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What are the chicken production equipment

Chicken farms need brooding equipment, drinking water equipment, feeding equipment, manure cleaning equipment, breeding cages, thermostatic devices, ventilation devices, disinfection devices and so on.

Of these, the brooder equipment should have good heat preservation to avoid chicks from getting cold, and the drinking water equipment should be sterilized frequently to avoid water contamination. And in the process of breeding, the chickens should be provided with grain feed to supplement energy. And the drinking equipment and feeding equipment should be sterilized and treated before use to avoid chickens ingesting harmful substances.

Chickens belong to omnivorous birds, in the process of breeding, you can provide them with green fodder such as green vegetable leaves, fruits, sweet potatoes and corn. However, in order to make the chicken's egg production higher, animal feeds such as breadworms, yellow mealworms, fly maggots, fish meal and other animal feeds should also be supplemented to provide the chicken with protein and calcium.

Disease Prevention

When breeding chickens, you should regularly observe their growth status, and if you find any depressed and slow-moving chickens, you should isolate them for treatment. So that the chicken will not suffer from infectious diseases, affecting the growth of the flock. And in the process of isolation, the farm should be disinfected every day to improve the resistance of the chickens.

The presence of excessive feces and food residues in the chicken coop will harbor bacteria. It leads to gastrointestinal discomfort and loss of appetite in chickens, so the breeding process. To clean the coop for chickens once a week, remove the debris in it. You also need to ventilate the chicken coop to keep the environment air-conditioned.