What Chinese herbal medicines can be used in free-range chicken farming?
Summary: Chinese herbal medicines can also be used in free-range chicken farming. Which Chinese herbal medicines are suitable for free-range chicken farming?
In the past two years, many friends have been very concerned about the issue of free-range chicken farming. Some friends have the idea of raising free-range chickens, and some friends are quite fond of eating healthy, green food, and are more concerned about these all-natural foods.
Raising free-range chickens with Chinese herbal medicines
In fact, there are indeed free-range chicken farmers who specifically use Chinese herbal medicines to raise free-range chickens. This kind of free-range chicken takes the high-end route and is currently quite popular in the market. A classmate of mine used to live in Kunming, and after graduation he went into free-range chicken farming. Because young people have more ideas, I heard him say that he raises high-end free-range chicken types such as special Chinese herbal free-range chickens, tonic free-range chickens, and so on, and his sales methods are also quite diverse, with a large portion being online sales. His business is doing quite well at present. This also shows that if the current free-range chicken market is well developed, it can be quite good.
Which Chinese herbal medicines can help free-range chickens prevent diseases?
In fact, there are quite a lot of Chinese herbal medicines that can be used to help free-range chickens prevent diseases. Here I will mainly introduce a few relatively common Chinese herbal medicines.
Mugwort. Mugwort is actually often used in the process of free-range chicken farming, and everyone is also very familiar with mugwort. Mugwort has the effects of dispelling cold, relieving pain, and regulating qi and blood. My mother often likes to soak her feet with mugwort, saying it is quite good for the body. In fact, mugwort also plays a considerable role in the process of raising chickens.
Mugwort is often used as a natural feed additive in the process of raising chickens. Because it is a completely natural additive, it can ensure the quality of free-range chickens, and there is no need to worry about drug residues in the free-range chickens. Because mugwort has a certain bactericidal effect, feeding it to free-range chickens can greatly reduce the possibility of the chickens being infected with Salmonella. In addition, letting free-range chickens eat an appropriate amount of mugwort can also improve their immunity and increase their growth rate and egg production. Therefore, mugwort is very suitable for use in feeding free-range chickens.
Garlic. Garlic is one of the most common seasonings on our dining tables, and it can also play a considerable role in the process of free-range chicken farming. Garlic contains a substance called allicin, which has the effects of strengthening the stomach and promoting digestion, regulating qi, and sterilizing and disinfecting.
In the process of free-range chicken farming, using garlic has quite a few effects. For example, feeding an appropriate amount of garlic can promote an increase in the appetite of free-range chickens, especially in summer when their appetite is relatively poor; an appropriate amount of garlic can improve their digestion and appetite. Secondly, free-range chickens eating garlic can also improve immunity and reduce the chance of being threatened by fowl plague. In addition, feeding garlic also has effects such as increasing the survival rate of chicks and improving the quality of chicken meat.
Besides the two common green feed additives mentioned above, other Chinese herbal medicines are also used in the process of free-range chicken farming, such as purslane, mint, dandelion, and so on. These can all provide certain benefits for the growth of free-range chickens.
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