Culture technique of Blue Peacock

Peacock is known as the king of birds, with game, high protein, low fat, rich in a variety of amino acids needed by the human body and other characteristics, high-grade delicacies, a very promising carnivorous poultry, in breeding because of its low investment, quick results, high profits and become one of the preferred breeds for farmers, let's take a look at the blue peacock culture technology!

Blue peacock is in estrus and mating

1. Estrus: the breeding period of blue peacock has strong seasonality, usually from June to August. However, under the condition of artificial feeding, the breeding period can often be advanced and prolonged, thus prolonging the laying season. Adult blue peacocks, especially male blue peacocks, often chase female blue peacocks, and spread the feathers on the gorgeous rudder feathers (more than 200) through the contraction of skin muscles, such as fan-shaped, commonly known as "open screen", and constantly shake, so that the sound of the cable, and can open the screen many times, each time as long as 5-7 minutes, and turn left and right, the eye-shaped spots on the feathers reflect brilliance, causing the female blue peacock to approach the male blue peacock frequently.

2. Mating: in the case of group breeding, fierce fights are often caused in order to fight for a mate, and sometimes the estrus female blue peacock is chased helplessly by the male blue peacock and injured. The mating ratio of male to female is 1 / 3 / 5, and the female blue peacock begins to lay eggs 15 days after mating, so it is necessary to dig a bunker in the corner and put the sand for laying eggs. There should be a special person on duty to pick eggs to avoid egg-eating addiction or induce sex.

Hatching technique of Blue Peacock

1. Natural hatching: it is best to use black-bone chickens and native recommended chickens to hatch, and use awakening medicine to awaken the female blue peacock. Generally speaking, small holding chickens can only hatch 4 or 6 blue peacock eggs at a time. During the incubation period, the chicken will be released or carried out twice every morning and afternoon, defecated, drinking water and grain will be supplied at the same time, and then carried back to continue hatching about 15 minutes later. The incubation period of the blue peacock was 26-28 days, and the eggs were tested on the 7th, 14th and 21st day, respectively.

2. Artificial hatching: the electric incubator for hatching birds can hatch as long as the hatching plate is remade according to the size of blue peacock eggs. Disinfect eggs and hatching equipment according to routine. The hatching process is basically the same.

① temperature: the temperature in the plane incubator is 38.5-39.5 ℃, and the temperature in the three-dimensional incubator is 37.5-38 ℃. The temperature in the incubation room was maintained at 2427 ℃. The temperature during the hatching period decreases by 0.5 ℃. As for constant temperature hatching (hatching by stages) or variable temperature hatching (once hatching), it is determined by the hatcher according to production.

② humidity: the relative humidity is maintained at 60% 65%, 70% in the hatching period, and 65% 70% in the hatchery.

③ egg turning: it is best to turn eggs every half an hour to 1 hour in the first 7 days, 1 to 2 hours in the second week, and every 3 hours in the second week. Stop turning eggs 3 days before hatching.

④ eggs: generally not over-temperature can not dry eggs, in the middle and later stages of the day can be 15-20 minutes, dry to 30 ℃ (eyelids do not feel hot). As the blue peacock egg shell is thick, the temperature and humidity should not be on the low side in the first few days, and the later ventilation and humidity should be higher in order to hatch normally.

Feeding and management during the nestling period

1. Brooding equipment: the nestling period is 2 months, the newborn blue peacock is yellowish brown downy feather, the top of the head and back is slightly deep, the belly is light, and the flying feather is dark brown. The artificial breeding method is generally adopted, and the net or cage culture is used at the age of 1-20 days. Each grid is 250 cm long and 200 cm wide, and the bottom net is 60 cm high. Both indoor and outdoor shelves are set up. Cage rearing should be advocated and chicks can be caged.

2. Temperature and humidity: 10d 3438℃, 1120d 2826℃, 2130d 2624℃. After that, the feathers will increase and can be the same as the room temperature. The relative humidity is controlled at 60-70%.

3. Feed: from January to October, cooked eggs, powder, green feed, bread worms and supplementary feed 4 times a day. From November to 30 months, boiled eggs, minced meat, powder, green feed, bread worms and supplementary feed 3 times a day, 31 ~ 60 months, 2: 3 times a day are the same as above. Add corn dregs, sorghum and so on.

4. Culture density: the appropriate feeding quantity per group is 40 to 50, and the breeding density decreases with the increase of age. Take free feeding and drinking water. Keep the environment quiet and prevent surprises. And establish signal conditioned reflection for easy management. Regular disinfection, deworming and epidemic prevention, rodent control, animal prevention work, timely isolation of sick chicks.

Adult feeding and management

The adult blue peacock refers to the blue peacock in the laying period of more than 2 years or the blue peacock in the off-laying period. The male-female ratio of each column of the blue peacock house is 1: 5, the area of the fence is 5 meters × 10 meters, half indoor and outdoor, and the net height is 5 meters. The mesh is 1.5 cm × 2.5 cm, and shade plants should be planted on the sports ground. Feed regularly and quantitatively, keep quiet and pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene.

1. Spring management: in the breeding season, there is a large amount of activity and food intake, so the diet should be adjusted in time and pay attention to the supplement of protein, vitamins and mineral feed. Set up an egg box (paved with sand or soft grass) at the corner.

2. Summer management: high temperature, rainy, high humidity, sudden decrease of feed intake, decrease of egg production, and gradually stop production. More concentrate should be fed to increase green feed to prevent mildew. Do a good job in cleaning and heat prevention and cooling.

3. Autumn management: although the autumn is high and cool, the temperature drops, the light is shortened, and it is the normal physiological molting period of blue peacocks. In order to reduce or stop oil feed in the diet, compulsory molting should be adopted during molting, which can effectively shorten the days of natural molting. In addition, feathers with high quality and high price can be obtained through proper control of water, feed and light, and their living conditions can be changed suddenly. In order to achieve the purpose of neatly molting. In the diet, it is necessary to increase the content of animal and plant protein and vitamins, minerals and trace elements to promote feather growth. Make good preparations for the winter.

4. Winter management: the weather is cold, in addition to keeping warm, increase the amount of grain and oil seeds in the diet. The ground can be covered with some cushions to keep warm and pay attention to ventilation at the same time. To carry out epidemic prevention and control of parasitic diseases during the off-production season.