1. Drinking water first is the physiological need for hatched chicks
After hatching, some of the yolk sac remained in the yolk sac. The nutrients in this yolk are essential nutrients for the hatching of the chicks. The speed of absorption of the yolk mainly depends on sufficient drinking water.
Therefore, it is a physiological and practical need to give freshly hatched chicks first drinking water, which can effectively accelerate the absorption and utilization of yolk nutrients. The earlier the drinking water is, the better the use effect is. Giving chicks water first is more conducive to cleaning up the gastrointestinal tract, excreting meconium, promoting the metabolism of chicks, accelerating the conversion and absorption of yolk in the abdomen, and is more conducive to the growth and development of chicks. Otherwise, there is no absorption of yolk in the chicken's belly, and it is rushed to feed. This increases the digestive burden on the gastrointestinal tract and is not good for the chicks.
2. Young chicks have weak digestive function
Young chicks have short digestive tracts, poor digestive capacity, poor function, indigestible animal nutrition (yolk), low utilization rate, residual yolk in the abdomen, and digestion and absorption take 3 to 5 days to complete, so the hatching takes place. After the young chicks should not be fed too early, even if they should not feed too much food. Because chickens are greedy and do not know enough to eat, the solution is to regularly quantify and quantify, so as not to lead to digestive disorders.
3. The brooding environment makes the chicks need water
The cell structure of the chicken body is composed of 74% of water. Water has functions of regulating body temperature, transporting nutrients, excreting waste, and promoting digestion and absorption of food. Therefore, it is an essential material for chickens. Only sufficient drinking water can satisfy chicken growth. The need for development and maintenance of the metabolic balance of water in the chicken body.
The drinking water needed by the chicken should be close to body temperature, not to drink cold water, so as to avoid cold water, fever, sudden drop in body temperature and incidence, but can not cut off water, prevent chicken development blocked or dehydration and die, the quality of drinking water should be controlled.