How to prevent summer heat by raising chickens in summer

The chicken does not have sweat glands, and its feathers have a good thermal insulation effect, coupled with its own body temperature as high as 41-42 degrees, so it is very easy to have heatstroke when it is hot in summer, which brings a lot of trouble to farmers. So how to raise chickens in summer to prevent heat? Let's get to know it.

1. Chicken coop cooling

First of all, it is necessary to ensure good ventilation in the chicken coop, covering the sunshade net on the chicken shed or according to the spraying water equipment, which can effectively reduce the direct sunlight on the chicken shed. In addition, before the advent of high temperature, properly reducing the breeding density and reasonable feeding density can effectively reduce the temperature of the shed, and can also increase the fat and amino acids in the feed, which can effectively reduce the production of body heat and enhance the resistance of chickens. Measures such as planting plants or building walls outside the shed can also be taken to reduce direct sunlight and temperature.

2. Afforestation and cooling

You can plant some vines around the henhouse and let them climb onto the walls and roofs of the henhouse, which can not only block the sun, the air flow between the leaves and the walls, but also lower the indoor temperature, such as growing grapes. Chicken manure is the best fertilizer to promote plant growth and increase grape production.

3. Spray cooling

The summer is hot and hot, the air is dry, the feed intake of chickens is reduced, and the amount of drinking water is also greatly increased, which can be sprayed on the chicken body and the ground to cool down and relieve the heat, but also pay attention to the relative humidity. The suitable relative humidity is 50%-55%. If the relative humidity is more than 72%, it will cause stifling heat in the chicken house, dirty feathers and adhesion, which can easily lead to disease; but if the relative humidity is less than 45%, the dust in the chicken house will be high, and it is very easy for chickens to suffer from respiratory diseases, so it is necessary to control the humidity.

4. Fan air conditioning cooling

If qualified farmers can install a certain number of fans at certain intervals in the henhouse, and turn on the fan when the temperature in the henhouse rises, so as to accelerate the air flow, take away a large amount of heat, and play the role of cooling and preventing heat, but the disadvantage is that the noise is too loud, which is disadvantageous to the laying period, which is very likely to lead to a decrease in egg production. Air conditioning can also be used, not only the noise is low, the cooling effect is better than the fan, but the cost is higher, air conditioning purchase and electricity is also a major expense.

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