Now with the popularization of automated poultry farming equipment, many chicken farms have put layer cage system into use. But chickens live in battery chicken cages. How to identify non-laying hens. After all, the timely elimination of poultry laying hens that do not lay eggs is an effective measure to improve the egg production rate of laying hens.

Poultry equipment manufacturers summarize and share several ways to help farmers better identify and use them.

1. Look at the shape: Poultry eggs that do not lay eggs are nervous and easily frightened, their feathers are often neat, but the comb is pale and shrunken; while laying hens are mild-tempered, hens are mild-tempered, their feathers are not clean, but their hair is bright red, and their expression is lively. , eyes bright.

2. Look at the head and feet: The skin of the beak, eyes and toes of sick eggs is yellow, while the skin of healthy laying hens is white.

3. Abdomen: The abdomen of sick laying hens is contracted and the feathers are rough; while the abdomen of healthy laying hens is full and soft;

4. Anus: The anus of sick poultry laying hens is white and moist, large oval;

5. Feces: The feces of sick birds and hens are sun-dried and greener; the feces of hens are thick and moist, and the surface is covered with a layer of white mucus (i.e. urate).

6. Sound: Touch the sick chickens and the hens are bumpy and make a "clucking" scream; the laying hens tighten their wings and curl up in the cage, making a "clucking" sound.

The above 6 ways to learn to identify chickens that do not lay eggs are shared by poultry equipment manufacturers. Did you learn?