What are the clever uses of pumpkin seeds in free-range chicken farming?
Because free-range chickens are always in contact with soil, and some pigeon fanciers are busy with their work or daily life and neglect cleaning the areas where the free-range chickens range, some free-range chickens come down with parasitic diseases.
And deworming free-range chickens involves a lot of know-how. Some deworm based on the droppings, some deworm based on the season, and some deworm based on the chickens' mental state and body condition, whether fat or thin. The drugs used are getting more and more advanced and better and better.
Using advanced, good drugs is of course great, but it is very hard to get the dosage right for free-range chickens. Too little has little effect, and too much harms the chickens' bodies. One farmer friend used a deworming drug without getting the dose right, and as a result all the chickens' feathers puffed out, and the feathers of the smaller chickens broke off right at the root.
Today I will share an old veterinarian's secret trick. He never uses deworming drugs; instead he uses the "duoxi" that everyone throws away every time they cook - pumpkin seeds. This old veterinarian said that he has raised free-range chickens for many years and has never once given the chickens deworming medicine, but pumpkin seeds have never been in short supply, and the free-range chickens are all in very good spirits.
Supplement the flock's nutrition and boost immunity
Pumpkin seeds contain a large amount of fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and other minerals. Feeding pumpkin seeds to chickens can supplement the flock's nutrition and boost the flock's immunity.
Thefatty acids contained in pumpkin seeds can provide energy for the flock; theamino acids in pumpkin seeds can promote the production of immune proteinsand boost the flock's immunity; in addition, thein pumpkin seeds also contain vitamins。
Overall, pumpkin seeds are beneficial to the flock's growth and development and improve their ability to resist stress.
Expel internal parasites
If chickens are infected with tapeworms or roundworms, there will be white, transparent worm eggs in their droppings. After necropsy of dead chickens, large worms can be seen, and the organs and tissues show bleeding and damage. Parasites absorb nutrients from the chickens' bodies, causing the flock to become thin, their resistance to drop, and their spirits to flag.
At this point, feeding pumpkin seeds to the chickens can kill chicken tapeworms and chicken roundworms. This is becausethe amino acid components in pumpkin seeds have a paralyzing effect on parasites。
How to use
After the pumpkin ripens, scoop out the pumpkin seeds,dry them in the sun, grind them and use them raw. When deworming,give 1.5-2 grams per chicken。
In my memory, pumpkin was a dish I often ate as a child, and the pumpkin seeds could also be dried in the sun and then roasted to eat; for taste, one word: fragrant! To this day, every time I go to the supermarket I buy some to eat, though the price is a bit steep!
So I also quickly looked up the facts, and it really is well founded.
It is widely planted throughout our country. Harvesting and processing: harvest the fully ripe fruit, cut it open to take the seeds, and dry them in the sun.
Pumpkin seed traits: the seed is flat and oval, with one end longer, the outer surface yellow-white, the edges slightly ridged, about 1.2-2.0 cm long and 0.6-1.2 cm wide, with a slightly fuzzy surface. The seed coat is fairly thick, and the hilum is located at the pointed end. After removing the seed coat, a thin green endosperm is visible, containing two yellow, thick cotyledons. It has a fragrant odor and a slightly sweet taste.
Pumpkin seed, (English) Cushaw Seed
Aliases: Fanche, Beigua, Jingua
Source: the seeds of the Cucurbitaceae plant pumpkin, Cucurbita moschata (Duch.) poiret
Harvesting and processing: harvest the fully ripe fruit, cut it open to take the seeds, and dry them in the sun.
Chemical composition: contains cucurbitine, fatty oil, protein, vitamin B1, C, etc.
Nature and flavor: neutral in nature, sweet in flavor.
Functions and indications: expels parasites, reduces swelling. Used to treat tapeworms, roundworms, postpartum swelling of the hands and feet, whooping cough, and hemorrhoids.
You might as well give it a try; it is cheap, effective and does not cause side effects.