How to raise quails for a high egg-laying rate? Detailed explanation of scientific breeding techniques
Scientific breeding of quails to increase the egg-laying rate
Hello teacher, this is my first year raising quails, and now they have reached the peak egg-laying period, but the laying rate has dropped a lot in the past few days, the quails are also eating less, and their droppings are a bit loose, some are passing watery droppings, and there are more sand-shelled eggs, soft-shelled eggs, and white-shelled eggs. How can this be cured? Please help! Could you also explain how to raise quails scientifically and how to increase the egg-laying rate?
Thank you!
Name: Ma Weiqi Unit: Jiaozuo Wuzhi Contact phone: 15565608465
Answer: Hello!
The main factors affecting quail egg production are:
The quail's physique and age: raise quails that are strong, disease-free, have a good appetite, and were hatched in the current year. The lifespan of a quail is generally 2 years. Female quails begin laying at 45 days of age, and the laying rate declines after 8 months. Therefore, quails over 1 year of age should be culled early and sold as meat quails after a short period of fattening.
Light: Light has a great effect on the laying rate of female quails, and 15 hours of light per day must be ensured. Because quails like red light, it is best to use red fluorescent light as a supplement when natural light is insufficient.
Nutritional supply for female quails: After female quails begin laying, their appetite is strong, and their annual egg production is more than 300 eggs, so high-quality feed must be supplied sufficiently, especially attention should be paid to supplementing calcium and phosphorus in the daily ration. In production, compound feed should be fed, and whole grain feed should be fed as little as possible or not at all. The crude protein in the compound feed should generally account for about 28% of the feed. The approximate formula of the compound feed: corn 48%, cake and meal types 33%, light fishmeal 6%, dried grass meal 5%, shell powder 5%, bone meal 3%, plus 0.3% multivitamin additive.
Breeding environment: Quails were domesticated from wild birds. Although they have undergone long-term artificial domestication, they still retain wild habits, such as being timid and easily startled and afraid of noise. Therefore, a quiet breeding environment should be created for quails. In addition, how many eggs quails lay is also related to the temperature and humidity of the environment. When the environmental temperature is below 15°C, the laying rate of female quails decreases significantly. According to measurements, the suitable laying temperature for quails is 18°C to 25°C. To ensure that quails lay more eggs, the humidity inside the house should be controlled at 50% to 60%, and sufficient clean drinking water and chopped green, succulent feed should be provided.
The above information is for reference only.