Breeding methods of guinea fowl and reasonable control of density

Site selection: far away from traffic roads and villages, sandy soil is suitable for the site. Temperature control: after breaking the shell, the temperature of the chicken is about 37 ℃, and the temperature is reduced by 1 ℃ per week until the normal temperature. Humidity: keep it dry and not wet. Ventilation and lighting: properly ventilated and illuminated for about 8 hours a day. Adjust the density: should not be too dense, too dense should be grouped by blocking. Drinking water: vitamins and antimicrobials can be added to strengthen the physique and control bacteria. Feeding: at the beginning, you should feed less frequently and slowly become free feeding.

The guinea fowl, also known as the guinea pheasant, pheasant and guinea bird, has a small head, a pale purple face and a red back, a heart-shaped droop around the back and bottom of the beak, no hair around the eyes, a slender neck, a circle of purplish blue needle-like feathers, short feet of guinea chickens, red feet of young chickens, grayish black in adulthood, gray feathers and regular round white spots, and its shape is round and short without a crown. The top of the head is glabrous and has keratinized protuberances, which are called helmets, and the stiff tail will droop.

I. site selection

The place where guinea fowl is raised should be chosen to be conducive to epidemic prevention, and it should be a little further away from the main traffic roads and people in the village, so as to avoid pollution. If raising in the mountains, it is necessary to choose sunny places with high terrain and gentle slope, which requires good ventilation, and the farm should have adequate, clean and pollution-free water and power supply.

Sandy soil should be the best soil, because it can keep the site dry, low thermal conductivity, easy heat preservation and heat dissipation, prevent the breeding of pathogens, parasites and mosquitoes and flies, and reduce the fermentation of organic matter.

Second, temperature control

The temperature of raising guinea fowl is the most basic problem, which is very important to the newly born guinea fowl. Because the newly broken guinea fowl has no hair, is petite, and is super afraid of cold, it is very sensitive to the change of temperature. The temperature of the chicken house should be raised when raising chicks.

Keep the temperature around 37 ℃ within 5-7 days of breaking the shell of the chicken, and then reduce the temperature by 1 ℃-2 ℃ every other week. While observing the feeding and activity of guinea fowl, see whether the temperature is suitable for the healthy growth of guinea fowl. If there is any discomfort, you need to adjust the temperature of the henhouse in time.

Third, humidity

Guinea fowl, like ordinary poultry, do not like to live in a humid environment. Guinea chicken sheds should be kept in a dry and non-humid environment, so as to ensure the normal growth and development of guinea fowl. The general relative humidity is slightly higher than 65% in the early stage and 55% in the later stage. 60%.

If the environment is too humid, it is easy to cause feed mildew deterioration, fermentation to produce too much harmful gas, but also not conducive to the balance of chicken house temperature, easy to lead to guinea fowl gastrointestinal diseases, if the environment is too dry, there will be a lot of dust in the henhouse, the air is muddy, which will lead to respiratory diseases of pearl chickens.

Fourth, ventilation and lighting

Ventilation: it can discharge the harmful and bad gases from the chicken house and improve the air quality in the pearl chicken house. During the breeding period, the chicken house should be ventilated and kept warm at the same time. It is necessary to prevent the temperature of the chicken house from falling in the process of ventilation.

Lighting: about 8 hours of light every day, light can promote the nutrition absorption of guinea fowl, strengthen the metabolic rate of guinea fowl, effectively reduce the occurrence of various diseases, and make guinea fowl grow healthily.

Fifth, adjust the density

Because the guinea fowl is timid, the density should not be too dense when breeding, and the fence should be used for isolation and grouping when breeding too much. The adjustment of the density should be timely adjusted according to the growth and body shape changes of the guinea fowl. If the density is too dense, there will be food fighting and trampling to death. Finally, the survival rate of guinea fowl is very low, which affects the economic benefits and is not conducive to reproduction in the later stage. Also can not carry on the high-benefit breeding.

VI. Drinking water and feeding

Drinking water: 0.1% vitamin C, 5% multi-dimensional glucose or electrolytic multi-dimensional, etc., can enhance the physique of guinea fowl, and antimicrobial agents such as enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, oxytetracycline, etc., can effectively prevent colibacillosis and salmonellosis.

Diet: in the initial stage, wet material can be sprinkled on the cushion paper or food plate, feed should be fed less and more times to ensure the freshness of the feed, and it can be fed with a bucket or trough with the passage of time, but pay attention to adjust the height of the drinking fountain or bucket with the growth and development of the guinea flock.