Key Points of Laying Hen Farming Technology and Feeding Management Methods
Laying hens are one of the main farming directions in the poultry industry, and the annual egg consumption in our country is very large. The main focus of raising laying hens is to improve the egg production rate and egg quality, with no great requirements for meat quality. Raising laying hens is still somewhat different from raising ordinary broiler chickens. So how exactly should laying hens be raised? Below, the editor brings you the laying hen farming technology. Let's take a look!
1. Farming area
The farming site for laying hens should be established far away from urban areas, major traffic routes and various factories, to prevent excessive noise and pollution from affecting the growth of the laying hens. It is best to establish it deep in the mountains, where the air quality is good, allowing for pollution-free green farming. The chicken house should be set up with a exercise yard, a rest room and a brooding room, etc. The area should be controlled well according to the farming scale, and disinfection work should be carried out around the farm to prevent pathogen infection, which could cause the laying hens to contract diseases. The farming environment of laying hens is very important to their growth. If the environment is unsuitable, at best it will reduce the egg production rate of the laying hens, and at worst it will cause the death of the laying hens.
2. Brooding period management
We should control the timing of introduction well according to different farming regions. In the brooding room, water troughs, feed troughs, etc. should be prepared and subjected to high-temperature disinfection. During brooding, attention should be paid to controlling the farming density well; it should not be too dense, to prevent some chicks from insufficient feeding and affecting their normal growth. Ventilation work should also be done well to improve the air quality inside the chicken house. While ventilating, attention should also be paid to controlling the temperature inside the chicken house well. Within the first week of introduction, the temperature should be controlled at around 34 degrees, then lowered by 1-2 degrees every 7 days, continuing to be lowered until maintained at around 20 degrees.
3. Growing chicken management
As with the brooding period, first we need to prepare the chicken house for the growing chickens. Each chicken cage should hold no more than 10 birds, and living utensils should likewise be prepared and disinfected. The time for transferring the flock should not be chosen on rainy days, to prevent the laying hens from being unable to adapt to the environment in time. Feeding work should be carried out about 3 days after the transfer, once the laying hens gradually adapt to the environment. Let the laying hens eat freely and exercise appropriately, feeding them feed twice a day. It is best to train the chickens to come back to eat when they hear a specific sound, enhancing the growth ability of the laying hens.
4. Laying period management
After the laying hens enter the laying period, the egg containers should be opened in time, and then an appropriate amount of soft paper should be placed at the bottom, and replaced regularly according to the actual situation. Feed should be placed in fixed positions, twice a day. Eggs should also be collected at regular times. Just after entering the laying period, the laying hens should be allowed to form the habit of laying eggs at fixed points. It is also necessary to check whether there are eggs laid outside in the chicken house and collect them in time to prevent breakage. The water and feed troughs should be cleaned and disinfected at regular times every day to reduce the pathogen base in the chicken house. And the egg production situation, eating and drinking, and feces of the laying hens should be observed regularly. When abnormal conditions are found, the specific situation should be identified in time, and then symptomatic treatment should be carried out.
The above is a brief introduction to laying hen farming technology. Raising laying hens is rather troublesome, but the profit margin is also relatively large. So if you carry out large-scale farming, you should learn the farming technology well to prevent some unnecessary losses. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for your reading and support.