Nearly all the breeds of ducks that are common today can trace their origins to the wild Mallard, Anas Platyrhynchos. The name comes from the Latin anas (a duck) and a combination of two Greek words, platus (broad) and rhynchos (bill). No one knows for certain when Mallards were first domesticated, but there is some …

We’re often asked about how easy our ducks are to keep. I’ve heard the comment ‘ducks are messy’ so many times and agree this can be this case, but with the right approach it doesn’t have to be! Duck keeping can be done without all the mess, but two things are required – first, the …

Ducks occupy an important position next to chicken farming in India. They form about 10% of the total poultry population and contribute about 6-7% of total eggs produced in the country. Ducks are mostly concentrated in the Eastern and Southern States of the country mainly coastal region with non-descriptive indigenous stocks, which however are poor layers. …