Management of Peacock laying period in Peacock Culture

From May to June, the peacocks that began to lay eggs have entered the peak laying period, and the question of how to ensure that the peacocks can lay more eggs and lay good eggs to the maximum extent during this period is placed in front of every peacock farm. In order to reply to the letters and calls from many colleagues, I discussed this question together with my peers and wrote this article in order to play the role of throwing bricks and attracting jade, common improvement and common development.

First, feed. During the laying period, peacocks need to consume a large amount of nutrients (including multivitamins and minerals), so the amount of protein, multivitamin and calcium and phosphorus must be adequate in the feed, but the protein content should not be too high. No matter animal or plant protein, in the process of digestion, too much uric acid salt will be deposited in the kidney, resulting in kidney flower white swelling, light will lead to reduction and suspension of production. Serious can lead to the consequences of gout death. The suitable content of protein in feed is 20%. As for the amount of green feed, it should also be moderate, which will help peacocks digest and supplement vitamins and other nutrients, but if there is too much green feed, it will reduce the peacock's blood calcium concentration and cause calcium loss, resulting in insufficient absorption of calcium, laying thin-shell eggs and soft-shell eggs, increasing the proportion of damaged eggs.

Second, the environment. With the passage of the season, the temperature will be higher and higher, which will have a great impact on the peacock's egg production, not only the number of eggs laid, but also the fertilization rate and shell rate, and even the survival rate of young chicks after hatching. When the air temperature reaches more than 35 ℃, we must do a good job of cooling, and place sunshade nets in its activity venues; at noon, we can spray water to cool down according to different venues and facilities; at the same time, baking soda or green tea can be properly added to drinking water to relieve summer heat and cool down; a small amount of mung beans and other heat-clearing and detoxifying feed can be added to the feed to achieve remarkable effect.

Third, disease prevention. As the peacock consumes more physical energy in the process of laying eggs, its physique will decrease in varying degrees, and the probability of disease will increase accordingly. Therefore, attention must be paid to environmental hygiene and regular sterilization with less irritating and efficient disinfectants to reduce the probability of bacteria and virus infection. At the same time, appropriate addition of some safe and low toxic drugs for prevention and treatment (such as oxytetracycline), individual sick peacocks must be isolated for symptomatic treatment. To prevent cross-infection.