Broiler chicken cage chicken feed mixing method

When broiler cages are used in chicken diets, each part of the feed required by the chickens is balanced and identical in nutrients, otherwise the chickens will develop malnutrition, nutritional deficiencies or poisoning, even if your diet The formula is very scientific, the feeding conditions are very good, and still can not get satisfactory feeding effect. Therefore, the feed must be stirred evenly to meet the nutritional needs of the chicken. Feed mixing is a combination of mechanical mixing and manual mixing. As long as it is used properly, it can achieve satisfactory results.

1 mechanical mixing, using a mixer. Commonly used mixers are available in both vertical and horizontal styles. The vertical mixer is suitable for mixing powdery feed with a water content of less than 14%. If the water content is too much, it is not easy to mix evenly. The mixer requires less power, low price and convenient maintenance, but the mixing time is longer (usually 10-20 minutes per batch), which is suitable for chicken professional households and small chicken farms. The horizontal mixer can evenly mix the feed in a humid climate or when the feed contains a highly viscous ingredient such as grease. The machine has strong mixing ability and short mixing time. It takes 3-4 minutes per batch and is mainly used in some feed processing plants. Regardless of which type of mixer is used, the amount of charge should be appropriate for uniform mixing, and the degree of uniformity cannot be ensured if too much or too little is charged. Generally, it is suitable to charge 60%-80% of the capacity. The mixing time is also an important factor related to the mixing quality. The mixing time is too short, the quality is definitely not guaranteed, but it is not the longer the better. If the mixing is too long, the feed will be evenly mixed and the layer will be layered due to excessive mixing. phenomenon.

2 manual mixing, this method is the main means of feed mixing in the family chicken. When mixing, be careful and patient, and prevent some trace components from pile up and agglomerate. Uneven mixing, affecting the feeding effect.

Special attention should be paid to the manual mixing of chicken cages in broiler cages. Some trace ingredients that are small in the diet but can seriously affect the feeding effect, such as salt and various additives. If the mixing is uneven, the light will affect the feeding effect, and in severe cases, the chickens will cause disease, poisoning, and even death. For such trace components, it should be fully pulverized at the time of mixing, and there should be no agglomeration. The cake may be poisoned after being eaten by the chicken. Secondly, due to the small amount of such ingredients, it is not possible to directly add to the bulk feed for mixing, but should be pre-mixed. The method is as follows: take 10%-20% of the concentrate (preferably a large proportion of energy feed, such as corn) as a carrier, and stack it again, and press the latter feed on the feed that was put down one by one, that is, The top of the feed is placed so that the feed flows around the center point into a conical shape, which allows the various feeds to have a chance to mix. This is repeated 3-4 times to achieve the purpose of uniform mixing, and the premix is ​​prepared. Finally, the premix is ​​added to the whole feed, and the mixture is mixed 3-4 times in the same manner to achieve the purpose.

When mixing by hand, it is only through such multi-level grading and mixing that the quality of the food can be ensured, and the method of turning or stirring the feed in situ is not preferable.