Cold exposure is a common phenomenon in the process of raising chickens, especially the chickens in the poultry farming cage, which is also the main factor causing the disease of the chickens. Some people may ask, the temperature in the chicken coops is controlled smoothly, there is no large ventilation, nor is it blown to the chickens. How can chickens still catch cold and suffer from the disease? Catching cold can occur in many aspects of raising chickens. It is not only the temperature control or ventilation that can catch cold. The following summarizes the factors that can cause the chickens to catch cold in the breeding process, hoping to help everyone!
During brooding, the water line is too low and the water pressure is too high. Chickens drill into the water cup and the nipples leak, resulting in wet chicken feathers. The spraying equipment is damaged, the spray head drops water seriously or the spraying time is long, resulting in wet chicken feathers; Chicken houses cut off condensed water vapor or the roof of some houses leaks rain. Improper humidification method, only pay attention to humidification, not considering the temperature of the chickens, when the chickens show low temperature, humidification with humidification tube, will make the chickens catch cold; The temperature of the water used for humidification is relatively low. When mist falls on chickens, the chickens will catch cold. During humidification, if there is a large amount of accumulated water on the ground, the chill generated by evaporation of water vapor can also cool the abdomen of chickens.
Loose sealing in the battery cage for chickens resulted in burglary wind at the side windows, drain outlets, chicken outlets, water curtains, exhaust fan outlets, etc., causing the chickens in the chicken coop there to catch cold due to low temperature. After the wind enters the chicken coop from the air inlet, obstacles block the chicken coop during the warm-up process, causing the cool wind to rebound and directly attack the chicken coop to catch cold. Unreasonable temperature control; Cooling speed is faster, especially in cold seasons, so artificial rapid cooling will make it more common for chickens to catch cold.
Relying only on the temperature indicated by the thermometer and not paying attention to the physiological and behavioral responses of the chickens, thus causing the chickens to catch cold. The indoor temperature indicated by the thermometer can only be used as a reference. The suitable temperature of the chicken flocks is not only related to the temperature of the chicken coop, but also has an important relationship with the humidity, wind speed, light, food intake, etc. in the chicken coop. At the same temperature in the chicken coop, the humidity increases.
Chickens will only feel warmer, chickens will only feel colder when the wind speed in the house increases, chickens will only feel cooler when the lights are turned off, chickens will only feel warmer when they eat, and they will feel colder when they are hungry.
The sudden change of weather will affect the lag of temperature in the chicken coop when the outside temperature drops. If the ventilation in the chicken coop is not adjusted in time, the drop in temperature in the chicken coop will cause the chicken to catch cold. Therefore, we should often observe the weather.