Detailed Explanation of Key Points in Wuhai Chicken Breeding and Management Techniques
Wuhai chicken meat is tender and has a relatively fresh fragrance when eaten, and it also has medicinal value, as it can be used to treat edema and asthma and other diseases, so raising Wuhai chickens has relatively high economic benefits. During breeding, attention should be paid to feeding and management. Below, let's take a look at the breeding and management techniques for Wuhai chickens with the editor.
1. Heat preservation and moisture retention
The normal body temperature of Wuhai chickens is around 40 degrees. The body temperature of chicks from 1-5 days of age is relatively low, and by 6 days of age it can reach normal body temperature. However, chicks have poor heat preservation ability, so good heat preservation measures should be taken for chicks, but it should not be too high either. Generally, the temperature at 7 days of age should be maintained between 32-34 degrees, and then reduced by 1-2 degrees each week. When chicks grow to 601 days of age, they can return to normal temperature. During brooding, the indoor humidity should preferably be maintained between 55%-65%, which can help prevent diseases.
2. Drinking water and start of feeding
Within one day after hatching, chicks need to start feeding. Before starting feeding, they should first drink water, and the drinking water must be clean and hygienic. Chicks have weakened resistance, and if the drinking water is not clean, it can very easily lead to death. For the first drinking water at the start of feeding, 0.01% potassium permanganate can be given. After that, feed 0.02% potassium permanganate water every 5 days. After 30 days of age, brown sugar water can be given, and afterward plain water is sufficient. For the start of feeding, it is advisable to choose feed with high nutritional value and easy digestibility, while also paying attention to dryness and moisture to promote digestion in chicks.
3. Grouped rearing
After the chicks grow bigger, they should be raised in groups. They should be grouped according to different days of age, strength, size, and sex, with special attention to grouping males and females separately. This can accelerate the fattening and sale of commercial chickens and improve productivity and economic benefits. Generally, they can be listed for sale after 70 days of rearing. The body weight of adult hens is about 1-1.2 jin, while the body weight of adult roosters is about 1.2-1.5 kg.
4. Disease prevention and control
Wuhai chickens have relatively low resistance to some diseases, especially Newcastle disease, fowl cholera, coccidiosis, and pullorum disease in chicks. These pose great harm to Wuhai chickens, so the principle of giving priority to prevention and supplementing with treatment must be adhered to in poultry disease prevention and control. Ordinarily, the chicken coop environment should be kept clean and hygienic, the rearing environment and rearing tools should be cleaned and disinfected regularly, and vaccinations and medication should be carried out according to regulations. When outsiders enter and leave, sterilization work should be done well to avoid bringing pathogens into the chicken coop.
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