What to Do If Broiler Chickens Are Not Gaining Weight? Causes and Solutions
The most frustrating thing in broiler farming is slow growth in broiler chickens. Your own broilers eat more feed than others' but just will not put on weight, which raises farming costs and further squeezes farmers' profit margins. So what should you do if broiler chickens are not gaining weight? Let's take a look.
1. Provide High-Quality Feed
During feeding, make sure the nutritional content of the feed is uniform to promote the chickens' digestion and absorption, and at the same time choose a good water source and supply plenty of clean drinking water. Feed changes should be made gradually to avoid stress reactions caused by sudden feed switching. Strengthen sanitation and disinfection in the coop, clean up droppings promptly every day, disinfect regularly, and protect the chickens' respiratory tract to prevent disease infection that could affect appetite.
2. Environmental Sanitation
Litter should be soft, dry and free of contamination. If the litter's moisture content is too high, or if the litter becomes caked, chickens growing long-term on wet, slippery, sticky litter are highly prone to digestive tract diseases, which affects feed intake. To keep the litter from becoming damp, it should be turned frequently or replaced promptly. At the same time, do a good job monitoring temperature, humidity and ventilation, keep litter management under control, and ensure the litter stays soft. The coop must have sufficient ventilation, and carbon dioxide and ammonia levels in the air should be kept within a safe range to avoid toxic gas poisoning. Drinking water must meet high standards; record daily water intake, check and adjust water pressure, and prevent drinkers from leaking.
3. Improve Digestive Absorption Function
Generally, broiler chickens that only eat feed but do not gain weight have relatively unattractive droppings. This is because the nutrients in the feed cannot be well absorbed by the chickens' digestive tract and can only be excreted. You can use Yifuyuan animal edible fungus liquid or microbial growth-promoting bacteria liquid, mixing them with water and feed for the chickens to eat and drink. After the probiotics enter the digestive tract, they improve the chickens' digestive and absorption function, boost immunity and resistance, and promote rapid growth.
4. Prevent and Treat Disease
Broiler chickens not gaining weight may be related to disease, such as viral enteritis and coccidiosis, both of which can affect the digestive function of broiler chickens, affect absorption, and lead to slow growth. An effective way to prevent viral enteritis is to thoroughly clean and disinfect the coop, regularly spray Yifuyuan disinfection and deodorizing bacteria liquid, break down harmful substances in droppings, inhibit harmful bacteria, and improve the coop environment. For coccidiosis, disinfection work should likewise be done well, and broiler chickens should be dewormed regularly.
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