It is necessary to know that the climate in the early spring season is changeable. The variability of this climate will bring inconvenience to many poultry farmers. If you do not pay attention to the management details, it may lead to a decrease in egg production rate. Learn about the early spring feeding considerations for laying hens.

1. Keep warm and ventilated

In the early spring, raising chickens should increase the stocking density, close the doors and windows, add straw curtains, and drink warm water to keep warm. Due to the closing of the doors and windows of the chicken house, the ventilation is reduced, and the concentration of harmful gases such as ammonia gas and carbon dioxide generated by the exhaust gas accumulated in the chicken house and the fermentation of the chicken manure is increased, and the respiratory tract of the laying hen is easily induced. Therefore, in early spring, chickens should be handled in a relationship between ventilation and warmth, and the feces and debris in the chicken house should be removed in time to ensure that the air in the house is fresh. When the weather is warm at noon, the windows should be ventilated to make the air inside the house fresh.

2. Pay attention to disinfection and dehumidification

In early spring, the temperature is lower, the frequency of bacterial activity decreases, but the resistance of chicken body is generally weakened. If neglected disinfection, it will easily lead to disease outbreaks and cause heavy losses. Therefore, strict disinfection work must be done. In early spring, chickens are less ventilated and the amount of water evaporation is reduced. If improperly disinfected, the humidity in the house will increase, and good conditions for the proliferation of bacteria and parasites will be created. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen management in early spring chickens, and pay attention to keeping the environment inside the layer battery cages clean and dry.

3. Pay attention to feeding and management

In the early spring, the outside temperature is low, and the energy consumption of the chicken body is much higher, so the feed consumption is increased by about 10% compared with other seasons. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure a certain amount of protein in the diet and appropriately increase the high-energy feed with high sugar content to meet the physiological and production needs of the chicken body. In early spring, because the resistance of laying hens is reduced, special attention should be paid to the prevention and prevention of diseases and regular vaccination. According to the actual situation, preventive drugs can be regularly and plannedly administered, and the content of vitamins and trace elements in the feed can be appropriately increased to enhance the physical fitness of the laying hens and improve disease resistance.