Key points of brooding management of breeding peacocks

1. Planting eggs should be given priority.

Moderate size, normal egg shape (average 90g), smooth and clean surface, no wrinkles, cracks, stains, etc., preservation time no more than 15 days, preservation temperature 18 ℃, relative temperature 70%-80%, good ventilation, breeding eggs should be disinfected before hatching, and can be soaked in potassium permanganate solution.

two。 The nestling should be selected.

The selection of young birds with strong physique is the premise of raising peacocks, so the young birds should be selected strictly. Healthy chicks show that they are fat and shiny and struggle forcefully. Those young birds that are too small, weak and deformed should be eliminated.

3. Brooding is divided into indoor and outdoor

The brooding room is divided into indoor brooding and outdoor brooding. Indoor brooding, use angle iron and other materials to build a frame first, each frame 250cm × 120cm, bottom high 80cm, all around high 60cm, with 1.5cm × 1.5cm electric welding net, can also use glue net or fish net, can be used for raising brooding before 20 days old. Outdoor nestling, with an area of 5m × 10m, half indoor and outdoor, indoor height of 4m, covered with asbestos tiles and bamboo frame below, for peacocks to inhabit, can be used to raise 20-60-day-old chicks.

4. The density should be reasonable.

For chicks within 20 days of age, about 15 birds per square meter are appropriate. The chicks from 20 to 60 days of age should be reared from indoor to outdoor, and it is only appropriate to raise 5X8 per square meter. at the same time, they should also flexibly control according to the change of air temperature to prevent the chicks from dying in stifling heat.

5. Grouping should be appropriate.

In the feeding of young finches, due to the differences in physique, quality, male and female, there are often different sizes of young finches, strong finches grazing for food, weak finches lack of food, affecting the balanced weight gain of the population. Male and female, strong and weak chicks should be reared in groups in time in order to facilitate feeding and management.

6. The temperature and humidity should be moderate

The temperature should be high in cloudy days and low in sunny days, with an initial temperature of 34 ℃ and then a temperature drop of 0.3 ℃ per day. The relative humidity is controlled between 60% and 70%. The principle of applying temperature to the chicks is that the chicks are lively and active, evenly distributed, have a good appetite, drink moderate water, have neat and smooth hair, and have a peaceful rest.

7. Feeding needs science.

In view of the small gastrointestinal volume and easy starvation of the chicks, the supply of drinking water and food should be adequate, and must be fed 5 to 6 times a day. To prevent the residue from being contaminated and deteriorated.

8. The air should be fresh because the chicks have strong metabolism and produce many harmful gases such as carbon dioxide, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. Indoor brooding should not only keep warm, but also be ventilated, so that people do not feel stuffy when they enter the room.

9. Light and drinking water should be hygienic.

At the initial stage of brooding, it is appropriate to use natural light. After 1 week of age, let it bask in the sun properly at an appropriate temperature to promote bone development. Drink 0.1% potassium permanganate solution first, and supply clean drinking water after eating. The water temperature should be about 25 ℃. The drinking water should be changed frequently, and 0.1% Baishanqing and other solutions should be fed once a week. Water utensils should be washed and disinfected frequently.