2017 Gamecock Farming Profit Methods and Training Techniques

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The gamecock, also known as the fighting chicken, biting chicken, etc., is a rare poultry breed that combines health care, medicinal and food uses, and has now widely entered the market. So how do you raise gamecocks in 2017 to make money? How do you train them to be formidable? How do you raise gamecocks to make money? Feeding and management of gamecocks

The gamecock, also known as the fighting chicken, biting chicken, etc., is a rare poultry breed that combines health care, medicinal and food uses, and has now widely entered the market. So how do you raise gamecocks in 2017 to make money? How do you train them to be formidable?

How do you raise gamecocks to make money?

The feeding and management of gamecocks has a very important influence on their future fighting ability. You must achieve “careful feeding, patient management”; only in this way can you improve the quality of the gamecock and lay a good foundation for future fights, and it also has a direct effect on the egg-laying performance of hens after they reach adulthood. The feeding and training methods for gamecocks are not completely the same and mostly vary from person to person. The following are some conventional methods.

Feeding and management of chicks

This is the most critical link in gamecock rearing. Newly hatched chicks must be kept in a suitable rearing environment. Generally, for chicks 1~2 days old, the room temperature should be 35~36°C, then reduced by 0.5°C each day, and kept constant once it reaches 25°C. In the early stage, the humidity inside the coop should be 60~70%, gradually reducing to natural humidity. First feed clean warm boiled water with some white sugar or glucose added, and after 1~2 weeks gradually transition to drinking tap water. On the first day after hatching, do not feed. On the second day, you can first feed a little sesame soaked in boiled water, then feed steamed millet or cooked eggs. From the third day, begin feeding a diet mainly of cooked eggs, millet soaked in boiled water, and fresh green vegetables, and you may appropriately feed a small amount of insects and miscellaneous grains. At this time, you still need to pay attention to keeping warm, appropriate exercise, and sunlight, which are beneficial to their growth and development. They should be fed small amounts many times a day. After half a month, you can feed noodles, miscellaneous grains, etc. After one month, for male chickens, increase the supply of protein feed, such as chopped egg pieces and minced meat, and appropriately feed green vegetables.

Feeding and management of growing chickens

At 45 days of age, chicks can reach a body weight of 0.5 kg, and female chicks are already easy to distinguish. At this point, males and females should begin to be raised in separate groups, which is beneficial to growth. Starting at 75 days of age, chicks grow rapidly, and especially for bone growth, mineral feed (bone meal) and insects need to be added to the feed. Folk custom is to feed cicadas, ground beetles, and locusts, etc. At this time, male chicks begin to enter the growth stage. To avoid fighting injuries affecting growth, they need to be kept in single cages. In folk practice, wide cages woven from chaste twigs are mostly used for enclosure rearing. Every day at fixed times in the morning, noon, and evening, for a total of 3~4 times, they are released from the cages for free activity, but they must be strictly controlled not to mate with hens, and stronger fights among males must also be prevented. In this stage they grow rapidly, so feed rich in nutrients should be supplied. Energy feeds mainly include corn, wheat bran, millet, sorghum, etc. Protein feeds include eggs, tofu, beans, meat, etc. In addition, green vegetables, sunlight, exercise, and clean drinking water are all indispensable.

Feeding and management of adult chickens. After molting 3~4 times and the old wing feathers growing in fully, they are adult chickens, generally at 9 months of age. Throughout the four seasons, cold and heat differ, and corresponding feeding and management measures should be adopted according to the season. The main points are: from the beginning of spring, meat food should be removed, that is, artificially reducing fat, to make the chicken's body firm so it can fight. In the hot summer, measures to prevent heatstroke and lower temperature should be taken, less meat should be fed, vegetables and grain should each make up half, and beans or bean products may be appropriately fed. Autumn is when the heat gradually ends and the cold comes, adult chickens molt, and chicks reach body maturity. Feed with higher protein content should be given; this is a very critical period. In winter, the main work is to prevent cold and keep warm, feed more cooked food and good food, and quickly build up fat to help them get through the winter.

Selection of gamecock breeds

1. Breed selection: Male gamecocks should be large in body and strong in bone, with thick and powerful necks, thick and tall legs, well-developed chest muscles, bright red combs in a flat tumor shape, large and spirited eyes, feathers close to the body, and a majestic posture, with a body weight above 3.5 kg. Female gamecocks should have a well-proportioned structure, good development, be lively and active, have large and spirited eyes, and a body weight above 2.5 kg.

