What are the free-range farming methods for native chickens? A detailed explanation of common models

Native chicken farming involves releasing chicks into a natural environment while ensuring their healthy growth through a certain degree of human intervention. This not only guarantees tender and fresh meat but also reduces management costs, and since native chickens themselves fetch a decent price, it is a farming direction with quite good economic returns. Today, Qinnong Net will briefly introduce several free-range farming methods for native chickens.

1. Grassland farming

Grassland farming is just like its name suggests: a plot of grassland is fenced in for raising the chickens. The chosen location should have lush grass growth and plenty of insects and the like, but the grass should not be too tall, generally around 30cm high. If it is taller, creatures such as snakes are more likely to appear, which can easily harm the native chickens. Secondly, open space should be reserved around the edges to prepare for a second round of relocation; the terrain should be flat and slightly elevated, not prone to water accumulation, with relatively convenient drainage, to prevent the impact of the rainy season. A fairly large shade canopy needs to be built in the center to guard against high temperatures and also to provide a place for the native chickens to rest and be fed. It is best to change locations once every two months. This avoids the accumulation of chicken manure.

2. Mountain farming

This counts as a relatively high-quality wild farming method, completely simulating the wild growth of native chickens, so the native chickens raised this way are of the best quality and also fetch the highest price. The farming area is fairly large, and generally 2-3 chicken sheds need to be built. Chickens raised this way need to be fed plants such as vegetables at irregular intervals to ensure their health. Secondly, because the location is in the mountains, attention must be paid to preventing and controlling certain wild animals. Finally, there is the matter of deworming; native chickens raised this way have a relatively high chance of carrying parasites, so generally during the first three months they need to be fed deworming medicine once a month. The medicine can be mixed with the feed and fed to them.

3. Orchard farming

This is a farming method that has only emerged in recent years, and its greater benefit is a double harvest of fruit trees and native chickens. The trees chosen need to bear fruit relatively high up, since native chickens in such an environment will very much enjoy climbing the trees, and such fruit trees can reduce losses. The fruit should not be too large, to avoid injuring the native chickens when some of it falls. In this model, insects and the like need to be fed occasionally to ensure the protein supply for the native chickens. The biggest advantage of orchard farming is that the fruit provides a food source for the native chickens, while the chicken manure brings abundant organic fertilizer to the fruit trees. Of course, chicken sheds still need to be built, since native chickens getting rained on can also cause problems.

Native chicken farming has gradually begun to expand at present, and its variability in farming methods and high economic returns make it an ideal choice for many people. There may be even more free-range farming methods for native chickens in the future, and we will continue to introduce them. That is all for today's introduction to free-range native chicken farming. If you need more, you can follow Qinnong Net!