Among the various stages of broiler growth, the management of the brooding stage is particularly important. The good or bad rearing management of chicks has a great relationship with the breeding rate of chicks and the whole chicken production.
Therefore, in chicken production, it is necessary to grasp the feeding management of chicks to improve the brood rate of chicks and increase the economic benefits of chicken farming.
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I. Preparation work before feeding chicks
A good start is half of success, and sufficient preparation must be made before the chicks are fed.Checklist of work before entering chicks.
1. Whether the chicken coop is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected
2. Is the drinking water system flushed and disinfected clean
3. Whether the insulator is running normally and the ground temperature is 28-30°C
4. The chicken is divided into pens according to 1000-2000 birds, and the block net is free of holes and gaps and dead ends
5. The heat preservation shed is well closed, no thieves wind blowing into
6. 5cm thickness of bedding, laying bedding paper
7. The number of water dispensers and open food trays match and are reasonably placed
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II. Chick acceptance evaluation
After the chicks arrive at the chicken farm, they should be transferred from the chick boxes as soon as possible and properly evaluated so that the feeding management can match the quality of the chicks.
III. Drinking and feeding
1、Drinking water
The first 2 hours after the chicks have been fed, you can add new agricultural salt to the chicks, and add brown sugar water to the chicks after long-distance transportation to replenish energy, and the drinking water temperature should be 25-30°C. After 2 hours of drinking, you can use the food tray or a small bucket to add feed, and add the right amount of vitamin to the feed, and feed the chicks with less and more meals.
2、Feeding
The first 1~3 days of age requires feeding 4-6 meals/day, 4~25 days of age requires 3 meals/day, after 25 days of age feed 2 meals/day; each meal interval empty tank time of not less than 2 hours.
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3、Different types of waterers and buckets transform excessive
The first 3 days of flat broilers use open food tray, after 4 days of age start to use small material bucket, after 5 days all clear open food tray, after 10 days start to use large material bucket and small material bucket cross, 20 days of age all use large material bucket; small size drinker use to 10 days of age transition to large size automatic drinker.
