A Detailed Guide to Peafowl Breeding Technology and Feeding Management Methods
The peafowl is a rare bird, and its main varieties fall into two major groups, the green peafowl and the blue peafowl (Indian peafowl), along with the variant white peafowl. Among them, the blue peafowl is mainly the target of artificial breeding; the blue peafowl contains extremely high protein and has a low fat content. Nowadays, peafowl breeding has gradually become a new type of farming project. So how should peafowl be raised? Below, the editor brings you peafowl feeding and management techniques. Let's take a look!
1. Management During the Brooding Period
The brooding period of peafowl is relatively short, generally around 2 months. To ensure the survival rate of the chicks, artificial rearing is generally the main method used during breeding. Peachicks within three weeks are raised in cages; pay attention to the specifications of the rearing cage to ensure every peachick has sufficient space to grow. Then, the temperature of the brooding cage should be controlled according to different ages in days; for example, within 10 days the temperature should be controlled at around 35-37 degrees, then for the next 10 days the temperature should be around 27 degrees, and at around one month the temperature should be controlled at around 25 degrees. The humidity should be controlled at around 65%, then pay attention to the feed amount and nutrient ratio, control the rearing density well, and do a good job of disease prevention and deworming.
2. Management During the Growing Period
Peafowl in the growing period refers to the growth period from two months to two years. During the growing period, pay attention to the size of the growing house. The growing house should include a rest room, an exercise yard, etc., and an appropriate number of perches should also be set up in the exercise yard to provide places for the peafowl to perch. Pay attention to the rearing density: because the peafowl's size increases, the number of birds kept per group should be reduced, and no more than 20 birds should be kept per group. Then control the feed delivery well; during the growing period, the feed is mainly pure pellet feed, supplemented by green feed, and it should not be fed too much, with feeding at least twice a day. Then pay attention to observing the peafowl's body weight; if raised for meat, it can be marketed at around 8 months when the body weight reaches around 8 jin.
3. Management During the Adult Period
The adult period refers to peafowl that have grown for more than two years and can reproduce normally. At this time, pay attention to the male-to-female ratio of breeding peafowl; one male peafowl can be mated with about 4 females. Then control the area of the breeding peafowl house at around 15 sq m, and appropriately plant tall-stemmed trees in the exercise yard for shade. When feeding, follow the principle of fixed times and fixed amounts, keep the area around the breeding house quiet, and do a good job of cleaning. Because the temperature and environment differ in each season, adult peafowl also have different management methods in each season. For example, in summer, with high temperatures, frequent rain, and high humidity, the peafowl's food intake will drop greatly, and egg production will also be affected, gradually stopping. At this time, increase the feeding of concentrated feed and green feed, do not feed moldy feed, and do a good job of heat prevention and cooling.
4. Management During the Breeding Period
Under artificial breeding conditions, the breeding period of peafowl is appropriately advanced, and its egg-laying period is also somewhat extended. The sexual maturity time of peafowl is about two years, and each female peafowl can lay about 32 eggs per year. When entering the breeding period, do a good job of forming the breeding flock, select peafowl that are robust and free of pests and diseases, do not allow inbreeding, and control the number of matings for each male peafowl well; each male peafowl should be mated around 5 times, not too many or too few, as too many will affect the fertilization rate, and too few will harm the female peafowl's body. During estrus, keep the environment quiet to improve the fertilization rate; about half a month after successful mating, eggs will be laid.
The above is a brief introduction to peafowl feeding and management techniques. Peafowl feeding and management is relatively cumbersome, but their production period lasts about 5 years. And as just mentioned, the feeding and management methods for adult peafowl vary with the changes of the seasons. If you want to know how to manage them specifically in the four seasons, you can check the related articles! That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for reading and supporting us.