Independent construction of nests for Indo-women
When breeding Indo-Ducks at home, you need to provide the birds with such conditions so that they are healthy and have excellent productivity. Special attention should be paid to the nests for Indooks, which should be comfortable and meet certain parameters.
The owner must make the nest himself
The main attraction of indoor Indo-Ducks is that they are not picky about breeding and growing. Their sexual activity begins by the end of February. At this time of year, they start flirting with drakes. This suggests that egg-laying will begin soon, which will require do-it-yourself nests.
General requirements for bird nests
The requirements that birds place on their nests are almost the same for any type of bird:
- They should be located in dry, shaded areas where no one walks.
- The bottom can be covered with straw, but not hay, because even well-dried hay retains moisture in a dark room. You can make a bedding from sawdust.
- Protected from dampness.
- Lack of temperature drops and drafts.
- Arrangement of correct lighting.
- Provide good ventilation or ventilation should be provided.
- Sanitary and hygienic standards and their observance, and other requirements.
The nest should be located in a secluded place
What requirements must be observed when arranging an Indoor nest
Indoor women are a little more demanding in arranging their nests. They themselves choose the place for laying eggs, which should be:
- Quiet.
- Calm.
- Individual.
- Dark.
Bird owners should know that if they do not organize a cozy place for a duck that she likes, in advance, she will arrange egg-laying where she wants, but not in the poultry house. You can find out about this by the behavior of the bird, which at first will periodically disappear, and at one moment will disappear for at least a month. It happens that the duck will not return to the poultry house if it is found by a fox or a dog. Therefore, it is necessary to accustom the bird to a certain place.
In case you have isolated the backyard, which is home to poultry, keep an eye on the duck's nest and her own.
You cannot move an already inhabited nest to another place, as this will be stressful for the duck, or take eggs. If the bird catches someone at its shelter, it will stop rushing for some time.
If you do not make a nest, an Indo-female can lay eggs in the most inappropriate place.
Indoor nest equipment
For these purposes, you can use wooden boxes, a wicker basket is also suitable.
Sometimes ducks can unwittingly tell the owner what nest they need. All that remains is to observe your pets to find out which place they like. If the duck has looked at an old dog kennel, which is without a tenant, you can move it to the duckhouse so that the duck will gradually get used to it.
Ducks sometimes look out for a spot in old iron barrels - they like an enclosed space. When using regular boxes, it is necessary to arrange partitions, separating the nests so that the ducks feel isolated and do not start a fight by destroying the eggs of another hen.
Socket dimensions
A nest for an Indo-duck should be no more than 70 cm in diameter, with a height of up to 25 cm, and a low threshold - up to 10 cm - so it is easy for ducks to get into their home.
The straw bedding must be dry and clean, so it must be changed frequently. You can change it every day.
If there are many indoor jackets, you can make several nests in a row.
Where to place nests
- It is usually located on the floor or ground. Indo-girls are good at flying, sitting on branches. They can crawl into a hen's nest, located at some distance from the floor.
- You should not place nests in the same room, because if a duck sitting on eggs sees other people's chicks, it can abandon its own.
- They are placed along the wall, feeders are located on the opposite side.
- Do not place nests next to construction projects, as noise and knocking scare the hen and even the chicks still in the eggs.
Optimal number of nests
Thanks to the nests, the host controls the laying process. There should be as many nests for Indo-women as needed for the household. Ducks should have their own places and not quarrel over them. The best option when there are twice as many ducks as nests.
On average, there should be one nest for two ducks
Is it possible to take eggs from the nest
To speed up the time of the beginning of hatching of the offspring, you should not take the eggs of a duck from the nest, which evenly warms the clutch with its body. She covers the future offspring with a layer of her fluff, plucked from her abdomen at the appearance of each new egg.
The abundance of fluff suggests that chicks should appear soon.
Inspection of nests during incubation
You can inspect the nests only when the duck is away - when she goes for a walk, because she does not like to be disturbed. For the first couple of weeks, it is recommended not to touch them, after which you need to pick up the eggs - remove the heavily contaminated ones that have an irregular shape and size. There should be no unfertilized eggs in the nest, which simply take up space.