This two-line cross has absorbed the best qualities of both lines. It has gained popularity among poultry farmers in many countries around the world. In the post-Soviet space, the breed hit in 1972. Even today, it has not lost its popularity. It is with pleasure purchased for a private farmstead and for large poultry farms.

Appearance of the breed

Ducks cherry-velly outwardly very similar to Beijing. They have a strong physique, vertical torso. Wings short, tightly pressed to the body, short paws, thick neck. Bright orange beak and white plumage (in the vast majority).

Cherry-well ducks: characteristic

This, perhaps, is one of the most popular and early-ripening meat breeds. Ducklings in two months gain weight to 3 kg. The yield of meat is on average 65%. Slaughter yield reaches 80%.

Despite the fact that this breed of Cherry Valley ducks has a meat type of productivity, from the maternal line, it inherited a high egg-laying capacity - up to 150 eggs in seven months. The ducks are born at 6 months. They are perfect for those poultry farmers who want to breed a bird.

Content

Cherry Valley duck (photo you can see in the text) does not require special conditions of detention. The bird is unpretentious and very well pays forage. For summer keeping of a bird there is a spacious barn with bedding for sleeping (the main thing is that there are no drafts), during the day free grazing and access to water.

In winter, a heated room is required, the ideal temperature for the contents is +10 ... + 14 ^о С (in any case not below +6 ^о С). With a decrease in degrees, the bird stops rushing and sharply loses weight. To maintain the level of weight gain and maintain a good egg lay, the bird with artificial lighting lengthens the light day. Its total duration should not be less than 10-12 hours.

Ducklings are very hardy, the survival rate is high. Most importantly, the first couple of days to monitor their feeding, so that all the kids will cheerfully feed the feed. Correctly selected diet from the first days of the bird's life will help to get the desired result.

Feed ducks both vegetable and animal feed. The diet includes friable mash, they are cooked on milk or water. They fill with hard -boiled eggs and millet porridge. Gradually introduce grain and greens. From the green for ducks useful dill, onions, clover, dandelions, sow. At the age of the month, young animals are released to the pond (if there is one).

At a free-range, the bird extracts for itself fresh herbs from the pond. Animal feed in the form of insects, small fishes, tadpoles, worms is also added here. But on a free-range without grain, bran and other feed, the bird will not quickly gain its weight.

We must not forget that a well-selected and balanced feed will help the ducklings in time to gain the necessary living mass.

Benefits

The breed of cherry-ducks is distinguished by a number of qualities that distinguish it among the variety of other breeds of ducks :

• Intensive growth of ducklings (by the age of 2 months young growth is 80% of the adult weight);
• High egg production - up to 150 eggs;
• Safety of young growth is 96%;
• Safety of adults 98%;
• Unpretentious to the conditions of detention.

Today, in private and small farms, there is clearly a tendency to breed birds that can gain weight in 45-50 days. Cherry-well meets these requirements, this is the secret of such a demand for the breed.

The level of demand is influenced by the fact that very many specialized farms are engaged in their cultivation. Private owners and farmers always have reliable suppliers of high-quality livestock duck cherry-velly.