Hatching Skills – Part 4 Brooding Stage

1. Take out the poultry

When the poultry come out of the shell, be sure to wait for the feathers to dry in the incubator before taking out the incubator. If the ambient temperature difference is large, it is not recommended to take out the poultry. Or you can use a tungsten filament light bulb and a carton to make a simple brooding box with a temperature of about 30°C- 35°C (the brooding temperature can be adjusted appropriately according to the condition of the poultry), and there must be enough space for the babies below so that they can Find the right temperature.

2. Feeding the poultry

After 24 hours of hatching, the poultry are fed with water and then fed with warm water. After 24 hours, stir the soaked millet and cooked egg yolk to feed the first meal, and do not need to add egg yolk later. Millet soaked in warm water is enough (do not feed too much in the first 5 days).

3. De-warming

To de-warm the poultry, the brooding box or incubator can slowly lower the temperature from the second day of raising the poultry, dropping 0.5°C every day until it is consistent with the outside environment. For example, the temperature needs to be lowered more slowly in winter. How to master the best brooding temperature? Observing the state of the babies, whether they are eating, sleeping, or hanging out, indicates that the temperature is suitable.

4. Launching of waterfowl (such as ducks and geese)

It is recommended that the ducklings be put into the water after at least 15 days of feeding.and recommended that the first time to enter the water should not exceed 20 minutes, and then gradually increase the launching time.

 


Post time: Dec-01-2022