Which breeds of ecological chicken are better to choose? How many do you keep per square meter? What are the breeding techniques?

Ecological chicken breeding is in the natural grassland, forest ecological environment, with local varieties or improved varieties of chickens as breeding objects, adopt house feeding and woodland stocking combined, to freely eat grassland and forest insects, weeds (seeds) mainly, artificial supplementary feed supplemented, breathing grassland, forest fresh air, drinking pollution-free river water, well water, spring water, produce green natural high-quality commercial chickens and commercial eggs. So, what kind of ecological chicken is better? How many per square metre? What are farming techniques?

Which species of ecological chicken are better?

Select the required breed according to the production requirements, the local chicken breed has become a meat and egg dual-purpose chicken breed through long-term natural hybridization and selection, and can be selected for breeding; the commercial egg type chicken breed is best to select the Hailan white-shell layer chicken, the Hailan brown-shell layer chicken or the Roman brown-shell layer chicken as the ecological layer chicken breed.

II. How many are raised per square meter?

Ecological chicken breeding sites choose grassland pasture, natural woodland, farm fields and other places to raise; there is no large pollution source within 5 kilometers around the chicken house, there is abundant pasture and woodland, its slope is not more than 25°, and leeward sunny, sufficient water source, easy to take water; road traffic and power supply are guaranteed to facilitate the transportation and processing of feed and products. The size design standard of chicken coop and playground: chicken coop is 10 per square meter, which is required to be supported and inhabited. The playground is calculated by 1 per square meter. It is best to surround the playground with fences and plastic nets.

III. What are the breeding techniques?

1. Grasp the brood season

Ecological chicken breeding must choose the appropriate brood season, in order to facilitate the grazing of ecological chicken breeding. According to the local climate characteristics, it is best to choose March to June brood. Due to the gradual rise in temperature during this period, sufficient light, beneficial to chicken growth and development, brood survival rate is high. Chickens can be outdoor activities when the climate is warm, suitable environment, outdoor activities for a long time, so that chickens can get full exercise, so strong physique, natural grazing in the future, resistance to natural disasters and prevention of natural enemies is very beneficial. It is required to feed 5 to 6 times a day to ensure clean drinking water.

2. Do a good job in training chicks

After 4 weeks of rearing in the house, chicks were raised in small pens when their weight reached 200 g or so, and their conditioned reflexes were trained purposefully. After a certain period of training, chicks will come back to eat and drink when they hear artificial sounds. During this period, seize the opportunity to exercise the ability of chickens to feed and prey on insects. After 4 to 6 weeks of training, chicks form conditioned reflexes, enhance their ability to feed and increase their ability to prevent natural enemies, and then they can be prepared for stocking.

3. Do a good job in breeding stage feeding management

8~20 weeks old is the breeding period of ecological free-range laying hens. The task of breeding period is to fully exercise the digestive ability and predation ability of chickens, and strive for good uniformity of chickens, high qualified rate and timely production. After the chicken weighs more than 500 grams, it has the conditions for stocking. At this time, chickens can be scattered to grazing areas, chickens in the vast fields to catch insects, foraging grass seeds, young grass, free movement. During this period, feeding can be gradually reduced to 2~3 times/day.

4. Select artificial supplementary feed

In the brood and breeding stage, we must select the complete feed produced by the regular feed manufacturer according to the nutritional needs of the chicken growth stage, so as to ensure the feed supply and supplement of chicks, breeding chickens and adult chickens. Artificial supplementary feed must be implemented according to the standards for the production of organic food. It is forbidden to add various chemicals in the process of artificial feed production to ensure the quality of ecological chickens.