Realizing the great consumption potential, not depending on traders like raising chickens for meat, many farming households in our country have now strongly shifted to raising egg-laying chickens. However, in the integration trend, farmers do notshould onlySpontaneous breeding requires updating scientific knowledge to achieve the highest productivity. The following article will provide instructionsHow to raise chickens that lay lots of eggsExtremely effective, please read it!
Learn about how to get chickens to lay more eggs
1. Why is it necessary to apply correct techniques for raising egg-laying chickens?
Since ancient times, raising livestock and poultry in general has been considered one of the traditional professions of the Vietnamese people. With characteristicsrequires little capital, easy to care for, every household in our country has itpossibleRaise at least a few egg-laying chickens. The farming method at this time is mainly to use locally available chicken breeds, capable of finding food for themselves in the natural environment.
However, in recent years, when the demand for meat and eggs has increased rapidly, many households have started raising chickens for eggs in an industrial way, on a scale from a few hundred to thousands of chickens. Because the scale of livestock farming is large, the investment capital is not smallshouldBeing fully equipped with knowledge to ensure effective animal husbandry is extremely necessary.
2. Detailed instructions on how to raise chickens that lay lots of eggs in the chick stage
Currently in Vietnam, it is not too difficult for people to choose chicken breedsmainly for the purpose of egg retrieval. After choosing the egg-laying chicken breed according to your needs, people will begin the first phase of raising chickens, which is taking care of the chicks.
2.1 Quality requirements for 1 day old chicken breeds
To ensure the best health, chicks at this stage must meet physical standards such as: fluffy feathers, slim abdomen, closed navel, bright and agile eyes, sturdy legs without deformities, closed beak. Especially in terms of feather color and weight, chicks must meet the correct standards depending on the breed. For example, for Hyline Brown chicken breed, the average weight is 35-38g/chicken, typically the male feathers are yellow brown, the female feathers are white.
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2.2 Techniques for brooding chicks
After hatching,relativesIt is necessary to quickly put the chicks into the incubation coop. To make sureenough heat for the chicken, people need to prepare brooding cages with corrugated iron panels with a minimum height of 50cm, each cage’s diameter is 1.5-2m for each batch of 120-200 chicks. The brooder needs to ensure that the temperature is always stable depending on the age of the chicks. Specifically as follows:
- First week: 30-35oC
- Second week: 29-31oC
- Third week: 26-29oC
- Week 4: 22-25oC
- Week 5: 21-22oC
- Week 6: 18-21oC
If the brooding process falls during the hot season, farmers can remove the brooding cage when the chickens are 14 days old so that the chickens can eat freely, run and jump, and become stronger quickly.OutsideTemperature and humidity in the brooder also greatly affect the health of the chicks. People need to maintain humidity between 60-70% which is best.
Incubating chicks
2.3 Techniques for feeding and drinking water to chicks
According to experts, the sooner chickens are fed and watered, the better they grow than chickens that are fed and watered later. After hatching, farmers need to remember to only give the chickens water mixed with 5-10% sugar (or mixed at a ratio of 1 liter of water to 1 ounce of sugar). Then feed the chicks specialized food for brooding chickens (use a tray or sprinkle on lined paper to avoid spilling leftover food in the cage).
The following days,we stillYou must follow the principle of giving the chickens water first, and then feeding them food about 2 hours later. The level of food and drink consumption will depend on environmental temperature, body weight and health situation. Along with that, each related unusual changecomeThe amount of food and water is the basis for assessing the health status of chickens.
For drinking water for chicks, make sure the water source is clean. Tanks and water pipes need to be cleaned regularly and disinfected periodically. The size of the water tank must be sufficient to meet the number of chicken flocks (For example, for a flock of 50-100 chickens, it is best to use a 3.5-4 liter plastic canopy). The location for the shoot must be arranged so that the chicks can easily access it and avoid being obscured by the feeder.
As for food, chicks need to be fed several times a day. However, the amount of food each time should be just enough according to needs to ensure the chickens always get new food, stimulating the chicks’ appetite. This is an important issue that people need to remember when applying the method of raising chickens that lay many eggs right from this first stage.
The amount of food is based on the chicken’s age and body weight
3. Detailed instructions on how to raise chickens that lay lots of eggs in the pullet stage
After about 8-9 weeks from when the chickens hatch, farmers will weigh and measure the chicken flock and select the number of standard chickens to move to the pullet stage. The goal of this stage is to ensure that chickens are raised to lay eggs evenly and smoothly, with chickens growing evenly and achieving good sexual maturity.
