Temperature is one of the more important factors in chicken breeding. If the temperature is uncomfortable, it will reduce the chicken’s appetite and growth rate. Therefore, temperature control will have a serious impact on chicken growth. There are some precautions when maintaining the temperature of the chicken house. Let us introduce the temperature control and precautions of breeding equipment.
1. Suitable temperature:
Chickens can self-regulate and maintain a good body temperature in a certain environment. However, young chickens cannot self-regulate within 10 days, and it is difficult to adapt to temperature changes. Therefore, during the brooding period, the temperature of the breeding equipment should be controlled at about 28°C to promote the healthy growth of chickens. The optimum temperature for growth in the late brooding period needs to be controlled at about 20-25 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is too high, it will cause heatstroke in the chicken; if the temperature is too low, the chicken will easily catch a cold. Especially chickens are kept in chicken coops.
2. Close the door:
In winter, the door or large vent of the chicken house needs to be closed. If it is not closed in time, cold air will blow into the chicken house. It poses a fatal threat to chickens and causes cold stress response. Therefore, when you need to enter the chicken house for management, you must pay attention to closing the door. Avoid excessive ventilation that will affect the normal growth of chickens.
The bedding can not only effectively increase the temperature of the modern poultry farming equipment, but also prevent the hens from landing when they lay eggs. But it should be noted that wet bedding should be replaced in time. Because the bedding is too wet will reduce the temperature in the shed and affect the growth of chickens. In addition, even if the weather is dry, it is necessary to change the bedding regularly. If chicken manure and residual feed stay on the bedding for too long, it is easy to cause pests and diseases.
Just now we said that we should close the large vents such as the gate, but we cannot keep the chicken coop closed all winter. Therefore, we need to ventilate the chicken house regularly every day and ensure the temperature of the chicken house. Improve the air quality of the chicken house and promote the growth of chickens. In addition, if the chicken house is closed for a long time, it is easy to breed a large number of bacteria and cause damage to the chicken.
The above is a brief introduction to the temperature control and precautions of breeding equipment. The temperature control of the chicken house, especially in winter, has a great relationship with the growth of chickens, and we cannot ignore it.