One of the important factors in the maintenance of fighting chickens is weather conditions. Heat stress is one of the factors that can affect the health of chickens and result in heat stress (heat stress) and cold stress (cold stress). Transition season or transition from the dry season to the rainy season or vice versa must be faced with full preparation. Extreme weather conditions to inappropriate maintenance can lead to various disease attacks and decreased performance of fighting chickens.
In the dry season will cause the chicken coop to become damp and dirty. While the rainy season, the humidity in the cage will increase due to low temperatures coupled with high rainfall. To maintain optimal performance and prevent disease outbreaks, hobbyists need to make adjustments to the maintenance of fighting chickens. Here are the steps that need to be done are:
1. Improve cage sanitation and disinfection
- In a dirty and humid environment, the seeds of the disease will easily multiply. By cleaning the cage regularly can prevent the growth of disease seedlings. The chicken coop needs to be cleaned daily.
- Disinfection of cages and equipment such as feed and drinking places is carried out at least every day. It aims to suppress the seeds of disease in the home environment. For example, with Medisep or Antisep.
- High levels of ammonia in the cage also need to be anticipated. Because high levels of ammonia can irritate the respiratory tract of chickens. In addition to cleaning the feces regularly, the formation of ammonia accumulation in feces can also be done by giving ammonia control materials to chickens, namely Ammotrol.
- Insects can act as disease vectors. So it is necessary to eradicate flies, mosquitoes and other insects with insecticides. To eradicate flies can use products Larvatox, Flytox and Delatrin. Some hobbyists install mosquito wires or mosquito nets on their favorite chicken cages/cages.
2. Provide quality feed
Nutritious feeding greatly affects the endurance of chickens. This can also prevent fighting chickens from being susceptible to disease. Weather conditions during the transition season and poor storage factors can degrade quality. Make sure the quality of the feed is well maintained during the transition. Note the management of feed storage in the warehouse for example using pallet as a food processor, the system first in first out (FIFO: the use of feed based on the order of arrival) and first expired first out (FEFO : the use of feed based on the order of expiration date), ensuring air circulation of the feed warehouse smoothly and does not leak. If you need to add Mineral Feed Supplement A for the chicken.
3. Provide quality drinking water
During hot weather and transition, drinking water needs to be provided provide ad libitum or do not limit the availability of drinking water. If the quality of drinking water is not good, drinking water sanitation can be done. Give antiseptic Desinsep. Water sanitation programs can be done with a 3-2-3 system. This means 3 days of antiseptic Administration, 2 days of regular drinking water and 3 days of antiseptic administration again, and so on intermittently.
4. Maintain the cleanliness of the chicken body
During the summer and transition, fighting chickens should still be bathed every morning. Healthy chicken starts from a clean body and free from germs such as bacteria and viruses. Chicken bathing activities can be done when the sun is shining and then dried to dry. Chickens need to be bathed to get an attractive appearance, clean, tight, fresh and maintain the health of chickens. Use clean water when bathing chickens.
5. Adding a heater in the cage
When the temperature at night is very cold. to prevent chickens from freezing, a cage heater can be added. Especially for chicks up to 1 month old. For example, with incandescent lamps or Infrared Gas Brooder Medion in accordance with the area of the cage and the number of chickens in the cage.
6. Increase the endurance of chickens
Provide additional supplements and multivitamins chicken fight so that the immune system of the chicken is maintained and not easily sick.
- When transitioning the immune system of chickens is easy to decline and the challenge of disease in the environment is getting higher. Giving supplements to fighting chickens can maintain stamina, endurance and overcome stress. One of them is by giving supplements Solvit for cock fight.
- Carry out the vaccination program on schedule. Pay more attention to diseases that increase during the transition season such as ND, AI and Coryza.
- Give program deworming (deworming) routinely as an effort to prevent worms that can be immunosuppressant or suppress immunity. For example, by giving Levamid for the chicken.
