What are the must-see knowledge methods for novice raising quail

1. Temperature and humidity
 
The temperature regulation ability of the quail just out of the shell is poor. It should be kept at 37-36 degrees for the first three days and 35-32 degrees for 4-10 days. After that, the temperature should be lowered by 2-3 degrees every week until the temperature is removed. The temperature is between 22-25 degrees. In the early stage of brooding, because the suitable temperature is high, the quail excretion is small and the indoor is relatively dry, so it is necessary to sprinkle water on the ground properly, and control the relative humidity to be around 60%-65%. With the increase of quail excretion, the humidity will also change. Ventilate and dehumidify in time every day, and keep the humidity at about 55%-60%.
 
2. Drink water and eat
 
2 hours before the start of feeding, open-mouth medicine should be added to the drinking water of quail seedlings, and the open-mouth medicine should be drunk continuously for 3-5 days. The drinking water and food intake in the first step of brooding determine to some extent the growth and development of poultry in the first ten days. The uniformity and survival rate are also directly related to the development and development of their life. The purpose of using open medicine for chicks is to reduce stress, improve chick physique, reduce mortality, and prevent bacterial or mycoplasma infection.
 
Generally, it is better to start eating 24 hours after the quail is out of the shell. On the first day, feed the starter, and sprinkle the half-cooked millet mixed with egg yolk on the food tray or relatively rough paper, and never sprinkle it on the plastic film; because the quail legs Thin and weak, it is easy to slip on the plastic film, and a little carelessness will cause lifelong disability. After that, the mixture with a protein content of 28% was fed. After 4 days of age, it was gradually changed to chick feed. If it is a small amount of family farming, it can be fed to chicken feed.
 
3. Immunization injection (a small amount of family farming does not need to be vaccinated.)
 
Young quails are weak, so they should be vaccinated with various vaccines and preventive medicines in time. Vaccinations should be selected according to the local disease prevalence, and it is not advisable to receive two vaccines on the same day. Add an appropriate amount of preventive agents to the feeding, drinking water and feed to prevent the occurrence of diseases and make them grow and develop safely.
 
4. Male and female grouping
 
Quails are sexually mature early, and some female quails open their accounts at the age of 35 days. If the male and female quails are raised in the same cage, it will not only cause waste of feed, but also affect the egg production of female quails, which is not conducive to feeding. Therefore, at the age of 20 days, the male quails can be selected for fattening and sold separately according to the call and whether the coat color under the neck is red. For the quails that are ready to be saved, the ratio of male to female 1:3 can be reserved.
 
How long to keep quail seedlings warm?
 
1 to 7 days at 35°C, and the temperature can be gradually lowered in the future.
 
What are the feeding methods of quail seedlings?
 
1. Insulation. Quail seedlings have imperfect thermoregulatory function and poor adaptability to the external environment. At the same time, the young chicks are small, have a relatively large body surface area, and have more heat dissipation than adult chickens, so chicks are very sensitive to temperature. Insulation conditions are more stringent than chick requirements.
 
During brooding, the temperature should be kept at 35-38°C for the first 2 days, then dropped to 34-35°C for a week, and then gradually reduced to the normal level. When the temperature in the brooder is the same as the room temperature, it can be dewarmed. The indoor temperature should be kept at 20-24℃. Temperature control does not only rely on thermometers, but more importantly, to observe the state of the chicks and to see the temperature of the quails. At the same time, we should also pay attention to weather changes, which are slightly higher in winter and lower in summer; slightly higher in cloudy and rainy days and slightly lower in sunny days; slightly higher at night and slightly lower during the day.
 
2. Breeding quail seedlings ventilation and humidity. The purpose of ventilation is to discharge harmful gases in the house and replace with fresh air. As long as the temperature of the brooding room can be guaranteed, the more the air circulates, the better. In the early stage of brooding (1 week old), the relative humidity is kept at 60% D65%, so that people do not feel dry. Later (2 weeks of age) due to the increase in body temperature, respiration and excretion, the brooding room is easy to get wet, so it is necessary to remove the feces in time, and the relative humidity is 55% D60%.
 
3. Drink water. After long-distance transportation or staying in the incubator for too long, the chicks lose a lot of water. Warm water should be supplied in time to restore the spirits of the chicks, otherwise the fluff of the chicks will be brittle and affect health. If water is not supplied for a long time, the chicks will drink too much when encountering water, and even wet their feathers, causing cold and diarrhea. Drink 0.01% potassium permanganate water on the first day for three consecutive days, and then drink potassium permanganate water once a week. For long-distance transportation, it is advisable to drink 5% glucose aqueous solution on the first day.
 
4. Feeding. Chicks grow rapidly and require high nutritional requirements for feed. If the chicks come out in 24 hours, they will start eating in 16 hours. If they are out in 15-18 hours, they are generally required to start eating within 24 hours. Mixed feed is used as starter, and special quail feed or chicken feed for 0-14 days can be used. Generally, free feeding is adopted day and night, and continuous water and feed are required. There are also timed and quantitative feeding, in principle, twice in the morning and in the evening. But it depends on the specific situation.
 
5, stocking density. If the stocking density is too large, the survival rate will be reduced, and the chicks will grow slowly and grow differently; if the density is too small, the cost of brooding will increase, which is not conducive to heat preservation. Therefore, the stocking density should be reasonably arranged. The area per square meter is about 250-300 in the first week, about 100 in the second week, and 75-100 in the third week (100 egg quails and 75 meat quails). The density can be appropriately increased in winter, and in summer is reduced accordingly. At the same time, the density should be adjusted appropriately according to the size of the quail and the grouping.