Key points of management in laying period of laying hens

Laying hens are one of the main breeding directions in chicken breeding, and laying hens are also a very important breeding project in China. The most important thing in raising laying hens is the laying rate, and many friends will find that the egg production is pitifully low in laying hens. In fact, a large part of the reason is due to poor management during the laying period, so how to manage the laying period? The following editor brings you the key points of the management of laying hens. Let's have a look!

1. Change the group at the right time

Laying hens should be vaccinated and caged before their age of one and a half years, so that laying hens can be familiar with the surrounding environment as soon as possible. If the transition is too late, it is easy to stop the production of some laying hens, or cause yolk peritonitis and other problems. Therefore, timely transition is very important, and a series of work such as vaccination must be done before the transition, so as to ensure the healthy growth of laying hens and less stress reaction.

2. Conversion of feed

The weight gain of laying hens and the strengthening of the production system have a greater demand for nutrition, especially calcium. We can start to convert the feed into layer feed in a year and a half, and feed the peak feed appropriately a month later. And can appropriately increase the proportion of vitamins in the feed, can not limit the laying hens, to ensure that there is feed in the trough at any time, so that the layers can eat at any time.

3. Control lighting

Many friends use natural light method when raising laying hens. If the weight of laying hens is qualified in a year and a half, then we should appropriately increase the light time, about half an hour every half a month. Until the laying hens have the highest egg production, the light time should be kept for more than 15 hours during this period. If the layers grow slowly and weigh less, then the time of light increase should be postponed. Be careful not to shorten the light time, nor reduce the light intensity.

4. Environmental management

It is necessary to create a comfortable and good growth environment for laying hens during the laying period. The best temperature for laying hens should be kept at about 18 degrees Celsius. In winter, the temperature should not be lower than 10 degrees, and in summer, the temperature should be kept below 30 degrees. And should pay attention to the chicken house ventilation, reduce noise interference, regularly clean the chicken house, do a good job of disinfection, reduce the stress reaction of layers.

5. Disease prevention

After layers enter the breeding house, appropriate amounts of antibiotics and other agents should be added to feed and drinking water, about once a month, the main purpose is to prevent gastrointestinal diseases of laying hens. And can increase the content of vitamins in feed, because laying hens need a lot of vitamins and can also reduce the stress response of laying hens and improve their body resistance. Then disinfect the henhouse regularly, do a reasonable immune procedure, prevent the invasion of bacteria, pay attention to the impact of external environment on laying hens, strengthen health management, and reduce the incidence of disease.

The above is a brief introduction of the key points of laying hen laying period management, laying hen laying period is the most critical period in breeding. If there is no poor management, the laying rate of laying hens will be seriously reduced, the quality of eggs will also be greatly affected, prone to soft preserved eggs, smelly eggs and other problems. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for your reading and support.