Causes of feather pecking:

1. Feed nutrition: When feather pecking occurs due to lack of sulfur-containing amino acids, the birds will eat the feathers they have pecked. Because birds are more active than usual when they are malnourished, feather pecking increases.

2. Reasons for feeding and management: Chickens are afraid of moisture. Chickens should grow in a dry and ventilated environment. If the environment is humid, some pathogenic bacteria and molds are easy to grow and reproduce. If the chicken house is humid, chicken manure will ferment and produce Toxic gases make chickens prone to feather pecking disease.

3. Disease: Chronic intestinal diseases lead to malabsorption of nutrients and feather pecking. It is strictly forbidden for outsiders to enter and exit the chicken house. The environment and cages must be disinfected. All chickens must be regularly injected with various vaccinations. .

4. Physiological feather pecking: Chickens shed their feathers multiple times from birth to maturity. Some chickens will peck at the fallen feathers, which may develop into pecking at body feathers in the future. Extended information

Chicken disease prevention:

1. Adequate nutrition. Feed full-price mixed feed according to chicken age, breed, type, weight, purpose, etc. to satisfy their requirements for various nutrients. material needs.

2. Feed them carefully, do not feed them moldy, rancid and rotten food, do not drink dirty, unclean and toxic water, and prevent "diseases from entering through the mouth".

3. Create an environment and strive to maintain a relatively stable living environment for chickens. It requires air circulation in the house, reasonable density, and appropriate temperature and humidity. Clean and scrub regularly to eliminate waste and control pollution. All staff strictly abide by various established feeding and management systems. Outsiders are not allowed to visit to avoid bringing germs inside.

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