A Detailed Guide to the Key Points of Four-Season Peacock Management
The peacock is a very popular special breeding project nowadays. Peacocks have high ornamental value, and peacock meat also has high nutritional value. The area devoted to peacock breeding in our country is also growing larger and larger. However, peacock breeding requires good feeding and management. Especially during the adult stage, each season has different management methods. Below is a recommendation of the key points for four-season peacock management.
I. Spring Management
In spring, the temperature gradually rises, daylight hours increase, and peacocks gradually regain their vitality and raise their metabolic rate. Spring is a season when peacocks lay a relatively large number of eggs, and it is also the best time for reproduction and incubation. Management should be strengthened in spring by increasing the proportion of nutrients such as protein and vitamins in the feed to meet the nutritional needs of peacocks for egg laying. Moreover, to ensure healthy growth of peacocks and extend the laying period, we should also increase the proportion of concentrated feed and green feed to prevent soft-shelled eggs or rickets caused by nutritional deficiency in peacocks, ensure the water trough always has water, and regularly clean the bedding straw and droppings to prevent damage to breeding eggs.
II. Summer Management
In summer, the temperature gradually rises, reaching the hottest season of the year. At this time, high temperature and high humidity are very unfavorable to the growth of peacocks. Due to the high temperature, peacocks reduce their activity level, their appetite declines, and their feed intake also drops severely. Because of insufficient intake, peacocks do not have enough nutrition to lay eggs, so egg production also declines and eventually stops. Therefore, cooling work should be done well in summer to prevent excessively high temperatures from affecting peacock growth. Ventilation should be appropriate, and then the proportion of green feed should be increased. Pay attention to the proportion of green feed, and do not feed moldy or spoiled feed.
III. Autumn Management
The weather in autumn is relatively cool, but the temperature gradually drops and daylight hours become shorter. Autumn is also the molting period for peacocks. Therefore, in autumn, the proportion of oil-bearing feed should be reduced, and it is best not to feed it at all. Then, during the peacock molting period, forced molting can be carried out, which can shorten the molting period of peacocks and also improve feather quality. Then control factors such as water, feed, and light to change the peacock's growing environment and ensure that all peacocks molt uniformly. Zinc oxide additive may be appropriately fed, which can accelerate the molting speed of peacocks after about one week. When half of the feathers can be pulled out or fall off on their own, feeding should be stopped.
IV. Winter Management
Because peacocks have gone through the autumn molting period, their bodies are relatively weak. At this time, it is necessary to supplement nutrition for the peacocks to restore their condition. In addition, the temperature in winter is very low, so we must also do a good job of cold protection and warmth preservation. Lay bedding straw well in the rearing house, and if conditions permit, heating facilities can be used. While keeping warm, attention should also be paid to ventilation to ensure fresh air and promote peacock growth. Finally, resume feeding oil-bearing feed in the diet. When not producing, disease prevention and control as well as deworming work should also be done well.
The above is a brief introduction by Tuliu.com to the key points of four-season peacock management. The four-season management work for peacocks is very important. Because different temperatures and different environments in each season will have different effects on peacocks, management methods need to be adjusted reasonably to ensure the growth of peacocks.