The time and method of feeding chicks

When the chicks eat for the first time after coming out of the shell, they should pay attention to the time and methods when they eat, thinking that the chicks are the most vulnerable within 24 hours after coming out of the shell, when the gastrointestinal organs are still mature. Eating too early will cause damage to its intestines and stomach, and eating too late will consume its physical strength, causing it to be thin, so when to start eating? Let's take a look.

1. Eating time

The chicken just out of the shell has heavy yolk nutrients, which will make it through the most vulnerable time, and eating at the right time will not only help it absorb and digest nutrients, but also facilitate the excretion of meconium and promote its rapid growth. Start eating at the right time, not too early or too late, preferably between 12 and 24 hours, when the mortality rate is the lowest.

2. Drink water before eating

The chicks should be given full drinking water for 2-3 hours before eating. After hatching, the chicks lose more water in the body, so providing sufficient factors can supplement the water needed by physiology, promote the chicks' appetite, soften the feed, and help absorb and digest. When more capable, the nutrients brought out from the yolk are absorbed, speeding up metabolism. Drinking water is preferably above 16 degrees. It is easy to add low concentration of glucose and vitamins in drinking water to enhance the physique of chicks, environmental transport stress and accelerate the discharge of harmful substances in the body.

3. Eating method

Chicks still grow mature or more fragile after coming out of the shell, so the feed to be fed should be solemnly chosen, it is best to choose the feed that is nutritious and easy to digest, the feed had better be slightly wet, and some vitamins and antibiotics can be added to the feed to prevent digestive tract diseases. Feed must be fresh, fresh mix is now, feeding should not be overfed at one time, take frequent feeding less feeding zone, especially in the summer high temperature. Feed can be started with steamed millet mixed with cooked egg yolk, sprinkled on the breeding equipment, cackling or knocking sound, attract chicks to come to eat, will not grab the feed of the chicks to catch the chicks are eating, to ensure that all chicks slowly learn to feed. Fine pellets of full-price feed can be added to it the next day, and all of it can be fed after a week.

4. Feeding and management after eating

After the chicks learn to eat, it is necessary to carefully observe their drinking and eating conditions to prevent them from rushing to eat and drink, otherwise it will affect the growth and development of chicks, cause squeeze and stampede, and cause death in serious cases. In addition, in raising, we should also pay attention to the cleanliness of the feeding environment and feeding utensils. After eating, the chicks often appear the phenomenon of pulling while eating. After each feeding, the feces should be cleared in time, and the drinking water should be changed frequently. It is best to disinfect once a day or two.

The above are all the time and methods of chicken feeding. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about chicken breeding, please pay attention to this site.