Farmers of the Zainsky district share the secrets of growing mulard ducks
Every week we write about people who, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, are developing their business in rural areas. One of them is the Mukhametzyanov family from Zainsky district.
In 2014, they received a grant from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan under the program of support for novice farmers. The grant funds were used to purchase poultry stock and equipment.
Even 15 years ago, Artur Mukhametzyanov could hardly have imagined that today he would be a stronger farmer. After graduating from the economic Institute, he returned to the district to help his parents. They were already engaged in poultry farming. However, such a scale was preceded not only by the study of the theory, but also by search for a new idea. And it came – they started raising mulard ducks.
This breed of bird is a hybrid of Beijing and French individuals. Dietary meat is without fat and cholesterol. It is more expensive than ordinary ducks and geese.
"First, we gave them for free. We decided to continue anyway, and we were the first in the region with this duck, " recalls Artur Mukhametzyanov.
They produce up to 200,000 ducks per season. The process is time-consuming and has its secrets. First, the eggs are received in a maternity ward, and they are placed in incubator for 31 days. After the appearance of chicks, they are placed into a special room with a certain temperature regime and diet. At the age of three weeks, they are disassembled by wholesalers in large batches. Each female gives up to 100 eggs per season - about 6 eggs per week.
"Each female is turned and inseminated with a special syringe. In the future, eggs are collected every day", says the young farmer.
Today, the Mukhametzyanovs share their experience with their colleagues. And they are thinking about a new step – meat and poultry farming. This is another cycle that needs to be mastered. They will eventually come to it.