The hot season is coming, the weather is hot, and farmers who raise laying hens and broilers should pay attention to avoid heat stress in the chicken flocks. The house should be cooled in time when the weather is hot. Cooling work Many farmers choose to use the poultry farm equipment wet curtain to ensure that the flock can safely weather the hot weather. The author summarizes some of the considerations in the process of using the wet curtain and now share it with the farmers.
1. If the temperature is not very high, the farmers can also use the fan ventilation to cool the house. If the ventilation does not reach the effect of cooling, the farmer should use a wet curtain to cool down. In the process of using the wet curtain equipment, the farmers need to decide the opening time of the wet curtain according to the age of the chicken, the temperature of the external environment, and the temperature and air-cooling effect that the chicken wants to reach.
2. In the process of cooling the wet curtain, the farmers should have a gradual and orderly principle. The wet curtains of the chicken equipment should not be soaked all at once, and the chickens must have an adaptation process. If you suddenly cool down, it may also cause cold stress. Therefore, farmers should gradually increase the opening time of the pump and reduce the cycle time.
3. When the temperature of the house is not very high, it is not necessary to open the wet curtain equipment. The farmer can observe the temperature of the house to determine whether the wet curtain needs to be opened. The wet curtain can be opened only when the temperature inside the house is more than 5 degrees above the set temperature.
4. When using wet curtains, farmers should pay attention to the temperature difference between the two ends, especially the temperature difference between the inlet end and the distal end should not be too large. This is done to prevent the temperature at the inlet end from being too low and the chickens to catch a cold. In particular, if the farmer’s house is relatively long, these problems are more likely to occur. The solution farmer can install two axial fans at 70-80 meters for borrowing ventilation, which can effectively solve this problem, or install it. Vertical curtains are also a good solution.
5. When the farmer uses the wet curtain for the first time, it must be disinfected before use. If it is used directly, it may blow bacteria and other pollutants into the house, which will affect the health of the chicken. Farmers can use organic acid preparations for the first time to disinfect, remove the calcium carbonate from the paper, and then use a disinfectant to circulate.
6. Finally, it is very important for farmers to pay attention to avoid that the wet curtain equipment is directly exposed to sunlight or pollution. Otherwise, the direct sunlight will cause the moss to cause blockage. In order to prevent moss, feed dust, debris, etc. from adhering to the water curtain, the water pipe must be added with a filter and cleaned weekly. And the farmers should also use the sunshade net to build a sunshade outside the sun curtain on the sunny side, which not only helps the life of the wet curtain but also helps the chicken to cool down.
The above is the author’s several precautions for the use of the wet curtain of chicken farming equipment, hoping to help the farmers.