There are many factors that go into the success or failure of raising chickens. For example, the selection of chicks, the purchase of chicken raising equipment, the survival rate of chickens, and the management of chicken houses, etc. Today, let’s discuss the key to raising chickens well.
Before entering the chicks, poultry farmers must clean the hen house and carry out strict disinfection.
suitable temperature and humidity. Temperature is one of the key factors for the success or failure of brooding. Providing a suitable temperature can effectively improve the survival rate of chicks. Due to the imperfect thermoregulatory function of chicks, chicks are very sensitive to temperature. If the temperature is too low, the chicks are easy to swarm, squeeze and die. Generally, the chicken house is required to be 32°C to 35°C in the first week, and then drop by 2°C to 3°C every week after that. Too high or too low humidity is not conducive to the growth and development of chicks. The humidity is generally 65% to 70% from 1 to 10 days old, and remains at 55% to 65% after 10 days of age.
Buy battery chicken cages. The use of poultry cages can not only reduce manpower and material resources, but also provide a good and comfortable growing environment for chickens. Make the chicken happy, increase the conversion rate, and finally create more economic benefits for you.
Strengthen ventilation. The chick has a strong metabolism, and the fresh air and exhaled carbon dioxide and water vapor required per unit body weight are large, and the ammonia gas is continuously released from the chicken manure. Unfavorable environmental factors in the house will bring stress to the chickens, affect the normal activities of the chickens, affect the growth and development of the body, reduce the immune function of the body, increase the probability of disease infection in the body, and hinder the growth and development of chickens to varying degrees. Therefore, the brooding room should pay special attention to ventilation.
Strengthen the management of chicken houses. The breeder should always check the feeding and drinking conditions of the chicks, and pick out weak and sick chicks by observing the mental state of the chicks. Chicken manure should be observed every morning. Normally, it should be gray-white with a layer of white urate on it. It is moderately thick and curly. If it is found that the stool is abnormal, effective measures should be taken in time.
The above is the experience of raising laying hens summarized by poultry equipment manufacturers. Strictly control the management system of the chicken house to make the chicken life more comfortable and make your poultry farm develop better.