3.1 Quality requirements for pullets
The criteria for choosing pullets are chickens that are agile, shiny and sturdy. In addition, farmers can base on the breed to observe the feather color as well as the chicken’s body weight to see if they meet the standard or not. For example, for the Hyline Brown chicken breed, the males now have golden brown feathers, the hens have white feathers and weigh about 770g/chicken.
3.2 Technical requirements for pullet stage barns
Whenchicken9 weeks old, nowthey wereAble to adapt to natural temperature and light environments. However, the chicken coop at this stage needs to ensure ventilation and always be dry and clean to eliminate germs that cause common diseases in chickens.
Before putting the pullets in, farmers should prepare a biological bedding made of rice husks or sawdust mixed with the biological product EMZEO exclusively distributed by Duc Binh Biotechnology Company Limited.
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This is currently the most effective form of preventing disease-causing microorganisms and molds and deodorizing chicken coops that many people apply today.Breeders need to pay more attentionThe area of the coop depends on the number of chickens. If the cage has biological padding as above, it is best to only raise 7-10 birds/m2.
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3.3 Techniques for feeding pullets and drinking water
Pullets alsoIt is necessary to give water before eating like in the first stage, however, people need to strictly manage the water drinking regime of pullet chickens. Depending on the amount of food, give the chickens water to avoid the phenomenon of water-filled chickens that will poorly absorb nutrients from the food. People should maintain the best ratio of 2 water: 1 food. Besides, in the summer it is necessary to supplementaddvitamin C and electrolytes for chickens in the early morning every day.
Especially during this period, the amount of food must not be reduced but only kept or gradually increased based on the results of periodic chicken weighing. Feed troughs must be placed so that the chickens do not overlap while eating. Farmers should feed the chickens twice a day in the morning and evening, leaving the feeder empty in the middle of the day. Applying feeding methods in this way ensures that chickens do not get hungry at night and stimulates appetite during the day
Taking care of chickens in the pullet stage
4. Detailed instructions on how to raise chickens that lay lots of eggs during the laying stage
After the chickens are about 18-21 weeks old, peopleneedConduct inspection and select standard batches of chickens to move on to the next stage – the layer stage.
4.1 Quality requirements when choosing chickens to lay
For roosters, people only choose those with strong, strong bodies, loud crowing sounds, bright eyes, raised bright red combs and wattles, smooth feathers, and wings pressed close to the body. For females, we choose animals with small round heads, big and bright eyes, large bright red combs, balanced bodies, wide ends of the scythe and groin bones, weighing about 1350-1650g/bird. The bodies of roosters and hens must be balanced. Avoid choosing overweight or obese chickens because it will affect the quality of future reproduction.
A large, bright red comb is a sign of a well-developed chicken
Checking and classifying chickens that do not meet standards in terms of body shape, weight, and slow sexual development will help ensure uniform egg-laying productivity and high standard egg quality. Besides, this is also the basis for evaluating whether the process of caring for chickens in the pullet period is good or not.
Chickens that do not meet standards and develop slowly will lead to underdeveloped reproductive organs and low number of eggs. Therefore, if you observe an overwhelming number of chickens that do not meet standards, you need to adjust the way you take care of the rearing period for the next batch of chickens.
4.2 Technical requirements for barns for laying hens
If you want to raise laying hens in another coop, you need to move the coop 2 weeks before the hens lay eggs. Try to move as quickly as possible and should do it on the same day.timecool weather, night. This helps the chickens quickly settle down and minimize stress in the chickens.
The coop for laying hens must have quantitylightdistributed throughout the barn. It is best for farmers to use 75W-100W light bulbs and have a lighting intensity of 3-4W/m2 of cage. This lighting is very important, especially before dawn, it is necessary to light an additional 1-2 hours so that the chickens can create enough reproductive hormones. Similar to the pullet stage, the laying hen barn also needs to be lined with a biological cushion to kill bacteria and mold that cause bad odors and diseases for the chickens.
Depending on the number of chickens, farmers prepare cages of different sizessuitable. The best density of chicken distribution should be maintained at 3.5-4 chickens/m2. Besides, chicken nests also need to be prepared and evenly distributed throughout the barn. The location of the nest should be in a place with little light, quiet and ventilation. Farmers should pay attention to calculating the number of nests so that there are about 5 chickens per nest to avoid the chickens jostling and breaking the eggs.
