Battambang, KH – Duck loan raises family income – 28 Feb 2013

MY family’s nutrition and income has improved since they asked for a loan to purchase some ducklings, because they can now eat duck eggs and meat, and sell 6 month old ducks.

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MY family purchased 20 ducklings and built a $25 duck enclosure with a $50 loan.  They will sell the female ducks for $5 and male ducks for $10 after 4 to 6 months, and keep some of them to be parents.

The parents will have 6 to 12 ducklings every 4 months, and MY plans to sell the ducklings when they grow into ducks after 6 months.

The ducks do not cost much to feed, because they eat vegetable scraps from the family kitchen, grass and corn.  Fortunately, they do not often need herbal medicines for ailments because they are resilient and are normally healthy.