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| – Suspicious staff stealing duck eggsPoultry farmers utilizing the hatchery at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) are suspicious that some employees are stealing their ducklings and replacing them with bad eggs. They are appealing to the Agriculture Ministry to investigate the operations at GLDA.It is alleged that complaints were raised with the management of GLDA and promises were made to put necessary measures in place.According to a farmer,Andre Branch Dolphins Jersey, nothing has been done as yet to remedy the malpractices and the situation is becoming more alarming. He noted that on three separate occasions the release of fewer eggs than usual convinced him that something is amiss.Farmers are afraid to speak out against what is occurring at the Authority for fear of victimization since this is the only hatchery available to them. A fee of $70 is charged to hatch one egg. Though,Deion Sanders Falcons Jersey, farmers take sometimes hundreds of eggs at once it is understood that not all eggs would produce ducklings.It takes five weeks for the eggs to hatch. Every Monday when farmers take their new eggs to the hatchery they receive ducklings from a previous batch. And,China Jerseys Cheap, this is where the discrepancies occur.A farmer related that he recently took 202 eggs to GLDA to be hatched but only received 113 ducklings convincing him that something ‘fishy’ is going on. He lamented that it is unlikely 89 eggs would spoil.“The eggs are marked with the farmers’ initials. The bad eggs are placed outside the hatching area to be returned to the farmers. But, not all farmers take away their bad eggs and this creates the opportunity for some staff to trick farmers. They could rub out the initials, place yours and present them as if they are your bad eggs and take your good ducklings”,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, he said.Citing another incident the farmer related that not so long ago he took 200 eggs for hatching and was only presented with 42 ducklings. Upon querying the number the man was made to wait 2½ hrs before being told that it was a mistake. His number of live ducklings was actually 142.The man noted that he cannot stop doing business with GLDA since he has invested close to $15M in his livestock farm. He recently spent $2M to construct a new duck pen and has a loan with a commercial bank. The man said that he cannot continue to incur unnecessary looses.Duck is an expensive poultry meat. A duckling costs between $500 and $600,Cheap Jerseys Free, while,Cheap Sports Jerseys, a pound of duck is sold for $600. A mature duck could weigh up to 14 pounds.When this publication contacted GLDA for a comment the Head and Deputy were not in office to provide a comment. |
