Breeding technology of the flower-tailed hazelnut chicken

The flower-tailed hazelnut chicken belongs to the bird of prey. Body strong, short beak, conical, suitable for pecking plant seeds; short round wings, not good at flying; strong feet, with sharp claws, good at walking and digging to find food; nostrils and feet are feathered to adapt to the cold. Below, I share with you the breeding techniques of the flower-tailed hazel chicken, I hope it will help you!

The growth characteristics of the flower-tailed hazelnut chicken

Hazelnut chicken incubation period of 24 to 25 days, the newborn weight of about 10 grams, 2 weeks of slow growth, followed by a rapid increase in body weight, the average daily weight gain of more than 5 grams per day, to the age of 8 weeks of age the weight growth slowed down rapidly, the weight gain of about 3 grams per day.

1 to 3 days old hazelnut chick's beak is flesh red, nose slightly black, eyes and mouth between the black spot with rice grains, the back has a nearly 0.5 cm of brown feather belt, 4 hours after the shell can peck, pecking action like domestic chickens, food picking two claws picking food behavior, drinking and defecation action is similar to the domestic chicks.

6 to 9 days of age, the tip of the beak becomes white, most of the rest become black, the spot between the eyes and beak is like the size of a grain of sorghum rice, and the spot between the eyes and the body is a long band that extends to the back. 12 to 14 days of age, the tip of the beak, the edge of the corner of the mouth, and the lower edge of the middle part of the beak is white, and the other parts are black.

18 to 21 days of age, the tip of the beak, the corner of the mouth is yellowish, the feathers have obvious spots, patterns. 25 to 35 days of age, the external morphology, plumage color has been similar to the adult chickens, but the individual smaller, the beak is still retaining the yellowish break.

The rearing management of the flower-tailed hazelnut chicken

(1) Incubation

Hazelnut chicken eggs are usually 1 per day, on the afternoon and afternoon is not certain, mostly for the production, only when the weather is not good, such as cloudy and rainy, low temperatures only occasional every other day production. Hazel grouse eggs weigh 13?6 to 16?6 grams, the size of 36?9 millimeters?27?6 millimeters, the eggs are oval, smooth shell, yellowish or brown, slightly sparse reddish-brown spots. The color is lighter at the time of first laying and darkens after a few days. Hazel hen's eggs are small, artificial incubation egg tray frame wire spacing should be smaller, to fall off the hazelnut eggs to the degree.

Incubation temperature, 1 to 10 days for 38 ℃ ~ 38?3 ℃, 11 to 20 days for 37?7 ℃, 21 to 25 days for 37?5 ℃. The relative humidity was 60% to 65% for days 1 to 22 and 65% to 70% for days 23 to 25.

(2) brooding

Hazelnut chickens out of the shell within 1 week, the body temperature did not increase significantly, fluctuations are large, and susceptible to the influence of environmental temperatures, 1 week of age after the gradual increase in body temperature to 31 days of age basically tend to the body temperature of adult chickens. So in the process of brooding, the mastery of the temperature needs to be more strict.

The first week should be maintained for 34 ℃, relative humidity of 60%; the seventh day began to reduce the daily 0?5 ℃, 31 days after the indoor temperature can be maintained. A certain amount of light should also be maintained, and the relative humidity should be kept at about 65% (in the early stage) and 55% (in the late stage).

Brooding can be done in brooder boxes online and flat sand brooders, preferably in cages. Day 1 to 3 brood temperature is 37 ℃, relative humidity is 65%, 3 to 6 days of brood temperature is 36 ℃, relative humidity is 60%; 12 to 21 days of brood temperature is 33 ℃, relative humidity is 55%, 21 to 31 days of brood temperature is 30 ℃, relative humidity is 50%.

Hazelnut chickens out of the shell 4 to 6 hours after the first drink warm water, the water to add the appropriate amount of glucose, hygromycin. Drinking water 1 hour after the start of food. The method of opening the food is to spread the feed on the matting paper, so that the flower-tailed hazelnut chick is free to feed. Flower-tailed hazelnut chick brooder should be based on animal food, digestible animal material is not less than 50% to 60%, protein is not less than 23%.

In addition, multivitamins are given in double the amount of domestic chickens. The 15th to 20th day for chicken new city vaccination, to dilute many times with. After half a month, vaccinate once more.

(3) breeding and adulthood

Flower-tailed hazelnut chickens can be raised to 30 days of age off the temperature, into the breeding period management. During this period, it is necessary to prevent anal pecking and feather pecking. Feeding density of 20 to 25 per square meter, 13 weeks of age after the feeding density of 8 to 10 per square meter. Feed with a mixed ration, protein level not less than 18%, feed 4 times a day.

In the mating breeding period should be according to the male and female 1:3 ~ 4. Proportion of grouping, the dietary protein level is maintained at 16%. Adopt full-value feed feeding, feed 3 times a day, and should often feed green fodder and insects.

Disease Control of Hazel Tailed Hazel Grouse

(1) Hazel Grouse Cholera Disease: This disease is a contact infectious disease caused by Bartonella henselae multocida, infected by the digestive tract and respiratory tract. Symptoms: the most acute almost invisible symptoms, that is, suddenly flopped to the ground and died, commonly known as ? Shaking head plague?

Hazelnut chickens with mental atrophy, loose feathers, shrinking neck and closed eyes, arched back, head hidden under the wings, away from the group to stay still, violent diarrhea, gray-yellow or green feces, thin feces around the anus feathers sticky; elevated body temperature, loss of appetite, thirst, rapid respiration, mucus out of the nose and mouth.

Treatment: penicillin, streptomycin, oxytetracycline, sulfonamides and other drugs for the treatment of the disease have good efficacy, the specific use of reference to the dose of domestic chickens at least halved.

(2) hazelnut paratyphoid fever: This disease is caused by Salmonella spp. is an acute or chronic infectious disease, mainly against the chick hazelnut, can cause a large number of hazelnut deaths. The disease is mainly transmitted through the egg and digestive tract, but also through the respiratory tract and broken skin. Symptoms: Hazelnut chicks have reduced appetite, thirst, rapid respiration, stagnation, head droop, lethargy, wing droop, and fluffy feathers. Sometimes see purulent conjunctivitis resulting in adhesion of the eyelids and swelling of the head.

In chronic cases, there is dysentery, sometimes with blood in the feces, and joints are swollen and paralyzed.

Treatment: medication can reduce the mortality rate of acute paratyphoid fever, but the treated chickens can become long-term carriers and cannot be kept for breeding. The disease is treated with hygromycin and gentamycin, which can be mixed into the feed at a ratio of 0?2% for 1 day.

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