1. Chickens can eat millet. Boil the millet for a while before feeding it. When the chickens grow up, they can feed the raw millet. 2. Pay attention to ensure the proper temperature when feeding chickens, try to keep it at 32-34℃, and the temperature should be much more uniform, not high and low. 3. The humidity of chickens should be controlled at 60-70% before 10 day, and at 50-60% after 10 day.
1. Can chickens eat millet?
1, can chickens eat millet?
Chickens can eat millet, but because the digestive system of chicks is fragile, when eating millet, it is necessary to boil the water for a while before feeding. When the chicken is big, you can feed the raw millet.
2. Food that chicks can eat
(1) Rice and cabbage
After the chicks grow evenly, they can be fed with half-cooked rice, and the mucus on the surface of the rice should be washed with clear water before feeding. You can also feed Chinese cabbage, which needs to be finely cut.
(2) Bread
When chickens are full of feathers, they can be fed bread, rice, cabbage or corn paste. Rice can be provided directly without washing. When feeding bread and cabbage, you should chop it up before feeding it, and when feeding corn paste, you should cook it.
(3) Insects
When the chicks are mature, they can be fed with protein feed such as earthworm, breadworm and fly maggot. Protein feed can supplement sufficient nutrition for chicks, and can be used in conjunction with grain feed to make chicks more robust.
Second, what are the precautions for feeding chickens?
1, temperature
(1) The suitable temperature for feeding chickens is 32-34℃, and it should be noted that the temperature is uniform and constant, and it cannot be high and low.
(2) Chickens with normal activities, lively spirit, good appetite and moderate drinking water indicate normal body temperature. When the temperature is low, the chicks will scream, get close to the heat source and pile up. When the temperature is too high, chicks will stay away from the heat source, and there will be the phenomenon of panting with their mouths open and drinking more water.
2. Humidity
(1) The humidity of chicks should be controlled between 60-70% before 10 day old and between 50-60% after 10 day old. The main measure to control the humidity in the brooding room is to keep the water in the drinking fountain constant.
(2) Excessive humidity can inhibit the water metabolism of chicks and easily induce coccidiosis and mycosis. When the humidity is too low, it will cause dehydration of chicks, which will lead to brittle hair loss, thin toes, indigestion, increased indoor dust and induce respiratory diseases.
3. Eat and drink in time.
Opening the index finger is the first time to feed the chicken, which is suitable for 2-4 hours after the chicken drinks water. When you start eating, add a little water to the feed and mix well. Then, you should spread the feed evenly on the pre-sterilized dark plastic cloth, so that the chicks can eat freely, and pay attention to feeding less and adding more.
4. Plenty of light and fresh air
(1) Chickens need sufficient light for bone development and digestion, and the light should be kept for 23-24 hours within 3 days, 12- 16 hours every day from 4 days to 3 weeks, and10-6 hours every day from 4 to 6 weeks.
(2) The growth and development of chicks need fresh air, and the brooding room should be ventilated. Poor ventilation will cause the indoor harmful gas concentration to exceed the standard, endanger the health and development of chicks, and even lead to poisoning and death of chicks.
5, completes the observation record, completes the epidemic prevention and disease elimination work.
Pay attention to the mental state, breathing, eating posture, feather state and luster, appetite and feces of chicks, check whether chicks are healthy and take corresponding measures.