When do the chicks start eating? Technical points of brooding are attached!

Chicks are just hatched chicks, very small, yellowish, very cute, but because they have just come out of their shells, they do not need to be fed in a hurry. When will the chicks start eating after a few hours? What are the key points of brooding technology?

When do the chicks start eating?

1. Generally speaking, it is best for chicks to eat within 12 to 24 hours after coming out of the shell, and it is best to let them drink water for two or three hours before eating, so as to reduce the mortality rate, because the chicks just coming out of the shell lose more water and have heavy yolk nutrients in the body, which can keep the chicks through the most vulnerable time, so it is best to feed enough water before eating.

2. Before eating, chicks should be fed with warm water of more than 16 degrees as far as possible, and some low concentration vitamin or glucose solution can be added to warm water to provide nutrition. After enough water is fed, some special feed can be fed and some antibiotics or vitamins can be added to the feed. This can effectively prevent digestive tract diseases. In addition, if it is shelled in summer, when feeding food, it is best to feed some steamed millet to promote digestion, wait until the next day to give a certain amount of feed, do not feed too much, so as to avoid waste.

Second, what are the technical points of raising chicks?

1. Temperature requirements: which degree is the best to control?

For 1-day-old chicks, it is best to control the temperature at 35-40 degrees, 33-34 degrees for 4-5-day-old chicks, 32-33 degrees for 6-8-day-old chicks, 30-32 degrees for 9-12-day-old chicks, 28-30 degrees for 13-20-day-old chicks, and room temperature after one month.

2. Humidity requirements: what is the appropriate humidity?

Two hours before the chicken comes out of the shell, the temperature in the henhouse can be raised to 36 degrees with a high-pressure water gun, and after drying, the humidity can be controlled at about 70% to promote yolk absorption. When entering the henhouse for 2-7 days, the humidity can be controlled at about 60%.

3. Lighting requirements: how long is it exposed to the sun every day?

After the chicken comes out of its shell, the chicks should be given full light on the first day, 23 hours on the second day, and then reduced by half an hour every day until two weeks later, they can be given normal natural light. In general, the stronger the light given in the first two or three days, the better, which is beneficial for chicks to eat and drink water, so 24 hours of light can be given every day in the first three days.

4. Feeding requirements: how to feed?

After the chick comes out of the shell, it is necessary to feed enough water before feeding. Generally, it can be given a certain amount of food within 12-24 hours after it comes out of the shell. Generally, it can choose corn meal, cooked egg yolk, etc., or it can be fed with special feed. When eating, you can add some low concentration of glucose or brown sugar water to the food to provide nutrition.

Generally speaking, after the chick comes out of the shell, do not rush to feed, feed enough water first, wait 12 hours before starting to feed, in addition, during the feeding period, but also to do a good job in light, temperature, humidity and other aspects of management requirements, so that chicks can grow very well, generally raised for a month, can be normal management.