What are the precautions for raising chickens in summer? Key points farmers must know

SummaryInsulation: add an insulation layer to the chicken coop, or set up a shade cloth outside the chicken coop, so as to lower the temperature inside the coop. Cooling: install fans and the like inside the chicken coop to cool it down. Feeding: feed small amounts more frequently, to avoid spoilage of uneaten feed that causes contamination and leads to chicken diseases; you can also add some heat-relieving and cooling medications to the feed to improve the flock's resistance. Drinking water: change it every day to ensure the drinking water is clean and cool. Manure: clean it up promptly and keep it dry and clean, to avoid breeding bacteria and viruses.

Summer weather is hot, and chickens are especially sensitive to temperature. Every summer, chickens become listless from the heat, and egg production drops along with it. Therefore, when raising chickens in summer, the most important thing is to pay attention to heat relief and cooling for the chickens, change the water frequently, and strengthen hygiene management, so the flock can spend the summer comfortably.

1. Add an insulation layer to the chicken coop to improve its insulation capacity, or you can set up a shade cloth outside the chicken coop, so as to lower the temperature inside the coop.

2. You can install fans and the like in the chicken coop to cool it down.

3. In summer, the rearing density needs to be appropriately reduced. The feed given to the chickens needs to be provided in small amounts more frequently, to avoid spoilage of uneaten feed that causes contamination and leads to chicken diseases.

4. Pay attention to ventilation in the chicken coop, and you can add some heat-relieving and cooling medications to the feed to improve the flock's resistance.

5. The chickens' drinking water needs to be changed every day to ensure the drinking water is clean and cool.

6. You can appropriately add fats or amino acid substances to the chicken feed, which can effectively prevent the flock from developing body heat.

7. When the weather is hot, it easily causes heat stress reactions in the flock; appropriately adding some VC200PPm to the feed can effectively prevent this.

8. Chicken manure and other excrement need to be cleaned up promptly every day, and the coop floor must be kept dry and clean, to avoid breeding bacteria and viruses, which would cause the flock to get sick and bring losses to farmers.