And the chickens seem to be deliberately working against you, no matter how you drive them away, it's still the same the next day, even if the use of electric shock lines does not solve the problem.
Why are chickens always so restless and intolerant? In fact, we have neglected the important role of the scaffolding.
What is a perching frame?
Seeking advantage and avoiding harm is the instinct of animals, and climbing high is a means of survival for chickens to protect themselves, especially when resting at night, they need a relatively safe and quiet habitat, and climbing is undoubtedly a good choice.
Roosting frame is the roosting facility for laying hens, usually horizontal, such as windowsills, fences, branches or wooden frames for laying hens to land, resting places or objects, can be called roosting frame.
In the breeding process of laying hens, the proper use of roosting racks will bring many benefits while releasing the natural habits of chickens.
What are the advantages of using a roost?
2.1 Rational use of perches is more conducive to the health of chickens
As mentioned earlier, chickens are used to climbing overnight, and reasonable placement of roosting racks can provide a dry, ventilated and relatively safe resting environment for chickens.
Chickens do not have sweat glands, naturally afraid of heat and humidity, in the perching shelf sleep process, off the ground moisture and feces, reduce contact with parasites, bacteria, can greatly reduce the probability of coccidiosis, E. coli, foot pad inflammation and other diseases.
At the same time, the ventilation environment of the roost will also maintain the appropriate temperature of the chicken body, which will help improve the sleep quality of the chickens, so as to play the production performance.
2.2 Rational use of perching frame to further increase income
We all know that the production performance of chickens is closely related to the size of their living space, and the rational use of roost racks can change the spatial structure of the house, make full use of the breeding space in the house, avoid unnecessary casualties and decreased production performance caused by the crowding of chickens, and then achieve benefits.
In addition, the roost frame also contributes to the prenatal training of laying hens, starting from the use of roost frames for young chickens, the chickens will be able to adapt more quickly to the multi-layer egg box, reduce the number of ground eggs caused by insufficient training, reduce the rate of broken eggs, and improve the quality of eggs.
How to design the roost reasonably
The roost can be used when the flock reaches 4 weeks of age, and the roost space should be set to ensure that the brood is not less than 7.5cm/ chicken and the laying chicken is not less than 15cm/ hen (in order to ensure sufficient roost space, the calculation should ensure that the roost space is above 20cm/ bird).
The shelf width should be at least 2.5cm, the use of non-slip materials, no sharp edges, to avoid damage to the feet of chickens.
From this we can calculate the required roost area based on the number of chickens, the main types of roost are as follows:
3.1 Parallel perching frame
The space between the two perches should be at least 30cm apart, the vertical ground height of the perches should be 30-40cm, not more than 1 meter, and the installation position should be no less than 20cm away from the wall, to avoid the passage of chickens caused by too small space and even stuck in a narrow place.
3.2 Stepped perching frame
The vertical distance of the bottom perching frame from the ground is 30-40cm, the distance of the top perching frame from the roof is not less than 20cm, and the distance between the upper and lower layers is 40cm, which is placed at a 45° Angle in the form of stairs.
In addition, there are several points to pay attention to, the construction of the perching frame must avoid drinking water and eating areas, to avoid pollution caused by feces, to build a solid structure, and will not cause damage to chickens.
The above is the application of perch in the breeding of laying hens, a simple design, not only can release the nature of chickens, but also can receive many benefits.
