Detailed Explanation of Fast-Growing Chicken Farming Technology and Scientific Feeding Management Methods
SummaryFast-growing chickens usually refer to white-feathered broilers. They have a shorter rearing cycle than ordinary broilers, higher feed utilization, and lower feeding costs. This depends on the optimization and improvement of chicken breeds, as well as the reasonable formulation of feed. The feed can be selected from ingredients rich in nutrients such as carbohydrates and proteins, and nutrients can be added to the feed. The feed formula should be adjusted according to the different growth stages of the chickens. Chicken farms need to control temperature, humidity, and light well to create a good growing environment.
I. Farming Technology for Fast-Growing Chickens
1. Optimization and Improvement of Chicken Breeds
Fast-growing chickens are born to grow meat. Through continuous improvement and optimization, the introduction of breeding stock of foreign white-feathered broilers has brought a qualitative leap in chicken meat production.
2. Reasonable Feed Formulation
(1) At present, modern chicken farms feed artificial feed, and the feed fed to fast-growing chickens contains two nutritional components: protein and carbohydrates.
(2) Carbohydrates mainly include wheat and corn, while proteins are mainly made from raw materials left after pressing, such as cottonseed meal, rapeseed meal, and soybean meal. In addition, the feed also contains some nutritional additives, such as vitamins, trace elements, amino acids, and so on.
(3) Fast-growing chickens have different feeds at different stages, which can be divided into early, middle, and late stages. Generally, in the first 10 days, fast-growing chickens can be fed early-stage feed to improve their physique. At around 10-20 days, they can be fed mid-stage feed to promote bone growth. After 20 days, they can be fed late-stage feed to fatten them and promote meat growth.
3. Management Standards for Chicken Farms
Chicken houses generally use a fully enclosed environment, with suitable humidity, light, and temperature controlled, and timely ventilation provided to offer good growth conditions. Only in this way can the rapid growth of chickens be promoted. In addition, water and feed should be provided at regular times, and scientific and reasonable feeding should be carried out to ensure the high-quality and rapid growth of broilers.
II. Farming Standards for Fast-Growing White-Feathered Chickens
1. Fast-growing white-feathered chickens have white feathers all over the body in both males and females, gray-blue irises, and white legs and beaks. The body length of a male chicken is about 65-75 cm, and its weight is about 1.3-1.6 kg. Its face and wattles are bright red, looking very beautiful against the white feathers. The body length of a female chicken is about 45-55 cm, and its weight is about 1.1-1.4 kg. Its basic characteristics are consistent with those of the male, with relatively shorter tail feathers and no red wattles or face.
2. Generally, white-feathered pheasants need to be raised for about 10 months to reach sexual maturity, with an annual egg production of about 80-110 eggs and a fertilization rate of about 86%. Their meat quality is relatively good, they grow relatively quickly, have a relatively high meat yield, are easy to manage, and are suitable for large-scale farming.
3. Ordinary broilers need to be raised for about 20 weeks before they can be marketed, but white-feathered pheasants can be marketed after being raised for about 14-15 weeks. Their rearing cycle is relatively short, feed utilization is relatively high, feeding costs are relatively low, quality is relatively high, and taste is good.