Do you know the precautions for drinking water when using layer cages to raise chickens? Water is the source of life. Especially in the case of raising a large number of laying hens. The temperature in autumn is relatively low. So we have to pay attention to the water temperature in the chicken coop. Although they don’t like to drink warm water. However, it is necessary to feed warm water for health.
Precautions
1. Because the laying hens are raised using layer chicken equipment. So first of all, drinking water must be hygienic. Drinking water must be clean and hygienic. Water contaminated by germs or pesticides cannot be used. There is a standard for drinking water for chickens. The water that humans can drink, the chickens can also drink.
2. In the chicken house, provide drinking water at the right time. The chickens have three peak water drinking times a day. The feed water temperature should not be lower than 5℃, preferably 15℃. Around 8 o’clock in the morning, 12 o’clock noon, and 6 o’clock in the afternoon every day. The chicken’s drinking time is mostly in the light time.
3. Appropriate supply of drinking water. Under normal circumstances, the daily water requirement and feed-water ratio of each chicken is about 200ml in spring and autumn, and the ratio of feed to water is 1:18; in summer, it is 270~280ml, and the ratio of feed to water is 1:3. ; In winter, it is 100~110ml, and the ratio of material to water is 1:0.9. The water supply should be adjusted according to the season.
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