Because chickens have no sweat glands and have poor heat resistance, when the temperature exceeds 30℃, the chicken’s own heat regulation ability decreases, resulting in heat stress syndrome. When the temperature further rises, the chicken’s intake obviously decreases, the egg laying rate decreases, and the mortality rate increases. How should the chicken coop be managed in summer?
1. Do a good job in heatstroke prevention and cooling, do a good job in environmental greening. Try to plant trees around the chicken coop to shade it, and spray water on the top of the chicken coop. The temperature in the chicken coop is reduced by utilizing the evaporation heat dissipation surface of moisture. In addition, spraying in the chicken coop and setting water curtain at the air inlet for air cooling are also effective for reducing the temperature in the poultry farming manufacturer in china .
2. Strengthen ventilation. In summer, chickens drink more water and excrete more wet feces. In addition, the temperature in rainy season is relatively high, which makes it difficult to excrete moisture in chicken houses. The incidence rate will increase greatly. Therefore, ventilation must be strengthened. Due to the high temperature, feces quickly decompose to produce a large amount of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide gas, stimulating the respiratory system of chickens. At this time, ventilation should also be strengthened to increase the airflow speed and ventilation in the chicken coop.
3. Ensuring sufficient clean drinking water can stimulate the intake of chickens. Flume or other drinking water containers should be cleaned and disinfected frequently to ensure the hygienic quality of water. The feed intake of chickens is obviously reduced under high temperature conditions. In order to meet the nutrition requirements of laying hens, the diet formula must be adjusted according to the changes in feed intake of chickens, and the energy level must be appropriately increased.
4. Do a good job in epidemic prevention. There are more mosquitoes and flies in summer. Do a good job in killing mosquitoes, flies and insects. At the same time, do a good job in comprehensive prevention and control of diseases.