Technology of free-range raising chickens in rural areas

The management technology of free-range chickens in rural areas has relatively common characteristics with other farming methods. The main stage of chicken death is 30 days old. Due to the influence of temperature, environment, feeding and other factors, as well as human factors, the morbidity and mortality are relatively high. Let's take a look at the technology of free-range chickens in rural areas.

Brooding stage

1. Temperature: after the chicks are bought out of their shells, the temperature in the first week should be controlled within 34 ℃, and from the second week, the temperature should be reduced by 2 ℃ per week until the temperature is removed in the sixth week. The method of heat preservation depends on the number of chickens, chicken less available cartons and light bulbs, that is, chicks in the box, hang a 60W light bulb, put on the water bottle, food trough at the same time. Most chickens can be heated by nursery rooms and indoor coal stoves, but the soot can be discharged outdoors with iron pipes. In order to ensure the accuracy of the temperature, in addition to observing the state of the chicks, the thermometer should be hung indoors and feces should be removed frequently.

2. Lighting: 24-hour light is required in the first week of brooding to ensure that chicks can eat and drink day and night, promote growth and development, and then reduce 2 hours a week until the lights are not turned on at night. Light and heat preservation can be combined, carton brooding, if the temperature is not enough, you can add boiling water in the container wrapped with cloth, placed in the box for heating.

3. Density: 1: 14 days, 50: 60 / m2, 15: 21: 35: 40 / m2, 21-44: 25 / m2, 12 / m2 after 60 days. Unheated chickens can be raised in cage, flat or grazing, as long as the density does not exceed the above standard.

4. Drinking water: the chicks can drink and feed 24 hours after they come out of the shell, put the feeding materials in the bucket and let them eat freely, and put fresh water in the water cup at the same time. Chicks drink cold boiled water for the first 20 days, and can drink well water or tap water later. because the chicks eat less and have a strong metabolism, in order to prevent malnutrition, glucose and water-soluble multivitamins of 810% concentration must be added to the water in the first 10 days.

Temperature-free feeding

1. Cage raising: transfer the unheated chicken to the chicken cage, its advantage is that it can make full use of the space, the chicken does not touch the feces, the disease is less, at the same time, it is easy to catch the chicken and reduce the labor intensity of the breeder. The disadvantage is that the chickens that have been raised for a long time have a greater stress response and are prone to pathological changes in their breasts and legs.

2. Flat raising: flat raising can be divided into online flat raising and ground flat raising, online flat raising is the same as cage raising, but the activity of chickens is large, not easy to get sick, of course, the cost is higher. The achievement of flat raising on the ground is to put wheat straw, grain hull, rapeseed hull and other cushions on the cement ground, and raise the chickens on them, which has the advantage of cost saving, and the chest and legs of the chickens are not easy to suffer from pathological changes. Due to the large amount of activity of the native chickens, the cushion does not need to be replaced. The deficiency is that the chicks defecate directly on the cushion, which is easy to induce some diseases.

3. Stocking: that is, put the chicken outside in the morning, let it receive sunlight and come into contact with the soil, at the same time, you can find some mineral feed and insects, and drive the chicken back to the house at noon and in the evening to replenish the feed. the advantage of this method is to let the chicken return to nature. the meat quality of the chicken is very good, the price is high, the deficiency is that the needed space is large, so the raising scale is limited, this method is suitable for a small amount of free breeding of farmers.

Culture management

1. Feeding: a small number of methods are usually used in the production time to stimulate the feeding desire of the chicken, so the feeding period is not less than 5 times a day, and the amount of feeding each time is not too much. After the chicken has been eaten, the bucket will be left empty for a period of time and then add the second material.

2. Change material and add sand: there should be a transition when changing chicken feed, and it usually takes three days to complete the process. 70% original chicken feed and 30% new chicken feed were fed on the first day, 50% original chicken feed and 50% new chicken feed on the second day, 30% original chicken feed and 70% new chicken feed on the third day, and all new chicken feed on the fourth day. After 20 days of age, 500 grams of clean fine sand is provided for every 100 chickens per week, and no sand is needed for stocking chickens.

3. Group feeding: the final machine should be divided into strong and weak groups and male and female groups. It is necessary to increase the thickness of bedding and increase the level of dietary protein and lysine for Roosters. Roosters grow faster and have higher requirements for feed nutrition. The purpose of increasing nutrition is to meet their needs so that they can be put on the market in advance.

4. Chicken house ventilation: the chicken house is well ventilated, especially in summer. We must create conditions to make the chicken house have convective wind. Proper ventilation should be carried out even in winter to keep the air fresh in the house. In a well-ventilated chicken coop, people do not feel sulky, dazzling or pungent after entering.

5. Appropriate density: if the density is unreasonable, even if other feeding and management work is good, it is difficult to cultivate high-yield chickens. In the case of flat feeding during the breeding period, the suitable density per square meter was 7-12-week-old 8-10, 13-16-week-old 8-6 and 17-20-week-old 6-4.

6. reduce stress: daily management should be carried out in strict accordance with the operating rules to avoid the interference of external adverse factors as far as possible. Don't be rude when catching chickens. Be careful when getting vaccinated. Do not suddenly appear in the flock of chickens in special clothes, so as to prevent the flock from being fried and affect the normal growth and development of the flock.