Duck Farming: The Importance Of Keeping Farm Records If You Want A Profitable Duck Business

It pays to keep a record of what happens on your farm. Not everyone finds record keeping easy or useful. It seems like a hassle, but it’s fun. Usually, for a short time and for a small flock, you can remember the most important information. But if you plan to keep ducks longer and if you want to do business, you need to keep track of what happens.

Depending on your type of business, you can track:

– how many ugly eggs are every day
– the amount of food you give every day
– the expenses you make on food and health care
– the investment you have made to build a shed
– which ducks are good breeders and which are not
– how many eggs you incubate and the date you hatched them
– how many eggs hatch
– how many of the hatched ducklings survive and how many die

This is not a complete list, nor is it a mandatory list. You decide what information you keep a record of, depending on the type of your business.

The information you collect can help you make management decisions or help you find a solution to a problem. For example:

– When you know when you lay the eggs to incubate, you can calculate the date they will hatch. Then you can prepare to take care of the ducklings in time.
– You can estimate when you will need to replace the ducks when they reach the end of their production period.