ATт, 15 мар 2016 Автор: ATера Тишина
Beautiful guinea fowl – a native of West Africa.
Guinea fowls are rarely found in home gardens.
Recently, however, the breeding and maintenance of guinea fowl in
The home environment is gaining increasing popularity.
In the expanses of Russia, this close relative of domestic chickens,
quail and turkey feels great!
Guinea fowl is disease resistant, completely unpretentious in
content. With good care, the guinea fowl maintains even strong
frosts.
Contents
Breeding and maintenance of guinea fowl at home условиях: выгодно ли
this?
The content of guinea fowls is beneficial because they are much stronger and
hardier than other breeds of domestic birds. Per 1 kg
the weight gain they need is only 4 kilograms of feed. Especially valuable among
Poultry breeders are considered breeds: gray-speckled, Volga
blue, siberian white, zagorsk white-breasted. Adult birds
gain weight up to 1.5 – 2 kilograms.
This is very beneficial in some other parameters:
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Колоритный внешний вид. Bird looks
decorative, and the Russian poultry breeders arouse them for
decorations of the manor. -
Мясо. Low-fat and high-quality,
resembling meat of game – partridge or pheasant. It is very
nutritionally, it contains up to 27% protein. According to your taste
qualities recognized by consumers as the best of poultry meat. -
Яйца также вкусны и полезны. A lot of guinea fowl eggs
less chicken, but calorie and vitamin content
exceed them by half. They contain magnesium, lysine, manganese, carotene. AT
Unlike chicken eggs do not cause allergies in children and adults.
Having a thick durable shells are stored in the refrigerator for more
half a year! Guinea fowl can lay up to 120 eggs throughout the year. -
Скороспелость — молодняк цесарки быстро
gaining mass of commodity. You can sell birds on the 45-50 day
after their birth.
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ATысокая устойчивость в любых климатических
условиях. ATзрослые особи успешно выдерживают зимние
frosts. -
Guinea fowl on the plots plays the role of a fighter
harmful insects, slugs, worms. The only bird
охотно поедающая колорадских жуков.
Guinea fowl like to wander around the garden, but behave in a civilized manner –
beds do not destroy. You can not just let them to the cabbage, so as not to
pecked heads of cabbage. In crop-free fields, they destroy
weeds, choose pips. Feeding on the fields, guinea fowls sometimes do not
eat evening feed.
In summer, the best habitats of guinea fowls are gardens,
shrubs, areas with thick grass.
Breeding and maintenance of guinea fowl at home условиях: с чего
to begin?
Deciding to start breeding guinea fowls, you should purchase a daily allowance.
healthy chickens. Pay special attention to the external
type of chicks: smooth soft fluff, clean ass; wings tight
pressed against the body. Guinea fowls confidently move on paws.
Healthy youngsters are actively responding to sounds – if by box
it is easy to knock, they will make a noise.
For stable breeding of guinea fowls, it is better to purchase about 20
heads of birds to form further quality
parent flock. On the tribe the bird is taken from 6 months
age Males are distinguished from females on a small bright tubercle,
directed upwards. In females, the tubercle is practically invisible.
Having bought young growth, they start cultivation, breeding and maintenance.
guinea fowl at home while respecting certain
regulations:
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The best time to purchase (breeding) and growing
young stock from April to July. Daily chicks on the first day
cut the brush on the wings. This is done to
further, the flying guinea fowls did not overcome the neighbors
hedges. -
Nestlings are placed in a warm dry room, where there are no
drafts. Poultry density should not exceed 10 heads.
on 1 square meter. -
Chicks are not recommended to be caged of the grid, so as not to
traumatize them. -
To arrange the necessary number of perches – on 1 running meter
place 5 guinea fowls. The bird should not sit on the floor. Floor carpe
dry litter, which is changed once a month. -
AT зимнее время птице обеспечивают дополнительное электрическое
lighting (from 7 am to 22 pm).
Breeding and maintenance of guinea fowl at home условиях: что для
is it necessary
Each cell must be equipped with a feeding trough and a drinker. AT поилку
Constantly pour fresh, clean water. This is especially important
in the summer so that the birds do not have a heat stroke.
Cleanliness is an indispensable condition affecting breeding and
content guinea fowl at home and for this necessarily
timely clean the drinkers, feeders and cells. Disinfection in
the premises are held once a month regularly.
ATольные по натуре цесарки, требуют много пространства: без этого
the growth of birds slows down, they begin to less run down. It is impossible
mix guinea fowl of different subspecies so that they do not start fighting
among themselves, vying for food.
