Chicken raising technology

3. Material control should be done step by step. The first time to control the feed should be short and gradually increase. Allowing the chicken to have an adaptation process is the most fundamental way to avoid any stress.

Related knowledge of chicken beak and beak

(1) Beak-cutting purpose: chickens have the habit of pecking, especially those raised in open chicken houses. Young pecking includes feather pecking, anal pecking, wing pecking, toe pecking, etc., from mild to disability, and severe to death. Therefore, chicks raised in open sheds are generally beaked. Beak cutting also saves feed and reduces unnecessary mortality.

(2) Causes of chicks pecking: The reasons are many and complex, such as unbalanced diet, high density, poor ventilation, high temperature, water cut, strong light, etc. The main measure to prevent chicks pecking is to cut the beak.

(3) Beak cutting time: The beak cutting time of broilers is generally performed before 7 days of age. This can save manpower, reduce costs, and reduce stress and early feather pecking.

(4) Beak cutting method: Beak cutting is to cut off each part of the chicken's upper and lower beaks with the help of a hot blade. Generally, a special beak trimmer is used. The aperture of the beak trimmer is 4.4 mm for 7-10 days and 4.8 mm for 7-10 days. The method of beak cutting is to grab the chicken leg with the left hand and the chicken with the right hand. Place the thumb of the right hand on the top of the chicken's head, put the index finger under the swallow, and apply a little pressure to shrink the chicken’s tongue. . During burning, the blade rolls around the cut surface of the beak to flatten the corners of the mouth, which can prevent the outer edge of the beak from growing again. If the periphery of the beak is not flattened, 5% to 10% of adult chickens will re-grow the beak.

(5) The choice of beak trimmer: It is recommended to use ultra-high-temperature boutique beak trimmers, which are of good quality, high efficiency, and have a long durability. At the same time, they will cause little stress response to chickens.