Characteristics of chickens, how to raise them, and precautions

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Have you ever raised a chick?

These days, there are people who raise chickens as pets not only in houses with yards but also in apartments.

Today, we will learn about the characteristics of chickens, which are unique pets, how to raise them, and precautions.

 

 

 

【Characteristics of Female Chicken, Male Chicken】

Chickens are largely distinguished by females and males.🐓

It can be distinguished by the chicken's government post.

A chicken's crest refers to a piece of flesh attached to a chicken's head and jaw, which is usually reddish in color.

Because male chickens have large government posts and female chickens have small government posts, they can be easily distinguished by their appearance.

A lot of blood is collected in the chicken's government post, and this blood circulates to help control the chicken's body temperature.🌡

In addition, females have round bodies and short feathers, and males have large government posts and long tails, which make them fancy.🐔

 

 

 

【chicken food】

Chickens are omnivores, and they eat anything well.🐓

If you grow them outdoors or in the yard, you eat insects or seeds on the floor, but if you grow them indoors, you only eat food provided by your guardian.

You can give chicken feed, but since the feed lacks calcium, you need to give regular vegetables such as lettuce and calcium such as eggshells.🥚

On the contrary, there are foods that chickens should not eat.

I think it would be good to check the list below and avoid it when feeding.

👇Food that chickens can't eat👇

tomato leaves, potato leaves, rhubarb leaves, Onions, garlic, Mushrooms, fruit pits and seeds, citrus fruits, chocolate, candy, azaleas, avocados, acorns

 

 

 

【How to raise chicken】

It is best to keep chickens on an outdoor dirt floor, but if you need to keep them indoors, it can be difficult to make them.

You can lay the soil on the veranda or in a ventilated place.

In the case of making and using a chicken cage, a small poem like a chick only covers newspaper in a small box,🐥

It is recommended to keep chicks warm in the room or use an electric heating device in winter because maintaining their body temperature is the most important thing.

After 2 to 3 months, chicks grow a lot, so you can change them to a large box and put rice husk on them.

At this time, if you just put a newspaper on it, it's not good for hygiene, so you can put rice husk on it and change it often.

When the chicken is 4 to 5 months old, you can change it to an indoor chicken coop.🐓

The chicken has grown a lot, so buy it in a wide size so that you don't feel uncomfortable with it.

 

 

 

【Precautions When Raising Chickens】

Finally, let's look at the things we need to be careful about when raising chickens.

“Have a noise problem”

Roosters cry "cocking" at dawn.📢

However, not only roosters but also hens make quite a loud noise, so if you raise them in apartments, you should consider it.

 

“There are few hospitals to treat”

Chicken is difficult to receive treatment unless it is a special animal hospital, and there are cases where chicken is not treated even at a special animal hospital, so it's better to check if there is a hospital around your house that treats chicken.🏥

 

“Maintaining body temperature is the most important thing for chicks”

As mentioned above, chicks should maintain their body temperature well.🐣

When raising a chick, keep it warm in the room or using a heating device, and ❌ Never bathe the chick.❌

Washing chicks in water can cause body temperature to drop and die, so you can wet them a little when they have feathers, but even adult chickens don't like water very much.

 

 

So far, we have looked at the characteristics of chickens, their food, how to raise them, and precautions.

If you're going to get a chicken, or are interested in a companion chicken, I hope today's posting helped you and I'll end the posting.

I'll come back with a helpful post next time!

 

 

 

 

 

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