4.3 Feeding and drinking techniques for laying hens
When moving to a new coop, chickens can easily stop eating due to stress. Therefore, people need to prepare fresh, clean water and food with high nutritional content so that chickens can continue to grow normally.
The way to raise egg-laying chickens provides the amount of food for the laying phase
Compared to hens, roosters will mature sexually sooner and can kick hens at 21 weeks of age. Therefore, we need to pay attention to reducing the number of roosters, so that the ratio of male: female is maintained at 1:8 or 1:10. At the same time, people also need to observe and remove males that often perch on the roof of the nest or lie in the nest. These chickens are often shy and will not kick their hens, only to interfere, take up food or break eggs.
5. Harvest eggs and handle the problem of brooding chickens
The time when chickens start layingoften fall inweek 21 and reaches the highest birth rate at 27-29 weeks of age. People need to pay attention to collecting eggs regularly 2-4 times a day. When placing eggs in the tray, turn the pointed part down, store in a cool place and do not keep eggs for more than 7 days.
Regularly harvest and preserve eggs carefully
After the hen finishes laying, the hen’s brain will secrete hormones that stimulate the chicken’s incubation instinct. Every time the eggs are harvested, farmers can observe that the hens are still in the incubation nest even though there are no eggs. This is called the phenomenon of chicken brooding. This phenomenon will cause hens to stop laying eggs, affecting egg harvest productivity.
To handle the situationmentioned above, farmers can apply a number of measures such as feeding chickens food rich in protein and green vegetables, or they can wean chickens from incubation by supplementing medicine at a dose of 1-2 aspirin tablets/chicken or 150-200 mg of anlgin/chicken per day.
6. Nutrition for chickens that lay lots of eggs
In addition to breed selection, raising techniques, and housing, nutrition greatly affects the ability of chickens to lay eggs. Therefore, in the process of raising chickens for eggs, people need to pay special attention to their diet. According to experts, food for chickens that lay wrong eggs includes:
- Food from agricultural by-products includes: Rice, paddy, corn, potatoes… These foods need to be broken into small pieces so that chickens can easily digest them after eating.
- Green vegetables, spinach, and water hyacinth are foods that need to be regularly supplemented for chickens, especially free-range chickens. Vegetables must be chopped finely. People can chop banana stems to feed the chickens.
- Adding 1.5 to 2% protein or dry peanuts or bean residue daily will help chickens lay more often.
- Feed your chickens snail shells, shell powder or crushed limestone powder or other calcium-rich foods
- Every week, feeding hens one meal of meat or fish or shrimp will clearly see their reproductive effectiveness. Other nutrients such as: Vitamins, Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline chloride…. It also needs to be in your chickens’ daily diet!
7. How to clean and prevent diseases when raising egg-laying chickens
How to get chickens to lay more eggs is a problem that not all farmers can solve effectively. In addition to farming techniques and nutrition, we also need to pay attention to hygiene and disease prevention:
- Clean the cage properly. If it is a free-range chicken, do not leave stagnant ponds or stagnant water in the garden.
- Utensils, feeding troughs, and chicken raising equipment need to be disinfected regularly
- Chickens that are sick or have symptoms of anorexia or stop eating must be kept separately, subject to separate care regimes or destroyed to avoid spreading the disease to the whole flock.
- Regularly vaccinating chickens is also an effective way to prevent diseases that people need to know.
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8. Add EMZEO fermented bran feed yeast to drinking water, food or compost chicken feed
During all stages of raising chickens, EMZEO feed yeast should be added to the food or water used by chickens. EMZEO yeast wool bran is effective
- Helps chickens digest well and avoid intestinal diseases
- Improve productivity and quality of meat and eggs
- Helps chickens lay many eggs and lay evenly
- Quickly restore health to chickens
- Improves chicken resistance, helping chickens become less susceptible to diseases
- Biologically ripen chicken feed quickly and effectively
- Helps chickens eat delicious and healthy food
Fermented bran animal feed yeast EMZEO can be fed, drunk or incubated for food.
How to use
- Add to drinking water: 2 – 3 grams/1 liter of water for daily drinking
- Food: 3 – 5 gr/ 1kg of food, use once every 3 – 5 days
- Compost food for chickens: use agricultural waste products such as: rice bran, corn bran, fish meal, earthworm meal, vegetable rolls, banana plants, water hyacinths… biologically ripen with EMZEO yeast to feed chickens
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