Is the chicken raising equipment the cheaper the better?

Broiler cage equipment and cage chicken equipment are directly related to the interests of farmers. The ratio of brooding, breeding and laying hens of many chicken farmers is unbalanced and cannot meet the requirements. The rearing area is often too small, the stocking density is too high, and the feed and drinking troughs are insufficient. It can be said that this is a common problem for chicken farmers, and it is also one of the important factors affecting the economic benefits of laying hens. Let's see it.

Some chicken farmers raise more chickens, use less or no extra houses to raise chickens, and raise chickens in cages too early, which is not conducive to the growth and development of middle-aged chickens, thereby affecting the egg-laying performance of chickens. With laying hens, the harvest is after the hens lay their eggs. Different grades of chicken equipment and mismatched equipment for raising chickens, breeders and laying hens have specifications and ratio requirements. The equipment needs to be matched accordingly, which is conducive to the normal growth and reasonable turnover of chickens, giving full play to the utilization rate and operation rate of the equipment, and making the allocation of depreciation costs per hen or per kilogram of eggs more reasonable, thereby reducing production costs.

At present, most laying hens are raised in chicken cages of chicken raising equipment, and chicken cages are indispensable equipment, so chicken farmers generally pay attention to them. However, the quality of chicken raising equipment lacks the ability to identify, and the price is often lower when purchased. Chicken raising equipment is where hens live, produce and sleep, and its quality cannot be ignored. The quality, width and slope of the cage bottom are very important. In the same chicken farm, the author witnessed the difference in quality of the chicken cages produced by the two manufacturers, resulting in obvious differences in egg production, dead scouring number and broken egg rate.

Another common problem worth noting is that chickens are not caged. When brood survival is high, the number of surviving hens exceeds the budget for the transfer, or when transferred, they are reluctant to cull underweight hens. In this case, they are often overloaded. According to statistics, 22.5% of hens died before 305 days of age, at which time the number of hens in each cage increased to 5. According to the production report statistics accumulated by the author for many years, the egg production rate of chickens with excessive cage density is 5% to 15% lower than that of normal chickens.

The above are the standards for the purchase of chicken raising equipment, so when purchasing equipment, it is not that the price will be better, but the quality should be the basis, and the survival rate of the flock should be considered.