Causes and Prevention of Egg Pecking in Laying Hens
Release time:
2022-01-11
Causes and Prevention of Egg Pecking in Laying Hens

Reasons for egg pecking of laying hens
1. Poor environment
The feeding density of laying hens is too large, the space in the chicken coop is insufficient, the temperature is too high during brooding, the chicken coop is humid and muggy, the feeding and drinking water of the chickens are insufficient, and the light is insufficient, all of which may cause egg pecking among laying hens.
2. Feed nutrition
The protein and sulfur amino acid content in the feed is insufficient, the salt is insufficient, or the lack of certain trace elements or vitamins, the crude fiber content is watered, and the crude fiber is too little to meet the metabolism of the chickens, so the egg pecking phenomenon occurs.
3. Disease
Laying hens suffer from certain diseases, physical discomfort, such as chronic enteritis will cause poor nutrient absorption, or parasite infection, feed mildew caused by chicken dermatitis and paralysis, will cause laying hens to peck eggs.
4 Other reasons
Some breeds of laying hens are aggressive and prone to pecking; precocious hens are neurotic and prone to pecking.
How to prevent laying hens from pecking eggs
1. Group feeding
In order to avoid chickens pecking each other, in the breeding process, to avoid polybreeding, can be divided into groups according to breed, age, strength and other factors, can reduce the phenomenon of egg pecking.
2. Keep the environment clean
When raising, attention should be paid to the dryness and cleanliness of the chicken coop, and the light should be sufficient. At the same time, the brooding room should avoid strong light. The density of the chicken flock should be appropriate, the ventilation should be good, and the drinking water should be sufficient to provide a suitable environment for the growth of the chicken flock.
3. Reasonable matching of feed
In order to ensure that the nutrition of laying hens is comprehensive, the diet should be reasonably matched. Attention should be paid to the crude protein content in the diet, and the proportion should be increased with the growth of laying hens. It is necessary to reasonably adjust the proportion of calcium and phosphorus in the diet, and pay attention to adding appropriate amount of salt and cod liver oil (concentrated with C cod liver oil), quick supplement gold vita, etc. in the diet, and feed sufficient green feed.
4. Broken beak
In order to completely prevent the occurrence of tinea pecking such as egg nagging in laying hens, beak cutting can be carried out at the age of 7-14 days and the second beak cutting can be carried out at the age of 70-90 days.


[product name]]
Common name: 0.05% vitamin premixed feed for livestock and poultry
Trade name: Concentrated plus C super cod liver oil
汉语拼音:0.05%Xuqin Weishengsu Yuhunhesiliao
raw material composition]Vitamin A, Vitamin D3Vitamin E, glucose
[Function and Purpose] 1,For VA, VD3VE deficiency, enhance immunity, anti-stress.
2, in the feed for a long time to add can improve the quality of eggshell, for chondrosis (paralysis chicken), soft preserved eggs, thin shell eggs, deformed eggs.
3. It is used to improve the clinical symptoms of various types of viral diseases such as branches and larynx.
4, used by poultry gout, bursal disease, staphylococcal disease, kidney swelling and spotted kidney caused by kidney damage.
5. It has a good repair effect on intestinal mucosa shedding caused by enteritis, respiratory disease, pericarditis, and periarthritis of liver.
6. VA and VD for mink, fox and raccoon dog3VE deficiency, improve the farrowing rate, survival rate, body disease resistance and skin quality of fur animals.
Instructions for use]200g of this product is mixed with 1000-1500kg of water for free drinking. 200g of this product is added into 500-800kg of feed, mixed evenly and fed.
[scope of application]]Breeding animals such as livestock and poultry.
[Note]]This product will be used up as soon as possible after opening, and it will not be used up at one time. Please keep it sealed.
[product name]]
Common name: 0.05% vitamin premixed feed for livestock and poultry
Trade name: Jin Vita Quick Supplement
raw material composition]A variety of vitamins, trace elements, minerals, amino acids, anti-stress factors and other nutrients.
character]This product is light yellow powder.
role and use]It is mainly used for vitamin and trace element deficiency in livestock and poultry. It can relieve various stresses, enhance the body's immune function, improve disease resistance, and promote weight gain, increase egg laying rate, increase egg fertilization rate, and hatching rate.
[scope of application]]
1. Various stresses: weather changes, cold and heat stress, long-distance transportation, chicks entering the house, turning to flock, beak cutting, etc.
2. For a variety of vitamins, mineral deficiency, increase disease resistance, improve production capacity.
3. When the disease of livestock and poultry, can be used as auxiliary treatment, is conducive to the rapid recovery of livestock and poultry.
4. Improve egg production rate, fertilization rate and hatching rate, promote the recovery of the production performance of diseased livestock and poultry, and make the fur of livestock and poultry bright.
method of use]1. Mixed drink: 250g of this product and 1000kg of water; Mixed feeding: 250g of this product and 500kg of mixed material. Use for 3-5 days depending on the situation. Now with, can be reused.
2. Sick livestock and poultry or disease recovery period, the dose is doubled, concentrated application, can accelerate the recovery of the body.
[Note]]This product will be used up as soon as possible after opening, and it will not be used up at one time. Please keep it sealed.
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