A good bed should be free of mold, extra substances and any kind of pollution, if the place where the chickens and chickens live is not suitable, it will cause poultry diseases and many problems.
Wet bed, It makes bird droppings sticky and easily moved by poultry. These types of beds cause the poultry to slip, their feathers become dirty, the increase of insects in the hall, the increase of bacteria on the surface of the hall, the excessive increase of toxic and smelly gases such as ammonia gas, causing injuries and physical damage, etc.
Ideal Characteristics of Poultry Bed
🔰 act like an insulator in the cold season.
🔰 It prevents chickens and chickens from coming into contact with the cold floor of the hall and prevents them from catching a cold.
🔰 Poultry bedding should be soft. to prevent the occurrence of breast blisters and problems in the movement organs of chickens. The poultry should be of a breed that does not produce dust.
🔰 Poultry bedding should be compressible. br>🔰 It should be economically viable.
🔰 The particles that make up the poultry litter should have the right size and not be too small or too big.
Poultry Nutrition and Direct Effect on Poultry Bed
Certainly, feeding and ration of birds is one of the most important factors in poultry breeding. Poultry drinking water is directly related to their nutrition. In feeding birds, if the percentage of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, salt, etc. is too much, the bird needs more water. By consuming too much water, the bird's excrement becomes watery and the bird suffers from diarrhea.
Also, if the feed consumed by the bird is moldy, the bird will suffer from food poisoning, in this condition, the bird's digestive system will excrete more water and Its excreta will be too watery. As a result, the humidity of the poultry litter increases and this moist poultry litter provides the basis for many diseases. Therefore, when feeding and feeding the birds, care must be taken to ensure that there is no contamination or mold problem. From quality foods, disinfection of poultry equipment such as feeders, waterers, grinders, etc. is essential.
Suitable for Poultry Beds
Different materials are used to cover the floor of the poultry house and the bedding. But the best material for poultry bedding is a material that does not produce any kind of toxic gas and has the ability to easily absorb water and expel it through evaporation. If the surface of the bed is covered with materials that can If it does not absorb water or release it into the air and atmosphere, the floor of the poultry house will always be wet.
Using straw, sawdust, shredded cardboard, rice husks, and wood chips in poultry houses for covering. The substrate can be useful. But among all these materials, wood veneer works better than other materials in absorbing and repelling water.