For guinea fowls equip special platforms – well lit
places they come here soak up the sunshine. AT вольере должны быть
and shaded places. It is advisable to plant thick plots
grass and shrubs, erecting a small canopy from the rain.
The condition of the young is judged by some signs of behavior.
chicks. If it is cool in the room, the ducks are huddled together in flocks.
If they lie with their beaks open and their wings spread relaxed
– it is hot in the room, the temperature should be lowered.
Chicks begin to walk at the age of 2-3 months.
It gives them the opportunity to learn to search for themselves.
food, extracting in the land of any larvae, bugs and worms. AT вольере
There must be a feeding trough and drinking bowl with fresh water.
ATечером все цесарки возвращаются домой к кормежке до наступления
twilight.
Features feeding guinea fowl
AT первую неделю в рацион цесарят включают смеси из измельченного
egg yolk, green onions and cottage cheese. Water serum or
yogurt. Remarkably grow chicks from crushed to
Wheat Grinder!
From the 2nd week you can transfer the chickens to the “pasture” feed:
green clover, common grass, nettle, alfalfa. ATначале птенцов
fed 8 times a day. When they grow up to a month, they move to 5
single feeding. And since 2 months of age chickens 3-4 times
fed daily.
Guinea fever for stable growth requires a lot of water. ATначале
the feed is soaked with water – so that they are better absorbed and not
crushed dry food.
ATзрослых цесарок кормят несколько раз в день. Great if
There is always fresh food in the feeders. Then the birds will feed
as needed
Guinea fowls in the diet – the most unpretentious bird, they eat
literally everything – feed, roots, vegetables and fruits, food waste,
the grass.
Favorite “dishes” of guinea fowls – insects, snails, worms. therefore
Experienced poultry farmers believe that the breeding and maintenance of guinea fowl in
home conditions provides the most varied diet
the birds.
It is known that guinea fowls are the main enemies of the Colorado potato beetle in
garden. But poultry farmers recommend preparing for this guinea fowl.
in a special way. First, the owner himself collects bugs, crushes them,
mixing with the main feed. Repeating this procedure for
weeks, gradually increase the number of beetles in the diet. Then
give the bird whole beetles. After this procedure, guinea fowls themselves will
actively seek and destroy pests on the site.
Guinea fowl, whose popularity in farms is increasing, is greater
Part of the time is spent on pastures. therefore особенно в летний
period to keep them very profitable. AT холодный период птицу кормят
carefully, adding to the wet mash meats, yogurt,
fish fat. ATечером дают зерно и комбикорм. AT комфортных условиях
content guinea fowl rush year round.
Breeding and maintenance of guinea fowl at home условиях: основные
Problems
Guinea fowl – late-ripening birds, as adult individuals mature,
eight months after birth.
Guinea fowl chicks hatch after 27 days from the start of incubation.
or incubating eggs. Starting the breeding and maintenance of guinea fowl in
Home environment should be aware that these wonderful birds
pretty shy. They react violently to the slightest movement or
loud rustle. And for this reason, mothers turn out to be completely
the bad ones Guinea fowl intolerant attitude towards the education of the future.
offspring. And often run away from the nest before the kids.
It is better to incubate chicks in an incubator, or lay eggs under
more reliable hen: turkey, chicken or Indootku.
Breeding and maintenance of guinea fowl at home условиях: приятный
business
AT молодом возрасте цесарка очень шустрая птичка. Fast feed
eats, scandalous with congeners. therefore кормить молодняк следует
from a convenient oblong trough in small portions. This will allow
access to feed to the whole flock of birds and ensure its complete
eating.
In addition to the breeding and maintenance of guinea fowl at home
conditions gives the owners of these luxurious birds true
pleasure. Birds are well aware of their flock, always keep
small group. Getting used to the owner, they recognize him by his voice and with the arrival of him
in the house raise an incredible hubbub. Can be considered the only
minus excessive clamor of guinea fowl.
However, when foreign dogs or strangers appear on the estate
People, birds are satisfied with this stir. From them are obtained
the most reliable watchman!
Guinea fowl, like chickens, love to swarm in the ground, looking for different
wildlife therefore на выгуле птиц разумно насыпать кучку золы с
sand so that the birds bathed in it.
Breeding unusual guinea fowls is not only exciting.
occupation, but also brings the farms a decent profit.
Successes to you and health!
