As a beginner in raising chickens, you need to understand the knowledge of chicken raising in advance, such as: the construction requirements of the chicken farm, the choice of poultry chicken farming equipment, the choice of chicken breeds, and the knowledge of how to raise management and disease prevention in advance.
Chicken house construction
In fact, there are no fixed requirements for the construction of chicken farm, but a few principles must be followed so that the chicken farm constructed in this way can ensure that the chickens grow comfortably. The house can be ventilated, and the farm must have front and rear windows and skylights that can be closed to facilitate remove the heat, moisture and harmful gases in the house. It is conducive to cleaning and disinfection, preferably on the cement floor, in order to clean up chicken manure and disinfect. The location is appropriate and the topography is required. It can be thermally insulated. The chicken house should be facing north and south. The doors and windows can be closed tightly. The walls are seamless and leaky. The roof is equipped with a ceiling. There is no accumulation of water in rainy days, and there is no pollution to air and water sources. It is best to build a new chicken house away from the residential area.
Chicken farming equipment
The selection of chicken farming equipment needs to be selected according to the scale of breeding. Chicken cages are divided into A-type ladder chicken cages and H-type stacked chicken cages. Now they are all automatic chicken farming equipment,including feeding, drinking water, manure cleaning, egg collection and ventilation, etc. They both can be very advanced, which can reduce the labor intensity of workers and save labor costs.
Ladder chicken farming equipment is installed in the chicken cage in type A. There are two types of manure removal with scraper cleaning and belt cleaning. It is a relatively early use of layer breeding equipment. Now ordinary small and medium-sized customers still use stepped layering hens equipment.
Stacked breeding equipment means that the chicken cages are layered on top of each other like a building. This kind of equipment was developed later. This kind of equipment will increase the stocking density, save land, and increase the degree of intensification.
Feeding management
During the brooding period, consideration should be given to the aspects of humidity, ventilation, light, sanitation, observation of the group, density, accident prevention, feeding time, feeding time, drinking water and epidemic prevention.
In the process of chicken fattening and breeding, various factors should be adjusted in time according to the requirements of different seasons. Strengthening of breeding management in spring can achieve twice the result with half the effort. In addition to paying attention to environmental sanitation in chicken battery cages. It is also necessary to increase the content of protein, vitamins and minerals in the daily feed to meet the needs of growth.
The summer climate is hot, rainy, and humid, and chickens lose their appetite. The central task of feeding and management is to ensure that the heatstroke prevention and cooling work is done, and the environment is kept dry to maintain the chickens’ appetite. In autumn, the sunshine is getting shorter, and artificial lighting should be added at the right time. In winter, the temperature is low and the light is short, so the focus of feeding management is to do a good job of heat preservation and increase light.