How to increase egg production in a chicken coop in winter？Let’s continue to learn how to increase egg production today.
4. Reduce stress
(1) Arrange working hours reasonably to reduce stress. Catch chickens, transport chickens and put them into cages lightly. Before entering the cage, add material to the feeding trough of the laying hen house, inject water into the water tank, and maintain a suitable light intensity, so that the chickens can drink water and eat immediately after entering the cage, and familiarize themselves with the environment as soon as possible.
Keep work procedures stable and allow transition periods when changing feeds.
(2) Use anti-stress additives. There are many stress factors before the start of production, and anti-stress agents can be added to the feed or drinking water to relieve stress.
5. Feeding
Feeding before the start of laying affects not only the increase in egg production rate and the duration of peak egg production, but also the death rate.
(1) Change the feed in time. The calcium deposition ability in the bones is strong in the 2 weeks before the start of laying, in order to make the hens high-yield, reduce the breakage rate of eggs, and reduce the occurrence of fatigue in laying hens.
(2) Guaranteed feed intake. Before the start of production, free feeding should be resumed to keep the chickens full, to ensure nutritional balance, and to increase the egg production rate.
(3) Ensure drinking water. At the start of production, the chicken body has a strong metabolism and requires a large amount of water, so it is necessary to ensure sufficient drinking water.
Insufficient drinking water will affect the increase in egg production rate, and there will be more prolapse of the anus.
6. Feeding additives
In winter, add some additives to the feed of laying hens to enhance cold resistance and reduce feed loss.
7. Do a good job of disinfection
In winter, laying hens are prone to diseases such as bird flu, and it is particularly important to do a good job in disinfection.
It is necessary to regularly disinfect the inside and outside of the chicken house, sinks, feed troughs, utensils, etc.
Post time: Jun-02-2022
