How do you carry out feeding and management during the growing period of quail?
Quail is a type of bird raised both for meat and for eggs, and both its meat and eggs are very popular in our country. Its farming area is also very extensive, and its profit margin is very large. Quail has many growth stages, among which the growing period is a relatively important one in quail growth, and its management methods also differ. So today, the editor brings you the feeding and management methods for the growing period of quail. Let's take a look!
1. Transfer the flock at the right time
After quail enter the growing period, we should gradually move them into growing cages for rearing. Before transferring the flock, make sure the growing cages are as similar as possible to the previous living environment, to prevent the quail from being unable to adapt to the environment. When transferring the flock, prevent the quail from being frightened, to avoid stress reactions that cause death. Then raise the quail separately according to sex, growth stage and growth ability, to ensure all quail grow normally.
2. Adjust the environment
As just mentioned, when transferring the flock, try to keep the growing cages the same as the original living environment. Control the rearing density well and adjust it appropriately according to temperature changes. When the temperature rises, reduce the density; otherwise, increase it appropriately. During the growing period, ensure the daily light duration is about 11 hours. Then keep the temperature at around 25°C, and it can be appropriately lowered by 5-6°C in the middle and later stages. Finally, ventilation work also needs to be done well, and when ventilating, prevent drafty cross-ventilation.
3. Feeding management
In order to control the body weight of quail well and prevent quail from reaching sexual maturity earlier. This can effectively improve the yield and quality of quail eggs, avoid consuming more nutrients, and increase farming costs. Therefore, during the growing period, we should appropriately reduce the feeding amount and the protein content in the feed. Mainly feed small amounts more frequently. The feed in this period should mix chick quail feed with growing-period feed for feeding, and then after the quail start laying eggs, it can be changed to growing-period feed.
4. Separate into groups in time
As mentioned earlier, we should properly do the grouping work according to various different factors. Because of differences in growth stages, the phenomenon of the big bullying the small and fighting for food will occur. This causes younger and thinner quail to be unable to absorb sufficient nutrients, affecting farming benefits. Usually at around 20 days, male and female grouping should be carried out. This can ensure the breeding of excellent breeding quail and also ensure the normal growth of all quail. For quail with relatively poor development, special rearing should be carried out to strengthen growth ability and improve commercial value.
5. Precautions
During the growing period, ensure the sanitary environment of the growing cages, to prevent quail from developing feather-pecking vice and affecting quail growth. Regularly carry out testing and epidemic prevention work for quail, and do a good job in disease prevention. Then observe the growth situation at regular times, and keep records of the environment, temperature and humidity, and light conditions, so as to adjust the rearing methods appropriately. Create a good growing environment for quail, to avoid unnecessary losses.
The above is a brief introduction to the feeding and management techniques for quail during the growing period. Feeding and management during the growing period of quail is very important. At this time, management is directly related to the growth and egg laying of quail, so everyone must pay more attention and do a good job in feeding and management. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for reading and supporting!