Methods for Extending the Peak Egg-Laying Period in Pheasant Farming

Selective Breeding of Improved Breeds

Female pheasants should be robust in constitution, weighing 1 kg to 1.5 kg, well developed, docile in temperament, lively and active, with bright red wattles and combs, and large, spirited eyes. Male pheasants should have symmetrical body parts, good development, well-developed breast muscles, bright red combs, loud crowing, and full plumage, with a body weight above 1.5 kg.

Good Disease Prevention

Keeping pheasants in a robust state is an important measure for extending the peak egg-laying period and increasing the fertilization rate of breeding eggs. Therefore, the coop must be kept clean, sprayed and disinfected once a week with a 1000-fold dilution of Baidusha or Miejunling, and the feed troughs and water troughs scrubbed once a day with a 0.1% potassium permanganate solution. Diseases that commonly occur during the peak egg-laying period include pullorum disease and colibacillosis, and prevention and control work must be done well.

Scientific Feed Formulation

Provide sufficient nutrition to pheasants during the breeding period. The feed formula is: corn 50%, soybean cake 15%, wheat bran 17%, sorghum 6.5%, fish meal 8%, shell powder 2%, bone meal 1.2%, salt 0.3%, and add 100 g of methionine, 100 g of choline chloride, and 10 g of multivitamins per 100 kg of feed. At two months of laying, inject once with a vaccine against avian egg drop syndrome.

Male-to-Female Ratio

A reasonable male-to-female pairing is an important measure for reducing feeding costs and increasing the egg-laying rate. The scientific male-to-female ratio is 1:3 to 1:4.

Feeding Management

Clean the chicken coop at fixed times every day, feed at fixed times, and provide sufficient clean drinking water. Keep the temperature inside the coop at 15°C to 25°C. When the temperature is high, pay attention to ventilation and cooling; when the temperature is low, pay attention to keeping warm, and handle the relationship between warmth retention and ventilation well.