Sweet potato leaves are a nutritious feed that contains a variety of vitamins, minerals, and proteins, making them suitable for feeding chickens. Here are the proper ways to feed chickens using sweet potato leaves and some tips:
First, the right way.
Fresh sweet potato leaves: Fresh sweet potato leaves can be fed directly to chickens, but make sure they are not contaminated with pesticides. Fresh sweet potato leaves can be cut into small pieces and then mixed with chicken feed and fed to chickens.
Drying sweet potato leaves: If there are too many sweet potato leaves, you can dry them into dry feed. Once the sweet potato leaves are dried, they can be ground into a powder and then mixed with chicken feed and fed to the chickens.
Fermentation of sweet potato leaves: Fermentation of sweet potato leaves can increase their nutritional value. After chopping the sweet potato leaves, add an appropriate amount of water and starter culture, stir well and seal the fermentation. The fermented sweet potato leaves can be mixed with chicken feed and fed to chickens.
2. Tips.
Control the amount of feeding: Although sweet potato leaves are a nutritious feed, overfeeding may cause indigestion or diarrhea in chickens. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to controlling the amount of food when feeding, and determine the amount of food according to the age and health of the chicken.
Varied feeding: While sweet potato leaves are a great feed, a single feeding may result in an imbalance in nutrition. Therefore, sweet potato leaves can be mixed with other feeds such as corn, wheat, soybean meal, etc.
Keep the feed fresh: If the feed is not fresh, it may cause indigestion or diarrhea in the chicken. Therefore, to ensure that the feed is fresh, check whether the feed has spoiled before feeding every morning.
Gradually increase the amount of feeding: When starting to feed sweet potato leaves, gradually increase the amount of food to allow the chickens to have a process of adaptation. At the same time, the amount of feed should be determined according to the age and health of the chickens.
Pay attention to the chicken's feces: If the chicken's feces are abnormal, such as too thin or too hard, it may be that the feeding amount is too much or too little, and the feeding amount needs to be adjusted in time.
Avoid excessive use of pesticides: If you use pesticides to control pests and diseases, be careful not to use them excessively to avoid harm to chickens. At the same time, wait for enough time after using pesticides to feed sweet potato leaves to chickens.
Storing feed: If you need to store feed, you can mix sweet potato leaves with other feeds to avoid spoilage. At the same time, avoid feeding the already moldy feed to the chickens.
In conclusion, the use of sweet potato leaves to feed chickens requires attention to controlling the amount of feeding, diversifying the feeding, keeping the feed fresh, gradually increasing the amount of feeding, paying attention to the chicken's feces, avoiding excessive use of pesticides, and storing the feed. Only in this way can we make better use of the nutritional value of sweet potato leaves and promote the healthy growth of chickens.
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