Is it feasible to raise chickens on the balcony at home?

Feasible. Most chickens raised on the balcony are laying hens or quails to meet the needs of family members to eat fresh eggs. Some people keep ornamental chickens as pets. Ornamental chickens are of great value. Generally, a pair of good varieties should be above 500 yuan, but the market is very narrow, so large-scale breeding is not recommended. Although raising chickens on the balcony can bring a little pastoral feeling, raising chickens on the balcony is a very troublesome thing.

On the one hand, it is noise pollution. In the morning, the rooster crows and the hen giggles and lays eggs, which may affect the rest of other households; On the other hand, the smell of chicken manure is polluted. Although the fermentation bed is used, it will taste even bigger if it is not managed well. Especially on rainy days, the surrounding neighborhoods will be troubled by the smell of chicken shit.

Matters needing attention

1. Feeding and management of chickens,

Raising a well-managed henhouse can save feed, avoid feed waste and maximize the conversion of input feed into chicken growth. Raising a well-managed henhouse can reduce the incidence of chicken diseases, not only save the cost of vaccine purchase, but also save the cost of conventional preventive and therapeutic drugs.

2, feed,

Feed is the foundation of raising chickens and the key factor for the success or failure of raising chickens. In general, the cost of feed accounts for 70% ~ 80% of the cost of raising chickens. Therefore, how to reasonably select, utilize and develop feed, improve feed return rate and reduce feed consumption rate plays a decisive role in improving the economic benefits of raising chickens.

3. variety,

Variety is the first condition to improve the economic benefit of raising chickens, and the quality of variety directly determines the production performance, feed consumption, feeding cycle and feed-meat ratio of chickens. A number of experiments show that raising excellent chicken breeds can increase the weight gain of each chicken by 10% ~ 30% and the feed utilization rate by 10% ~ 15%. Improved varieties grow faster than ordinary chickens, and the feeding cycle is shorter, which can improve the economic benefit 10% ~ 12%.