Requirements for growing environment of young ostriches

Ostrich breeding is also common in China, but the situation is not very ideal. Because the survival rate of young ostriches is very low, the development of ostrich farming industry has also been greatly hindered. As a matter of fact, young ostriches have certain requirements on the growth environment, and as long as these growth environments are properly controlled, the survival rate can be properly improved. Then let's take a look at the requirements of the young ostrich for the growing environment with the editor.

1. Temperature

Temperature control is very important when raising young ostriches. Because the growth ability of young ostrich is not strong, all aspects of development are not mature, so thermoregulation is also relatively poor. In the first five days of the baby ostrich, the temperature should be controlled at about 35 degrees, and then appropriately reduced by about 2 degrees a week as time goes by. Until the ninth week, stabilize the temperature at about 19 degrees. If the brooding is carried out in low temperature seasons such as winter and spring, and if the temperature in the nursery is insufficient, then the temperature should be raised manually.

2. Humidity

After hatching, the young ostrich will have a lot of water. In general, reasonable humidity can help the young ostrich to reduce the swelling without dehydration. Therefore, during the feeding of young ostriches, the control of humidity is also very important. In general, the humidity should be controlled at about 65%, and the humidity should not be too high or too low. If the humidity is too high, it is easy to breed all kinds of germs in the house, and it will also reduce the resistance of young ostriches, resulting in a decline in survival rate. If it is too low, it will not be able to meet the water needs of young ostriches, so we must pay more attention to it.

3. Ventilation

Before raising young ostriches, we must first prepare the nursery. The ventilation of the nursery is very important because ostriches are different from other birds. It has a bladder of its own, so the amount of urine every day is very large. If you urinate too much, it will produce a large amount of irritating gas. It can have a great impact on the skin, breathing and eyes of young ostriches. Therefore, we must ensure that the nursery room has good ventilation, but in the ventilation, we should pay attention to prevent the wind and thieves.

4. Lighting

Light is also very important to the growth of young ostriches, and it is also the main factor affecting the survival rate of young ostriches. In general, an one-and-a-half-month-old ostrich needs to eat at night. If there is not enough light at night, it will affect the normal eating of young ostriches, thus affecting their growth and development. Therefore, in order to ensure that they can eat normally at night, it is necessary to provide artificial light for the young ostriches at night. After two months, if the ostrich grows normally, it will no longer have to turn on the lights at night.

The above is a brief introduction to the requirements of the young ostrich to the growth environment. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.