What problems should be paid attention to in chicken farms in the brooding stage

1. Temperature:

After the chicks are out of the shell and bought back, the temperature should be controlled within 34-35 ℃ in the first week, and from the second week onwards, it will drop by 2 ℃ every week until the dewarming stops in the sixth week. The method of heat preservation depends on the number of chickens. Cardboard boxes and light bulbs can be used for less chickens, that is, put the chicks in the box, hang a light bulb of about 60W, and put water bottles and food troughs together. Most chickens can be heated in a brooding room, and a coal stove is used indoors, but the soot is discharged outdoors using iron pipes. In order to ensure the accuracy of the temperature, in addition to inquiring about the condition of the chicks, a thermometer should be hung indoors, and the toilet should be removed together.

2. Lighting:

In the first week of brooding, 24 hours of light is required to ensure that the chicks can eat and drink day and night to promote growth and development, and then reduce by 2 hours per week until the lights are not turned on at night. Lighting and heat preservation can be combined, carton brooding, if the temperature is not good, you can add boiling water, wrap it in a container with cloth, and place it in the box for heating.

3. Density:

1 to 14 days old, 50 to 60 birds/square meter ；15 to 21 days old, 35 to 40 per square meter； 21～12 pcs/square meter； Dewarmed chicks can be raised in cages, flat or pastured, as long as the density does not exceed the above standards.

4 Drinking water:

The chicks can be fed with water 24 hours after hatching. The brooding material is placed in the feeding bucket to let it eat at ease, and water is placed in the water cup at the same time.