RUDDY SHELLDUCK    /  Tadorna ferruginea
RANGE: From Europe to China.
HABITAT:Large , shallow, inland waters with lush vegetation offering a plentiful food supply.
GENERAL INFO:It is easy to breed them . They are winter-hardy but sometimes they have problems with the other ducks so it is better to breed them separately.
DESCRIPTION:The male has a black ring  around their necks and  the females' faces are white. 
AVAIRY POSITION:Well planted 12m2 avairy with a pond.
FEEDING: Corn, wheat, oats, rye, millet, milo , stale bread, potatoe, greens and pellet feeds.
BREEDING AGE: Second year.
BREEDING SEASON: March.
NUMBER OF EGGS IN A YEAR: 8-16 eggs.
INCUBATION PERIOD: 28 days.




 

ERON
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