Breeding techniques of partridges

Partridge, also known as Chinese partridge, is a kind of birds, resembling a chicken but smaller than a chicken, and its feathers are mostly black and white, especially the eye-shaped white spots on the back and chest and abdomen. It is a combination of meat, ornamental and medicinal value. Let's take a look at the breeding techniques of partridges.

Breeding techniques of partridges

The young partridges can be transferred to the breeding house at the latest 9 weeks old, and can be raised in flat, net and cage. In order to control blackhead, coccidiosis and parasitic diseases, net culture and cage culture are recommended. In view of the strong flying ability of partridges, flying bars can be set up outside the house. Feeding density: 0.03 square meters per animal at the age of 4 weeks, or 35 animals per square meter, 0.06 square meters per animal at the age of 6 weeks, or 15 animals per square meter. The light is 14 hours per day and 16 hours per day (low intensity), and 0.5 kilowatts per square meter. Red light has a good effect. Feed 3 to 4 times a day, drinking water can not be interrupted, pay attention to environmental hygiene, strengthen observation and nursing. For meat partridges, fixed light for 20 hours from the beginning to the market can reach 92% of the adult body weight at the age of 16 weeks, 0.6 kg for males and 0.5 kg for females. The feed conversion rate was about 2.04%. Raising hunting partridges should be put on the market at the age of 16 to 20 weeks, which has higher economic benefit.

At the age of 8 weeks, partridges can be successfully raised in multi-layer cages or flat cages. Most commercial chicken cages only need to make slight improvements to the bottom of the cage, trough and drinking fountain. In order to reduce ankle injury, the bottom can be covered with 0.6 cm thick mesh plastic mesh pad. At the age of 6 weeks, it should be moved into the breeding cage or column for feeding. The management technology is basically the same as the chicks. In order to prevent pecking, the beak was cut off at the age of 6 ~ 9 days and once again at the age of 6 weeks. The upper beak was cut off by using a beak-breaking machine. Such as continuous beak, you can also wear a special plastic nose ring.

The key links of partridge brooding

In the past two years, the market of American partridges, which integrates medicinal, edible and ornamental birds, has been good, and the breeding industry is becoming more and more popular. However, partridge breeding is not as simple as it is said to be easy to raise. Only by mastering skillful breeding techniques can we ensure the success of breeding. The key points of the management of partridge brooding are introduced as follows:

1. Temperature and humidity

① temperature is the most important link during the brooding period of partridges, and appropriate temperature can improve the survival rate. The indoor temperature should be controlled at 33 ℃ at 2 weeks old, 28 ℃ at 3 weeks old, 26 ℃ at 6 weeks old and 24 ℃ after 8 weeks old.

Too much humidity of ② is easy to get fungal infection, and too low humidity is easy to get respiratory diseases. Generally, the relative humidity of one week old is 60%, 70%, 60%, and after one week of age, the relative humidity is 55%, 60%.

2. Ventilation under the premise of ensuring the temperature, it is necessary to carry out proper ventilation and increase oxygen to discharge carbon dioxide, which is beneficial to the metabolism of young partridges.

3. When the density is too high, the activity sites are limited and fight with each other, and the number of deaths increases; if the density is too small, the effective site is wasted, which increases the breeding cost. Generally, about 80 / m2 can be put out of the shell at the age of 10 days, 50 / m2 at the age of 10-28 days, and 30 / m2 at the age of 4-10 weeks.

4. full-day light is needed from 20 hours to 1 week after the light comes out of the shell, and 16 hours a day after 1 week.

5. Drinking water partridges add 0.02% oxytetracycline to 36 ℃ of cold boiled water within 24 hours after coming out of their shell, and let the chicks drink. If the chicks are imported from other places, VB can be added to the drinking water.

6. Partridges can be eaten after drinking water. Mix the feed with a small amount of water into a wet shape, rub the particles fine with your hands, and sprinkle a small amount on the paper to let the young birds feed freely. It is better to keep feeding for the first 3 days, and after 3 days to use the trough, the trough should be placed under the light, the trough should be staggered, the distance should not be more than 1m, less and more meals should be fed, and it would be better to eat clean the above feed each time.

7. The environment and hygiene should be maintained in disinfection. The sink was cleaned twice a day and disinfected once every two days (with 0.01% potassium permanganate solution). Clean feces once a day in the morning and afternoon, indoor disinfection twice a week, and disinfection 3 times a day in summer.