Musk ducks are called indigenous women , wild populations of which are found in South America and Mexico. This large species of ducks is domesticated by humans and introduced to other parts of the world.
This bird mainly nests on trees. Indoor keeping conditions are quite simple, and care for them does not require
a lot of time. It is especially beneficial to feed several bird families at once. Then on one drake there will be two or three females. One drake, as a rule, weighs five or six kilograms, and each female has a mass of three kilograms. Within a year, one indochka can carry up to hundreds of large eggs. Moreover, each egg will weigh about 70 grams.
The meat of these wonderful birds is similar to chicken: it is not fatty at all and is considered dietary. When breeding indolets only to obtain meat, it is possible to cross this breed with any other breeds. Such offspring will, of course, be large, but barren.
They are gorgeous, these indothos. Feeding and keeping them is an interesting issue. In food, the indochka is unpretentious and eats almost everything that they give. An impeccable food for her is considered a wet mash. Sometimes ducks are fed with finely chopped grass, beet tops or kitchen waste.
Indochka and corn grains are very popular. If you feed the bird with barley, then it must be soaked in advance in water. And next to the feeder should be water. Indoor women consume much less food than ducks of any other breeds. Chores on feeding will be reduced several times if you allow the ducks to swim and swim in the pond. They love to eat duckweed, which swims in large numbers on the surface of the water.
But most of all, the Indochians love to eat various insects and worms. And if there is no pond nearby, then for them you can dig a special shallow pond.
In general, the maintenance of indorets is considered a very interesting and safe activity. This bird very often picks up and swallows various shiny things. It can be, for example, nails, pins or pieces of glass. Poultry farmers should ensure that the duck walking areas are clean.
Indians do not like traditional perches, but they are loyal to logs. Logs are always stacked in random order. To increase the comfort of birds in the forest, they collect needles. Litter is being constructed from needles. So they prepare a room for wintering birds.
But The content of indorects is not without negative aspects. They do not get along well with representatives of other bird breeds.
They are best grown in separate fences.
For a number of reasons, the content of indolets is considered beneficial. But the most important quality of indigenous women, which distinguishes them from the economic side and distinguishes them from other breeds, is too noticeable dimorphism in the genital area based on live weight. After all, the dimensions of the drake exceed the size of a duck almost twice.
Drains are hatched from more than half of the eggs taken from one hen. It is this nuance that shows that the content of indorets is a very profitable occupation. Of course, indochka have a special cyclical egg production and a long incubation period. They rush in the spring and autumn.