It is the right time for geese to be fattened in autumn

The weather in autumn is cool, the grass is exuberant, and there are many by-products after autumn harvest, which is the best season for fattening meat geese. During this period, after 20 ~ 25 days of fattening, geese can generally gain 1.5 kg ~ 2.2 kg.

The meat hybrid breeds such as Shitou goose and Xupu goose, which are more than 70 days old, lively in spirit, bright feathers, good at foraging, healthy and disease-free, should be selected.

Fattening method ① grazing and fattening. During the day, the geese were rushed to the harvested fields to feed on residual ears, grass seeds, etc., and then fed with concentrate once or twice after returning home at night, and fed to clean drinking water. ② is fattening in the greenhouse. The scaffolding is made of bamboo or sticks, and the shelf is 0.6 ~ 0.7 meters above the ground to facilitate the removal of dung. Put 5 geese per square meter, surrounded by a small column, put the trough and sink outside the column, and let the goose stick its head out between the fences to collect food and drink water. ③ fattening in captivity. Use bamboo or reeds to form a small fence, with 3 ~ 5 geese in each column. The height of the fence is appropriate to make the goose stand without holding its head high. Outside the left column of the trough, let the geese feed and drink from the cracks in the fence. When keeping in captivity, the enclosure is required to be quiet, no grazing, restrict activities, reduce energy consumption, and feed for fattening and fattening in captivity should be diversified, with fine green collocation, which can be mainly rice bran, crushed rice, corn, blighted grain, vegetable leaves, etc., plus about 6% cakes, 0.3% salt and concentrate ground, mixed into wet feed, fed 5 ~ 7 times a day, and once or twice in the evening. In addition, the weight can be increased by about 20% by adding 19 grams of manganese sulfate, 17 grams of zinc sulfate, 12 grams of ferrous sulfate, 2 grams of copper sulfate, 0.7 grams of potassium iodide and 0.1 grams of cobalt chloride in every 100 kg concentrate. However, when mixing the ingredients, it must be mixed evenly to prevent individual geese from being poisoned by overfeeding. ④ forced fattening. The powdered feeds such as corn, potato, rice bran and bean cake were mixed with appropriate amount of salt and trace elements, and then mixed well with water to make strips with a thickness of 1 cm ~ 1.5 cm and 6 cm long. after being dried, they were artificially filled into the esophagus of geese. When filling and feeding, hold the goose body on both knees, grasp the goose head in the left hand, open the goose's mouth, dip the feed strip in the water in the right hand, and stuff the feed into the esophagus with the index finger. For each item, gently push it along the gooseneck with your hand to help it swallow. Feed it 4 ~ 6 times a day and once at night. The amount of filling depends on the weight and digestibility of geese. One hour before filling, there are grooves in the inflated part of the esophagus, which is normal digestion; if it appears earlier than 1 hour before filling, it needs to be fed up; if it appears later than 1 hour before filling, it is necessary to reduce or postpone the feeding time. When filling and feeding, you should also be careful not to fill the material strip into the trachea. In addition, attention should be paid to the supply of adequate clean drinking water.