What are the considerations for ecological chicken farming? Farmers need to master these key points
As people's living standards improve, everyone pays more attention to the quality of life, and also pays more attention to the ecological health of poultry production. This is also an important reason why ecological farming is so popular at present. The chicken produced this way is of better quality, but there are also many things worth noting in the farming process. So, let me briefly introduce them to you below.
1. Selection and layout of the farming site
For ecological chicken farming, choose a place with high and dry terrain, flat land, good water quality, sufficient water sources, convenient transportation, and abundant forage. Next, planting should be carried out within the farming area to improve the local ecological environment, and at the same time, some pasture grass should be appropriately planted nearby. In addition, a fence should be set up around the farm to prevent chickens from escaping, as well as to prevent damage from rodents and other animals. Finally, brood houses, chicken houses, rain shelters, etc. should be built, and the farming land should be rationally planned so that resources can be utilized to the maximum extent.
2. Breed selection and grouping density
Ecological chicken farming also involves choices regarding breeds. In order to obtain higher economic benefits, high-quality breeds will naturally be selected for farming. For example, silkie chickens, grass chickens, Sanhuang chickens, green-shell laying hens, etc. These breeds have high meat production and are not weak in egg-laying ability, and they are relatively popular both domestically and internationally. Next, we need to reasonably plan the chicken flock. The farming scale should not be too large, but it should also satisfy the normal activities of the flock. Finally, ecological chicken farming attaches great importance to stocking density, so generally 50 to 150 chickens per mu is best, with the stocking density reasonably standardized according to the ratio of forage and concentrate feeding.
3. Feeding management and daily management
The feeding management and daily management in the process of ecological chicken farming are somewhat different from other farming models. Ecological chicken farming has a relatively wide range of activity, so there are certain problems in management, and it is not very convenient, so we need to do a good job of coordination. For chicks, we need to raise them indoors for about five weeks before releasing them for ranging, while for laying hens we need to increase the nutritional content of the feed and reasonably increase or decrease the feed according to their laying period.
4. Reasonable herding and environmental protection
Reasonable herding is very necessary for ecological chicken farming, because ecological chicken farming is basically mainly based on herding, which can improve the quality of the chickens. So when herding, we should rationally use the pasture grass in the ranging area and pay attention to implementing a rotational grazing system, which can improve the utilization rate of pasture grass and also reduce the harm of pests and diseases. Next, we also need to pay attention to environmental protection. We must not cause harm to the environment because of raising chickens, otherwise farming will be prohibited by the state, and the loss will outweigh the gain.
In fact, there are still many things to pay attention to in the process of ecological farming, such as not mixing ducks and geese in the same raising system, not feeding a single type of feed, and not using red light, etc. Due to limited energy, I will not explain them all one by one here. If you need anything, you can leave us a message, and I will reply as soon as I receive it.