Thermal insulation and ventilation in winter are very important for chicken farms, because the sunshine time in winter is relatively short, and the temperature required by the chicken house is very different from the temperature outside, so a lot of insulation measures must be implemented. However, if there is no ventilation, the air quality in the house can become poor, which can lead to many diseases. Therefore, this requires farmers to do a good job of thermal insulation and ventilation of chicken houses in winter. So how should insulation and ventilation measures be coordinated?
First of all, before winter, we must do a good job of cold protection, you can repair the chicken coop, and rearrange the chicken coop. Be sure to plug the loopholes, repair and plug the ventilation areas in the coop. If the area is cold, you can choose to nail the windows tightly with plastic sheeting or hang straw curtains. It is also possible to put many chickens together to increase the density of the rearing and thus to carry out heating measures.
In winter, you can use hot water for heating, or you can use stoves and other methods for heating. This kind of heating method will consume some physical and material resources to a certain extent. Adding a mezzanine layer to the roof of the chicken coop is also a measure of winter insulation. This is done by placing a mezzanine layer on the roof or spreading plastic sheeting off the ground, which is also conducive to insulation. When laying on the plastic sheet, you must also remember to leave a few small openings, which is conducive to ventilation and avoid diseases to the chickens due to impermeability.
Arrange the insulation lamp or electric fan is a way of heat preservation, hang the heat preservation lamp or electric fan can directly maintain the temperature in the chicken house, when hanging the heat insulation lamp or electric fan, it must be fixed, to avoid being affected by external factors so that the heat preservation lamp or electric fan is damaged, once the damage is suffered, the chicken will be frightened.
Another way to heat is to set up an above-ground or underground flue, if this flue is set up in the chicken coop, only by adding enough fuel to it, can it play a good role. Pay attention to prevent the occurrence of flue air leakage!
After the insulation measures are in place, ventilation measures are also essential. If the weather is better in winter, be sure to open the windows on the leeward side to enhance air circulation.
The size of the window should be based on the outside air temperature conditions, and if the temperature is low, the window should be as small as possible. If the temperature is high, try to keep the open window as large as possible.
The ventilation of the chicken coop should be carried out in the leeward direction, if the ventilation is large, the chickens will be sick, so choose a small ventilation volume, but also avoid the wind blowing directly to the chickens. When you don't know how to determine the number of fans to turn on, you must determine it according to the small ventilation volume.
When you are unsure about the number of small windows to open, be sure to choose according to the temperature of the room and the number of fans. The principle of opening the small window is to ensure the uniformity of indoor ventilation, and the principle of adjusting the time of the small window is to maintain the relative stability of the temperature difference between day and night in the room.
In the process of implementation, we must do a comprehensive analysis and understanding, so as to make the best warm measures and ventilation measures, which can be conducive to the growth of chickens, so that chickens can survive the winter safely, and at the same time enable farmers to obtain better benefits.