Key points of feeding and Management of Chai Chicken during laying period to ensure laying rate

Free-range firewood chicken

After the breeding period from 20 weeks to 23 weeks of age, free-range Chai chickens enter the laying period, and the management of the laying period is more complicated. The main points of feeding and management are as follows:

1. Replenish adequate full-price feed, each chicken is fed with 50-75 grams of full-price feed daily, and provide enough clean drinking water at the same time.

two。 The chicken is scattered in the place with rich forage grass and more insects, and the stocking density is determined according to the number of Cordyceps sinensis in the free-raising area. Cordyceps sinensis is rich, and the density can be appropriately higher, otherwise the density can be reduced appropriately.

3. Build an egg nest. It is necessary to build enough egg nests in the free-range area. Because free-range firewood chickens are different from caged chickens, egg loss may occur. In order to train hens to lay eggs in the nest, lead eggs (empty eggshells) can be placed in the nest. In order to prevent the hen from crushing the eggs, the breeder should pick up the eggs laid in time.

4. Build enough shelter, storm, rain, snow, hail and other disasters are undoubtedly a great threat, if not done well, it will cause great losses, therefore, it is necessary to build windproof shelter and train free-range firewood chickens, and take the initiative to get into the shelter when the disaster weather comes.

5. Do a good job in preventing the invasion of wild eagles and rodents. Eagles and weasels will prey on firewood chickens, while mice will steal eggs and feed. In the free-range area, rodent control should be carried out frequently, and rodent control should be carried out at night, using rat traps, rat cages or sticky rat boards and other methods.