Pheasant Farming: Pay Attention to Heat Relief for Breeding Pheasants

The pheasant is a wild game bird, not only fast-growing and disease-resistant, but also tender, nutritious, delicately fragrant, and uniquely flavored. Pheasant meat has 2~3 times more crude protein than broiler chicken, a complete range of essential amino acids, and much less fat and cholesterol than domestic chicken. Its iron content is 10~15 times higher than that of poultry, while its meat production performance is comparable to that of broiler chicken. Pheasants are not only excellent in flavor but also have considerable medical and health benefits, and have anti-cancer effects. With summer approaching, how to raise breeding pheasants well in the hot summer is a concern for many farmers.

Ventilation and cooling. In the hot summer, try to create a good environment for the pheasants. If conditions permit, the coop can be moved to a place with dense trees. If it cannot be moved, a sunshade must be set up to prevent direct sunlight from hitting the pheasants. In summer, outdoor farming or a combination of indoor and outdoor methods is generally used, with both a exercise yard and a place to shelter from wind and rain, and air must be kept circulating and fresh day and night. Clean drinking water. Summer temperatures are high, and water is easily contaminated, so the water must be changed 2 times a day. When changing the water, rinse the trough with a 0.1% potassium permanganate solution. Sufficient clean drinking water must always be available, and the trough must never be without water at any time. If the temperature exceeds 35°C, 3% white sugar can be added to the drinking water, which helps with cooling and heat prevention. Do a good job of disease prevention. Keeping the coop clean and hygienic is the fundamental measure to reduce disease. In addition to cleaning the pen on time, spray disinfection can be done 2 times a week with Baidusha or Miejunling (1:1000). When spraying, the feed trough and water trough should be taken out first. Oxytetracycline can be added to the feed at 0.04%, fed 2 times a week. Penicillin can be added to the drinking water at 10,000 units per bird, fed once a week, to play a role in disease prevention. Light and feeding. Summer weather is hot, and the peak feeding period for pheasants is generally in the morning and evening. Therefore, turn on the lights 2 hours before dawn and provide water and feed. At night, the lights should also be turned on for 2~3 hours. During the lighting time, drinking water and feed must be sufficient, and the light should not be too strong; a 3~4 watt bulb per sq m is sufficient. Generally, feed 3~4 times a day, and the interval between each feeding should be lengthened. The nutritional composition of the feed should be comprehensive, with metabolizable energy of 2700~2750 kcal, crude protein of 23% or more, a complete range of essential amino acids, and attention should be paid to the addition of trace elements and the matching of green feed.