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Key Points of Feeding and Management of Laying Hens in Autumn

Release time:

Aug 31,2018


Autumn weather gradually cool, day and night temperature changes greatly. Therefore, in order to ensure a comfortable living environment for the chickens and make the production performance of the chickens get better play, the following points should be paid attention to in management.

1Reasonable ventilation, stable environment

1.1Key points of ventilation adjustment    

In autumn, with the gradual decrease of the temperature, the number of fans in the chicken coop with fan ventilation is gradually reduced. In order to reduce the temperature difference between the front and back of the chicken coop, the area of the air inlet is timely adjusted, and all small windows are opened to ease the wind speed to reduce the air cooling effect. The angle of the small window is not to blow the chicken directly.

1.2Timely observation of chickens   

Every day to carefully observe the flock, if there is a cold wind blowing directly, you can see the local symptoms of diarrhea in the flock, after timely adjustment, this conditional disease will be improved. In the morning, when the air in the house is dirty, carry out forced ventilation8-10Minutes are appropriate, no dead corners are left when ventilating.

2Regulate temperature and reduce stress

2.1Concerned about the temperature, timely adjustment    

The temperature in the laying hen house is maintained.18℃-23℃Appropriate, autumn daytime outside the highest temperature can reach30℃The lowest temperature at night can be reached.16-18℃, so to control the temperature difference inside the house.

2.2Large temperature difference between day and night, pay attention to temperature changes   

Autumn humidity is small, feel comfortable and cool, is a good time to raise chickens, pay attention to the cold air from the north to the south caused by a sharp drop in temperature. Therefore, we must pay attention to the weather forecast, pay attention to the warm work at night, and avoid respiratory diseases caused by temperature difference stress and cold.

3Strengthen feed nutrition and ensure fresh feed   

After a long period of laying eggs and hot summer, the chickens are already very tired. After autumn, they should be fed more animal protein feed to restore their physical fitness as soon as possible. given easily digestible high-quality feed and vitamins, especiallyBVitamin content should be sufficient. At this time, the appetite of the chickens has increased, and sufficient feeding must be ensured. When adding feed, the chickens should feed less frequently and try their best to finish the feed in the feed tank. After autumn, the air humidity is still relatively high. Attention should be paid to preserving the feed to prevent mildew and deterioration.

4Strengthen the management of light    

The natural light in autumn is gradually shortened. Farmers should adjust the light-on time in time and pay attention to keeping the light time and light intensity constant so as not to affect egg production. Light time before egg laying9hours, the egg production rate of the flock5%Gradually increase above, weekly increase0.5Hours, until the middle of egg production to maintain a stable light, light time14-16Hours, Late Egg Production40About weeks of age can be appropriate to increase the light, the maximum increase per week is not more0.5Hours, the total length of light does not exceed16.5Hours.

5Regular disinfection   

 Regular disinfection is an important work that cannot be ignored. It can reduce the content of microorganisms in the house and kill a certain number of bacteria and viruses. Autumn is also a period of high incidence of various diseases. When disinfecting, it is necessary to cover all aspects and leave no dead ends, especially at the air inlet. Disinfectants are used alternately to prevent drug resistance.    

Autumn is the season when chickens are prone to problems. In order to eliminate the adverse effects, we should do the above work according to climate change and the situation of chickens, strengthen management, scientific breeding, and give full play to the production performance of chickens to obtain higher economic benefits.


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