Chili peppers can also be used to raise chickens, and these little tips are a must-learn

Chili peppers are a common ingredient in daily life, usable as a vegetable and also as a seasoning, but chili peppers are also very useful in the process of raising chickens. Let's take a look below at some little tips for using chili peppers to raise chickens.

1. Dry chili pepper fumigation of empty poultry houses

Some chicken farmers also use dry chili pepper fumigation, especially during periods when viral diseases are highly prevalent. Take an appropriate amount of dry chili peppers (adjusted specifically according to the size of the chicken house), place them together with flammable straw, then empty out the chicken house, light it and keep it sealed for 24 hours, then ventilate.

2. Promote appetite in the flock

Chili peppers have a special spicy taste. This smell improves the palatability of the feed and can stimulate the appetite of the flock. Of course, when feeding, you do not feed chili peppers directly to the flock; instead, dry the chili peppers and grind them into a dry powder, then mix and add them at a ratio of 1% to 3%. This can increase gastrointestinal motility, promote the secretion of digestive juices, and inhibit abnormal fermentation in the intestines.

3. Improve yolk color

As everyone knows, one of the characteristics of free-range eggs is that the yolk is larger, darker, and more yellow than that of ordinary eggs. Red chili pepper is precisely a kind of yolk pigment enhancer. If you want to improve the quality of the yolk, you can appropriately and regularly add 1% to 2% red chili pepper powder to laying hens.

4. Increase the laying rate of laying hens

Chili peppers are rich in vitamins and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron, making them one of the very good additives. Adding chili pepper powder to the feed of laying hens can supplement part of the nutrients they need. According to experiments, it can also increase the laying rate to a certain extent. Friends who raise laying hens can give it a try.

5. Promote growth and resist stress reactions

Chili pepper meal contains a variety of vitamins and trace elements such as copper, iron, zinc, and manganese. It can supplement and balance the essential nutrients in feed, promote balanced growth of animals, and enhance metabolism. Adding chili pepper meal to feed can promote blood circulation in livestock and poultry, help poultry resist cold, and has killing and inhibitory effects on a variety of bacteria and molds.

Although chili peppers can be used to raise chickens, they must be used according to actual conditions, and only then will the results be better.