How To Raise Baby Chicks in The First 10 Days

This article summarizes the raising skills of the first ten days after the birth of the chicks. Hope it will help you.

Summary on how warm to keep chicks

Day 1:The house temperature is between 35-37 ℃, the humidity is between 65% and 70%,and the light is 24 hours.

Day 2-3:the light time is above 22 hours, and the humidity is about 70%.

Day 4-7:Control the temperature in the house at 34-36 ℃, and do a good job of ventilation.

Day 8:The light time is 14 hours, and the house temperature is about 34°C.

Day 9-10:The house temperature is 33-34°C and the humidity is about 60%.

1.Chick on day 1

1.Before the baby chicks arrive in the chicken house, the temperature is controlled at 35-37℃,and the humidity is controlled at 65%-70%.

2.Prepare vaccines, nutritional medicines, disinfection solutions, water, feed, bedding and disinfection facilities.

3.Close the cage door in time after the chicks enter the chick cage and allocate an appropriate feeding density as soon as possible.In cage free rearing, about 20-30 chicks/m2.

4.Water should be fed in time after chicks entering into the cages.You can add 5% glucose and multivitamins in the water.

5.Then start choose high-protein feeding, and the crude protein content should not be less than 19.5%.

6.Chicks need to be fed for 4 meals a day.During this period, the water can not be cut off.

7.On the night after the chicks enter the cage, the chicken house needs to be disinfected to achieve the purpose of disinfecting the ground and reducing the dust in the house.

8.In order to increase the humidity in the house, boil water on the stove to produce water vapor to maintain the necessary humidity in the house.

2.Chicks on the 2nd and 3rd day

The light time should be ensured at least 22 hours, with a light intensity of around 10 lux. The humidity should be around 70%.

Drugs or vaccines can be used to prevent respiratory diseases and infectious diseases in chickens.

3. Chicks during day 4-7

1.Starting from the fourth day, the light time can be gradually reduced, and the light time can be reduced by one hour every day.That is, 23 hours on day 4, 22 hours on day 5, 21 hours on day 6, and 20 hours on day 7.

2.Drinking water and feeding can be changed to 3 times a day.Offer runner water as drinking water.

3.The temperature in the house can be lowered by 1-2℃,that is, 34-36℃.

4.Pay attention to the ventilation in the house.Generally, increase the house temperature by about 2℃ before ventilating, and vent 3 to 5 times a day.

5.Keep on cleaning the chicken manure every day, and disinfection work needs to be carried on after cleaning the manure.

6.On the 7th day, take 5% of the chicks and weigh them to see if they meet the standards, and then adjust the daily feed dosage accordingly.

4. Chicks on day 8

1.The daily light time is shortened to 14 hours, the house temperature drops to 34-35℃, the humidity is 65%.

2.You can consider to debeak for the chicks to prevent them from pecking feathers, toes, and anus.

3.The position of debeaking is one-half from the tip to the nostril, and the bottom beak needs to be cut by one-third.

4.After the beak is cut off, the bleeding should be prevented quickly, and add 5 mg/50kg of vitamin K3 to the drinking water.

5.It is necessary to add certain medicine to their drinking water 3 days after the beak is cut to prevent wound infection.

5.Young chicks on days 9-10

1. Decrease the light time by 1 hour every day.  That is, 18 hours for the 9th day, and 17 hours for the 10th day

2. Some certain medications can be used to prevent respiratory diseases for these two days.

3.Sufficient feed should be given to ensure their nutrition.

4.Increase the amount of ventilation and the frequency of ventilation.  Basically, ventilation is required every 2-3 hours.

5.The house temperature should be controlled at 33-34℃,and the humidity should be 60%.