chicken feed in feed trough

Regardless of how the price of eggs fluctuates, feed expenses account for more than 60% of the total cost of laying hens, and some reach 90%. Saving feed costs and reducing feed waste is especially important for sustainable profitability of chicken farms.

1. Saving feed expenses

1) Develop feed resources. The diet is prepared according to the characteristics of chickens at different stages with low-cost, nutrient-rich, self-produced or convenient raw materials.

2) Self-matched full-price feed. Purchasing premixes from manufacturers with reliable quality and reputation, and formulating full-price feeds according to the reference formula, which can reduce transportation costs and intermediate links, and the quality is reliable.

3) Reasonable processing. The pulverized particle size is too thick, the chicken is easy to picky eaters, causing waste; the smashing is too fine, the palatability is poor, and the processing cost is high.

4) Add gravel and green feed. Gravel can promote the digestion of chickens, the amount added in the diet is 2%, and the green feed is added 10%.

2. Reduce feed waste

1) Appropriate feeding. Regular feeding is less than feeding, and feeding 3 to 4 times a day. Try to let the chicken feed the feed in the trough and then add it.

2) Limit feeding. For chickens 8 to 12 weeks old that exceed the standard weight, energy and protein levels should be appropriately reduced to control feed intake.

3) Break in due time. It was cut off at 10 days of age and repaired once at 12 weeks of age.

4) Timely elimination. From the breeding house to the laying house, the laying period and the late laying period, each concentration was eliminated once. Timely elimination of sick, disabled, weak, chickens and chickens.

5) Strengthen storage management. Anti-mildew, moisture-proof, rain-proof, pest-proof and rodent, reducing unnecessary losses.

In addition, regardless of the market, the prevention and treatment of disease should be done well. The laying hens are generally immunized with Marek, Newcastle disease, infectious bursal, infectious bronchitis, chicken pox and egg drop syndrome. Pay attention to the choice of vaccine, preservation and inoculation methods.

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