Chicken poultry cage equipment are required if the number of chickens is large. The importance of drinking water should be paid attention to when raising chickens in broiler cages. The water content of chicks is about 70%, and the water content of chicks within one week of age is 85%, mainly in intracellular fluids. With extracellular fluid. In the total amount of body water, water in the intracellular fluid accounts for 50%, and water in the extracellular fluid accounts for 15%. Most of the water is taken from the body by drinking water, and the rest is derived from the metabolic water produced by the water and nutrients in the feed.
Water plays a very important role in the digestion and metabolism of chickens. Water can help the chicken to digest the feed. It is also the carrier of the metabolic waste discharged from the chicken. Water is not only the solvent necessary for nutrient absorption, rotation and metabolic waste excretion, but also the medium for chemical reaction in the metabolic process. Water directly participates in many chemistry. reaction. Water has the characteristics of large heat capacity and high heat of evaporation. The body temperature is adjusted by absorption and discharge of water, and it is important to keep the body temperature constant. Water can also act as a lubricating fluid to keep the joint surface of the bones smooth and free to move.
The higher the production level of broilers, the greater the water demand of the chickens. For example, adult chickens drink more water than chicks; in chickens of the same weight, young birds have more water deficiency than adult chickens; laying hens drink more water than hens. In the broiler cage chickens, under the production conditions, due to changes in the ambient temperature, the drinking water of the chickens has a large change. Drinking water is usually increased at high temperatures. Ambient temperature
For every 1 °C increase, the amount of water can be increased by about 7%; at low temperatures, the amount of water can be reduced. When the temperature of the laying hen rises from below 10 °C to above 30 °C, the amount of drinking water can be increased by two times. In addition, the temperature of drinking water can affect the drinking water of chickens. Chickens like to drink cold water instead of drinking water above ambient temperature and refuse to drink water above 45 °C.
The quality of water in broiler cages for sale is stricter. There are less impurities in the water. If there are more impurities in the water, especially if the water contains more soluble minerals, it will lead to a decrease in the palatability of the chicken to water, thus reducing the amount of drinking water. In addition, after drinking certain drugs in water, it can also reduce the amount of water consumed by chickens. Therefore, fresh, cool and clean drinking water should be given to the chicken