Cold, warm and early spring climate is still relatively cold and changeable. The breeding density can be appropriately increased to close doors and windows. Can also be used to hang grass, drinking warm water and stove heating, so that the minimum temperature within the maintenance of 3 °C ~ 5 °C.
Moderate ventilation should be done to keep indoor ventilation warm and timely remove fecal matter and debris from the house. Open the window and ventilate when the weather is fine at noon to ensure that the air in the house is fresh and the oxygen is sufficient.
Preventing moisture in the early spring can easily cause the house to be wet, which is not good for chickens. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen management and pay attention to keeping the inside clean and dry. Don't overfill the tank when filling with water. Never spray water on the floor.
Regular disinfection is usually done in the early spring season, the disinfection of drinking water used to disinfect. That is, the disinfectant is added in proportion to drinking water (such as 100 toxins, strong disinfectant, sodium hypochlorite, Weidao disinfectant, etc.), and is performed once a week. For the ground in the house, dry powdered disinfectants such as lime and powerful disinfectant can be used to disinfect the ground, which is suitable for 1 to 2 times a week.
Supplemental lighting The total daily lighting time should not be less than 14 hours or 17 hours. When the light is insufficient during the daytime, artificial light is generally added. The intensity is preferably 2 to 4 watts per square meter.
Reducing stress on feeding, adding water, quail eggs, disinfecting, cleaning, cleaning up excrement, etc., must be done for a certain period of time, and actions must be gentle during work. At the same time in feed or drinking water, add appropriate amount of multivitamins or other anti-stress drugs to prevent and reduce the occurrence of stress reaction.
In order to increase the energy of early spring chickens, sufficient energy must be ensured. In the diet, in addition to maintaining a certain percentage of protein, it is appropriate to increase high-energy feed containing starch and sugar to meet chicken growth and production needs.
In addition to regular vaccination, it is also possible to add some preventive drugs and increase the content of vitamins and trace elements in the feed.
Elimination of rodent damage Early spring mice often gather in chicken houses and try to eliminate them.