By carefully observing the various situations such as the dynamics of the flock, you can keep abreast of the health status of the chicks and master the normality of the feeding management so that problems can be detected early and countermeasures can be taken. Here are some suggestions from poultry equipment suppliers:
1. Observing the environment
Always pay attention to observe the temperature of the house and the distribution of the flock, ventilation, lighting equipment and its use, materials, water supply, etc. are normal. Find problems and correct them in time.
2. Look carefully at the mental state
Brooders should take advantage of every opportunity to check the mental state of the chicks frequently, and should check them out early in the morning and after each feeding. For example, the chick’s fluff is neat, clean and shiny, and the eyes are full of gods, lively and active, rushing to eat when eating, quiet and silent during sleep, indicating that the chicks are healthy. If the chicks bow their heads and shrink their necks, they will stand up and their spirits will be abrupt, and the demonstration will stop the water from time to time to make abnormal squeaks or sounds, which is a pathological phenomenon.
3. Observe the feces
Every morning and afternoon, check whether the chicken’s droppings are normal. The normal feces are soft and not thin strips. They are gray-green and have a layer of glutamate precipitated by urea salt. If there is viscous sauce or yellow-green dilute, or white and sexually sticky, or blood in the feces is dark red, etc., it can be regarded as abnormal, indicating that the chicken is sick, should promptly identify the cause and take preventive measures.
4. Listen to the breathing sound
When you are resting at night, you should carefully listen to the chicks for abnormal breathing sounds. If you have snoring throat, sneezing (snoring), etc., you may have chickens with respiratory diseases. You should pay attention to timely seizure and isolation treatment.