2. Pay attention to epidemic prevention: only by keeping gamecocks in a healthy physical condition can rearing and breeding be facilitated. Therefore, disease prevention and control work should be done well in spring. The coop must be kept clean. Once a week, Baidusha or Miejunling (1:1000 dilution) can be used for spray disinfection. The disinfectant solution can be sprayed onto the gamecocks' bodies. Feed troughs and water troughs should be scrubbed once a day with 0.1% potassium permanganate solution, and vaccination against Newcastle disease should be done well.

3. Scientific feed formulation: Gamecocks grow quickly, have strong activity ability, and consume large amounts of energy, so the nutritional composition should be comprehensive, with crude protein above 23%, and essential amino acids should be complete. The feed formula for young gamecocks is: corn 5%, soybean cake 16%, sorghum 5.5%, fish meal 8%, shell powder 2%, bone meal 1.5%, salt 0.5%, additives 0.5%, and paired with some vegetable leaves and other green feed.

1. Select and breed good stock: Male gamecocks are required to be large in body and strong in bone, with thick and powerful necks, thick and tall legs, well-developed chest muscles, bright red combs in a flat tumor shape, large and spirited eyes, feathers close to the body, and a majestic posture, with a body weight above 3.5 kg. Female gamecocks should have a well-proportioned structure, good development, be lively and active, have large and spirited eyes, and a body weight above 2.5 kg.

2. Do a good job in epidemic prevention: only by keeping gamecocks in a healthy physical condition can rearing and breeding be facilitated. Therefore, disease prevention and control work should be done well in spring. The coop must be kept clean. Once a week, Baidusha or Miejunling (1:1000 dilution) can be used for spray disinfection. The disinfectant solution can be sprayed onto the gamecocks' bodies. Feed troughs and water troughs should be scrubbed once a day with 0.1% potassium permanganate solution, and vaccination against Newcastle disease should be done well. After preventive immunization, observe the reactions of the flock at any time. If Newcastle disease chickens still continuously appear after Newcastle disease vaccine immunization; or if respiratory symptoms become more severe after infectious bronchitis immunization, this indicates that immunization has failed. The causes should be found as soon as possible from many aspects, and active remedial measures should be taken.

4. Feeding and management: Supply water and food at fixed times every day, and often maintain sufficient clean drinking water. Train running and fighting at fixed times. During running training, sandbags of 50~100 grams can be tied to the legs. Persist in fight training for 2 hours and running training for 1 hour every day; only in this way can you train gamecocks with agile movements and tenacious fighting ability. The feed consumption of gamecocks is relatively stable. If feed consumption decreases, or if they only drink water and do not eat feed, it may indicate that the chickens have been infected with some disease. The cause should be identified as early as possible and treated early.

Precautions in gamecock rearing

Gamecock rearing personnel should, every day in combination with feeding, watering, and releasing the chickens, patrol the coop and observe the gamecocks' eating, drinking, and droppings to understand the condition of the flock at any time, discover problems early, and deal with them early. During patrols, attention should be paid to the following ten aspects.

1. Harmful gases: The gases most harmful to gamecocks are ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.

Ammonia: It is a volatile and strongly irritating gas. If a large amount of ammonia is produced in the chicken coop, it will be noticed first upon entering the coop. When the smell of ammonia is detected, it indicates that the ammonia level in the coop has long exceeded the standard.

Hydrogen sulfide: Its specific gravity is greater than air, and it is a gas with the smell of rotten eggs. It often accumulates on the ground; the closer to the ground, the higher the concentration. If the smell of hydrogen sulfide is detected slightly higher up in the chicken coop, it indicates that the hydrogen sulfide in the coop has already seriously exceeded the standard. From these changes, it can be determined whether the air contains excessive hydrogen sulfide: the surface of copper utensils suddenly turns black. White precipitates appear on the surface of galvanized ironware. Black art pigment fades.

Carbon monoxide: It is an odorless gas. Especially in chicken coops heated with coal stoves, carbon monoxide poisoning of people and chickens should be prevented. When excessive amounts of these three harmful gases are found, corresponding measures should be taken immediately, such as appropriately increasing ventilation and replacing litter, to reduce and completely eliminate harm to the chickens.

2. Temperature

In raising gamecocks, temperature is crucial. Especially for small chicks. The level of temperature can also be found by looking at dispersion. When gamecocks huddle together and density is high, it indicates that the temperature is on the low side. When gamecocks stay away from the heat source and scatter to the sides, it indicates that the temperature is on the high side. Checking the indoor thermometer can directly reveal whether the temperature is high or low. When it is found that the temperature on the thermometer does not match the actually required temperature, measures to raise or lower the temperature must be taken immediately, and the temperature must be controlled within the required range.

