How to raise rudin chicken at home

Ruding chicken , also known as Dingding chicken and sparrow chicken, is the smallest chicken in the world. This kind of chicken is easy to raise, easy to sell and has high efficiency. It has now emerged as a new and efficient breeding project across the country. So what should we pay attention to when raising rudin chickens at home? Let’s learn more about it below.

1. Site selection

Choose a quiet, dry, ventilated and sunny place, build a chicken coop and fence, and ensure that the chickens have enough living space. For home breeding, people usually choose breeding boxes that can be equipped with heating lamps. They can choose breeding boxes made of wood or PVC.

2. Selection of chicks

Be sure to choose those that are healthy and have good immunity to avoid diseases during the breeding process and prevent healthy growth. In addition, you should choose chickens of similar size to avoid fighting between them.

3. Temperature management

Rudina chicken has higher temperature requirements. Adult chickens need to be kept above 25℃, and newly hatched chicks need to be kept at 36-38℃, and the temperature should be lowered by 1 degree every two days until it reaches room temperature (above 25℃). Temperature control can be achieved in home farming through heating lamps + thermostats.

4. Supplemental lighting

Egg-laying hen needs 12 hours of light per day. Hens raised at home can be placed on the balcony or near the window to receive light. The light is short in winter, so artificial light can be added by adding 2 hours of light in the morning and evening to achieve stable light intensity and time.

5. Feed and water

Generally, you can provide rudin chickens with some high-protein foods, such as animal offal, earthworms or mealworms, or you can provide rudin chickens with some high-energy foods, such as wheat , corn kernels, wheat bran or rice bran. In addition to feeding, you also need to provide plenty of clean drinking water. It is best to change the water in the waterer every day to ensure the hygiene of the water.

6. Cleaning and epidemic prevention

Clean the chicken's growing environment regularly, replace the straw every other day when raising chickens in indoor cages, and clean the site every day when raising chickens outdoors. At the same time, the chicken house needs to be disinfected regularly to prevent the occurrence of diseases such as colds and fowl plague.

That’s it