When farmers use broiler cages, it is necessary to master some technical points of chicken coops to breed broilers. Therefore, the author refers to the experience of poultry farming equipment suppliers, to talk about the technical points of broiler cages for farmers.
1. When constructing caged broiler chicken houses, it must be noted that it must be a fully enclosed chicken house without windows. The farmer should use an exhaust fan to discharge the air inside the house. Of course, fresh air enters the house from the air inlet. Artificial lighting is used in the house instead of natural light. When the temperature is high, the house should be equipped with a wet curtain to cool down, and in the cold season, artificial heating or the use of the chicken’s own heat can be used to keep the temperature inside the house within the comfort range.
2. Farmers should pay attention to the material and structure of the cage when purchasing broiler cage equipment. The material of the cage bottom should be smooth, and the good use will greatly reduce the incidence of chest cysts in broilers, and the incidence of chest cysts is less than 7.5%.
3. The use of broiler cage equipment, the full-scale large-scale breeding of broilers, from the first day of brooding until the release of the cage must be kept in the cage. This can increase the stocking density, maximize the chicken house and land utilization, and at the same time facilitate feeding and management.
4. Farmers can adopt a phased expansion cage, which is a small area concentrated brooding 21 days before the breeding period, saving heating costs, and gradually expanding after 21 days.
5. Farmers can study and design corresponding feed formulas according to the nutritional needs of caged broilers to meet the needs of broiler growth and development under high-density cage conditions. The broiler feed formula has an average vitamin increase of 20% over the ground level, which is suitable for caged broilers.