3. Ventilation

Whether ventilation is good is the key to successful breeding. In the cold winter, when the temperature is low, people often only pay attention to keeping warm and neglect ventilation. When ventilation is good, gamecocks are lively and active, there is no peculiar smell in the coop, and it presents a comfortable feeling. Once gamecocks are found to be listless without disease, breathing slightly labored, and the coop has a strong peculiar smell and is filled with dust, ventilation and air exchange should be strengthened immediately. When ventilating, be careful that cold air cannot blow directly onto the gamecocks' bodies.

4. Droppings

Normal gamecock droppings are soft and thin, in pale gray strips, with a small amount of white urate on top. Once a change in droppings color is found or bloody droppings appear, it is a sign of disease. Infectious bursal disease and infectious bronchitis can cause diarrhea in chickens, with droppings appearing yellow-white; when gamecocks suffer from Newcastle disease, they discharge green and yellow-white watery droppings; the appearance of bloody droppings in the coop indicates that the gamecocks have been infected with coccidiosis. When the above abnormal droppings are found, the chicken that passed the droppings should be identified and treated in isolation.

5. Humidity

Humidity should also meet standards. When humidity is high, microorganisms are more likely to survive. If it is accompanied by low temperature, the harm of low temperature is even more aggravated. When humidity is low, the chicken coop is dry, and gamecocks are prone to respiratory diseases, especially chicks. A long period of dry environment can cause dehydration and weakening in chicks. Therefore, adjustment of humidity in gamecock coops should not be neglected either.

6. Number of dead chickens

During the growth of gamecocks, whether chicks, growing chickens, or laying hens, a very small number of weak chickens may die every day for various reasons. This is a normal phenomenon. Under normal circumstances, the mortality rate of chicks should not exceed 0.05%, that of growing chickens should not exceed 0.01%, and that of laying hens should not exceed 0.03%. If the number of deaths is found to be too large, attention should be paid.

7. Lighting

In addition to the need for light during brooding, laying hens also need supplemental lighting. In addition, attention should also be paid to the intensity of light.

8. Sound

Under normal circumstances, chickens will not make abnormal sounds. When certain diseases occur, such as infectious bronchitis, chronic respiratory disease, and Newcastle disease, sick chickens will make coughing sounds.

How do you train gamecocks to be formidable?

The purpose of raising gamecocks is fighting. The quality of a gamecock depends on its fighting nature and fighting skills. The rules of fighting vary according to different local requirements. Taking the relatively numerous Central Plains gamecocks as an example, enthusiasts often say: “Externally observe its feather color, internally examine its nest stock.” So-called nest stock refers to the blood relationship of the gamecock. In selecting gamecocks, chickens with tenacious fighting nature, especially those that still have fighting nature at the end of a fight, and with good heredity, are mainly used for breeding. Therefore, special attention is paid to the purity of the gamecock's bloodline, checking at least 2--3 generations. Through inbreeding, excellent gamecock families with very high purity are selected and bred, and the offspring produced by mating gamecocks from different families are used. Such chickens have strong constitutions, high fighting skills, and fast fighting methods, but their heredity is unstable, so they are not suitable for breeding. There are several types of gamecock fighting skills: namely the high-head big-bite type (when fighting, the head is raised high and the fighting posture looks good); the flat-head flat-body fighting method (the fighting posture is not very good-looking); the running-in-circles fighting method (after fighting a few times, it runs in circles); and the all-around four-way fighter (all-around, the most ideal fighting method). Regardless of the fighting method, as long as it is good at two or more types and has heavy legs, it is an excellent gamecock. The key to a gamecock winning lies in the accuracy, heaviness, and speed of its leg strikes. Accuracy refers to whether it can strike the opponent's head; heaviness refers to the lightness or heaviness of the striking power of the leg; speed refers to the number of leg strikes per unit time and being able to strike several legs in succession.

Gamecocks depend on regular training. Its training methods can be summarized into the following 14 techniques, namely: chasing, strolling, turning, jumping, pushing, pulling, striking, scooping, rubbing, weighing, supporting, kneading, twisting, and disturbing. After a gamecock has grown up, the first initial fight should not be too long; generally fifteen minutes is enough.

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2017 Gamecock Farming Profit Methods and Training Techniques

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