What are the precautions for raising common moorhens?

The common moorhen is also known as jiang ji, red-knobbed coot and so on. It is actually a bird, and since people's demand for wild poultry has increased, artificial breeding of the common moorhen has also begun. So, what precautions are there for raising common moorhens? Let's take a look together!

1. Raising environment

The environment for raising common moorhens is the first thing we need to pay attention to. Common moorhens like to swim and mainly feed on small fish, small shrimp and insects. This means the raising site should preferably have a pond, reservoir or river and the like. Also, common moorhens cannot be raised dry, otherwise they will die, so they must be raised wet, and the temperature must not be too high, preferably around 20 degrees. Finally, in addition to water, the farm also needs grass, so there will be more insects, and then the common moorhens' food will be more abundant.

2. Early-stage feeding

Newly bought common moorhens are still very fragile. If they are not well cared for, the survival rate of the raising will be relatively low. Therefore, early-stage feeding is also something we must be very careful about. During the early stage of raising, we need to keep the common moorhens warm and feed them every day. At this time, feeding is generally divided into about five times, and the amount fed each time should not be very large, mainly small fish and small shrimp. At this stage, we also need to crush the small fish and shrimp, otherwise the chicks cannot digest them well. Once the common moorhens can forage freely, they can be released for free-range raising.

3. Later-stage free-range raising

Free-range raising has many benefits for the growth of common moorhens. First, it can promote their growth rate, and second, it improves their reproductive capacity. However, there are also many things to pay attention to when raising them free-range. For example, the fences around the farm should be set a bit higher, because although common moorhens are raised artificially, they still have a certain flying ability, so they must be prevented from escaping. Also, although there is quite a lot of food when raising them free-range, especially if fish are raised in the pond, the food will be even more abundant, if you want to speed up fattening, you still need to feed them at least two to three times a day.

4. Sanitation and cleaning

During the raising process, attention should also be paid to cleaning the sanitation of the raising area to prevent disease. The farm for common moorhens is somewhat different from other farms, so it is not only necessary to clean the sanitation of the coop, but also to carry out comprehensive cleaning of other areas in the farm, especially the sanitation of the water body, because common moorhens spend a longer time in the water. If the water body is not cleaned and disinfected, the impact on common moorhens is very great.

5. Feather grooming

When raising common moorhens, their feathers also need to be groomed. This is very important for raising common moorhens, because common moorhens live in wetlands for a long time, so their feathers are easily infected with bacteria. If we do not groom their feathers in time, common moorhens will easily get sick. In order to reduce the occurrence of disease and strengthen the physique of common moorhens, we still need to be extra careful during ordinary feeding.

The above are the precautions for raising common moorhens. I hope they can help you!