How do hens feed their chicks?

Hens protect their chicks with their bodies. If she is eating, she will peck food for them. In reality, hens don't feed chicks.

Hens are fierce during the incubation period and for some time after hatching. After the rain, the hens have been lying in their nests until their hair is dry and they can walk, and then they are taken to find something to eat. Chickens can eat insects and millet on the ground.

Adjusting suitable light to promote the development of chicks. Sunlight irradiation can increase temperature, increase appetite, promote digestion, promote calcium and phosphorus metabolism, maintain normal growth and development, and sterilize. However, strong light and long time (including artificial light enhancement) can easily make chicks exercise excessively and get no proper rest, which will affect the normal development of chicks.

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Living habits of chicks:

1, poor cold resistance. The temperature of newly hatched chicks is 3℃ lower than that of adult chicks, and it takes 10 days to reach the normal temperature. In addition, chicks' villi are short and thin, so they can't keep out the cold, so their adaptability to the environment is not strong, and they must rely on artificial heat preservation to grow and develop normally. 1-30-day-old chickens should be kept warm and placed in a clean and hygienic environment. Chickens over 30 days old are basically full of feathers and can keep warm.

2. High body temperature and rapid development. Generally, the body temperature of chickens is between 40.8-4 1.5℃, so they must be raised in a well-ventilated environment, which is warm in winter and cool in summer. In addition, chicken has short digestive tract, vigorous metabolism and rapid growth and development, so it must be fed with nutritious and digestible feed to meet the needs.