Meat and eggs from ducks rank second to chicken products, an indication that the venture is worth exploiting. Incubation period for duck eggs is 28 days. Viral diseases such as duck plague, duck cholera and duck viral hepatitis (avian influenza) affect ducks between three weeks and eight weeks of age. PROFITABILITYMeat and eggs from ducks rank second to chicken products, an indication that the venture is worth exploiting. Duck meat and eggs have not flooded the poultry market yet, presenting an opportunity for farmers to consider the business.

Source: Daily Nation August 26, 2016 17:26 UTC