Profile and business performance of people’s laying ducks in Harapan Mulya II farmers’ group in Bekasi Regency of West Java Province

Abstract

One of the many farm enterprises in urban and rural locations is raising ducks. Duck farming provides both a source of income and a source of animal protein in the form of meat and eggs. This study aims to evaluate the performance and analysis of the laying duck business in the Pahlawan Setia Village, Tarumajaya District, Bekasi Regency, West Java Province. The study was conducted in the Harapan Mulya II Farmer Group. Surveys and in-depth interviews were used in the investigation. It was found that there are two main types of farmers in the duck industry: large-scale farmers with flocks of 1,000–2,000 ducks and small-scale farmers with herds of 25–100 birds/household flocks. The feed ingredients are primarily rejected bread and shrimp processing wastes (SPW); the average production rate is between 40 and 55 per cent. One of the feed formulations used is 42.86% SPW and 57.14% rejected bread; the feed price was IDR 1,800/kg. It was found that the R/C value for the small-scale farmers was 1.42 and 1.31 for the large-scale. It can be concluded that the laying duck business in the Bekasi Regency region is fruitful and worthwhile.