What Should Farmers Do When the Temperature Changes Seasonally?

At the time of seasonal changes in temperature, increased stress, and frequent diseases, farmers should strengthen feeding management, improve feed utilization and feed-to-egg ratio, thereby reducing breeding costs and increasing breeding income.

1. Suitable temperature

Maintaining a proper temperature in the chicken house is necessary for maintaining a stable egg production rate and improving feed utilization. In the early spring, the temperature is low, and the cold protection facilities should be gradually removed according to the specific local conditions, and the temperature of the laying hen house should be maintained at 10 to 15 degrees Celsius as much as possible.

2. Reasonable lighting

In the spring production stage, the light should be increased. The closed chicken house generally turns on and off the lights once in the morning and evening. It is ideal to supplement the light in the morning.

3. Feed needs

As the temperature gradually rises, more energy feed will increase the weight of the chicken, and the egg production rate of the chicken will decrease. It is necessary to reduce the proportion of corn and other grains in the chicken feed and reduce the metabolic energy to increase the egg production rate of the chicken.

4. Reduce stress

In spring, the temperature varies greatly, and it can be hot and cold. After a winter, the body's own stress and other factors put the chickens in a sub-healthy state, which is easy to induce various diseases. The production management procedures should be standardized, and the work of turning on lights, feeding, picking eggs, and cleaning manure should be regular, and the water supply should be sufficient.

5. Improve hygiene and strengthen epidemic prevention

In the early spring, there are few diseases and the opportunity to purify the source of the disease is seized. Later, as the temperature rises, insects and microorganisms such as mosquitoes and flies also begin to breed and multiply. At this time, the climate characteristics are conducive to the spread of diseases. Improving environmental sanitation and strengthening epidemic prevention should be listed as daily routines. The focus of management.