How to raise African ostriches?

(agricultural Wealth Network) how to raise African ostriches? After years of domestication, adult birds have acquired the ability to withstand the cold. Winter adult birds must have a vacant room of about 12 square meters, which can accommodate a group of birds, one male and two females, to spend the winter. Never use a stove or heating in the house, otherwise it will reduce the cold resistance of the ostrich. The cushion materials on the ground can be sawdust, corn straw, soybean straw, rice straw, etc., but we must pay attention to that corn straw does not need to be chopped up, and soybean straw and rice straw had better be chopped up with a hay cutter, otherwise, after the ostrich eats the whole hay straw, these hay stalks are not digested for a long time and wound on the ostrich's intestines, which can easily cause ostrich death. Be sure to pay attention to the root facing the wall when padding corn straw, so as to avoid scratching the ostrich's foot when cutting stubble. Every morning according to the performance of the ostrich to determine the time to go out, watching its activities freely can go out early and return late. If the ostrich shivers and gathers, it is necessary to come home late and early when it is unwilling to leave the house or when it is crowded in the direction of the house. In terms of feed, the concentrate of adult birds in winter is the same as that in summer. Frozen cabbage, radish, mustard leaves and other frozen vegetables can be added. When using frozen vegetables, it is best not to melt them and then cut them up for feeding, because they will be frozen again when they are sent out for feeding, affecting the eating of ostriches. Nestling overwintering when nestling overwintering, the bedding of the nestling sleeping place at night should be chopped. The straw is about 3.3 cm long and the pad is about 10 cm thick. During the day, the nestling playground is covered with sand or furnace ash, and the diameter of the stone or ash block in the sand should not exceed 1 cm. The indoor temperature depends on the age of the ostrich. The optimum indoor temperature of nestling over 4 months old is above 15 ℃. Due to the lack of sunlight indoors in winter, an appropriate amount of vitamin AD3 powder must be added to the feed. The most important problem of nestling overwintering is the relationship among temperature, humidity and ventilation. There is no need for indoor heating at the beginning of winter, but as the weather gets colder and colder, it is necessary to use coal stoves to keep warm. If the birdhouse is too large or raise chicks in a plastic greenhouse, it is best to use a stove made from a large oil barrel to keep warm, and a protective fence should be set around the stove to prevent the chicks from being scalded. You'd better use a thicker hearth. In winter, some people only pay attention to heating and do not consider enough humidity. Therefore, temperature, humidity and ventilation must be considered comprehensively, otherwise all kinds of diseases will continue to appear, resulting in a lot of unnecessary losses. The specific method is: the temperature should be slightly higher and about 20 ℃ above so that the temperature will be suitable after ventilation. Ventilation is best to use the special exhaust hole on the roof of the birdhouse or use the smoke window as the exhaust hole, which can not only exhaust the turbid gas but not make the outdoor cool breeze directly attack the nestling, but also reduce the humidity. Some enzymes can also be added to the feed, which can greatly reduce the production of indoor odor. If necessary, the window can be opened when the temperature is high at noon. People feel that the air is fresh and has no turbid smell in the birdhouse. Some people reduce the amount of water and vegetables consumed by their chicks in order to reduce humidity. Practice has proved that this is not a good way, a good way is to change the bedding material in the playground frequently, and the bedding material is better with dry furnace ash. When changing the cushion, try to reduce dust as much as possible, which can reduce the incidence of respiratory system. Once there is a respiratory disease, you can use human mouth spray first aid and then use erythromycin medicine can be cured. When you first get sick, there is a murmur when breathing. At this time, the veterinary drug Kechuan Bawang can be added to the feed and can be cured in 2 ~ 3 days.