On the farm, there are striking birds - pheasants - with a memorable appearance and high egg production.
Description
A pheasant egg is half the size of a chicken. The color scheme is much more colorful: from light gray to dark green. Chicks hatching from gray-colored eggs are more likely to survive than chicks from greenish eggs.
The structure of the egg shell is very fragile, there may be small pores on it. In order to get good offspring in the future, you need to choose the largest eggs.
Eggs not suitable for use:
- very small in size;
- too light or dark;
- having damage on the shell;
- irregular shape (round or oblong).
How to inspect eggs
Before sending eggs to the incubator, they are very carefully examined with a special device - an ovoscope, which detects any deviations. The ovoscope determines:
- protein composition;
- shell quality;
- placement of the yolk and its color;
- the size of the air chamber.
Pheasant eggs are divided into small, medium and large categories. In order for the chicks to be born healthy, all categories must be laid out separately.
Incubation period: how many pheasants sit on eggs?
The female pheasant has no instinct for hatching eggs; it lays eggs all the time in different places. They can be scattered throughout the aviary.
In mid-spring, pheasants begin the mating season. Pheasants lay eggs from April to August. In addition, females have very poor memory, which manifests itself as follows:
- they do not remember their chicks and can take care of others;
- they don’t remember where the eggs were laid, they form a huge number of nests.
How many pheasants hatch eggs in the wild? Farmers are asking this question. In time it takes an average of twenty-five days.
During egg laying, pheasant females need special vitamins and minerals. The more balanced the diet, the better the eggs will be.
Rules for keeping eggs before hatching:
- stored in a dark, ventilated room;
- you need to turn it over regularly, otherwise the yolk will stick to the shell;
- storage period from 5 to 14 days.
Before putting pheasant eggs in the hatchery, they must be kept warm for five hours to warm up to room temperature. The temperature in the hatchery should be 37.8 ° C, and humidity - about 60 percent.
The incubator cannot be opened for 14 days, and on the fifteenth day the eggs are slightly cooled. To do this, open the lid for about 15 minutes. This positively affects the development of the chick, as all growth processes are stimulated, gas exchange becomes better. Starting from day 22 until the birth of the chicks, the temperature in the hatchery is reduced by 0.1 ° C, and humidity, on the contrary, is increased to 75–80 percent. If all the requirements are observed, then the birth rate of healthy chicks will be maximum. Every four hours, the eggs are turned over, thanks to which the embryo develops well. The incubation period is from four to five weeks. On the eighth day
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hatching eggs are examined using an ovoscope; if the fetus is motionless, it makes no sense to put it back. If the embryo has contracted heart muscles, then it is suitable for further maintenance.
How to keep young animals
As soon as the chicks are born, they need to pay a lot of attention. They can be grown indoors or in an aviary, on the floor of which there should be a dense bedding. Before you place the newly appeared pheasants, you need to prepare the room:
- build river bed from river sand, sawdust and hay;
- disinfect;
- put appliances for heating the air.
In the first week, the room temperature should be 28 ° C, and near the heater 35 ° C. Starting from the second week, the temperature is gradually reduced to 25 ° C, in the third - to 23 ° C, for the remaining period - to 20 ° C.
Chicks are born very weak, in order to get stronger, they need a balanced diet and comfortable living conditions. The first days they need to be fed with chopped boiled eggs with finely chopped greens. Instead of water, it is better to use yogurt. Seven days later, the chicks are fed wheat porridge in milk. Two weeks later, the chicks begin to fly and easily fly over a meter fence, so it is recommended to make a canopy. As soon as the chicks are one and a half months old, it is advisable to diversify their food with grain and animal feed. Pheasants are not afraid of cold weather, so they are kept in aviaries even in winter.
Composition and properties
Pheasant eggs belong to very high-calorie foods. The eggs contain a large number of nutrients, so they are often consumed after illness or heavy loads, it is recommended that they be used by pregnant women.
Useful properties of eggs:
- well affect the structure of hair and skin;
- a lot of vitamins and macronutrients;
- high nutritional value;
- increase immunity;
- useful for people with weakened immune systems.
Food use
Pheasant eggs (photo above) are prepared in various ways - baked, boiled, fried, added to sauces. The taste and quality of the egg depends on the type of pheasant and what it ate. Boiled pheasant eggs are more tender than chicken. Before use, they must be washed well at a water temperature of at least 46 ° C. Thanks to this, all harmful bacteria will die and will not enter the human body. Eggs can only be cooked. Raw can harm the human body. They have a negative effect on digestion, in addition, there is a chance of contracting salmonellosis.
Application in cosmetology
Pheasant eggs are used to improve the skin, hair structure, production of creams, masks and medicines. For example, with dry skin, you can use a mask made of one pheasant egg and a spoonful of cream. All components must be mixed, then the mask is applied to the face. You need to hold it for 20 minutes, then rinse with cold water. For a rejuvenating mask, you need to mix the yolk with vegetable oil and add a spoonful of lemon juice.
Pheasant eggs are a great opportunity to diversify your diet, strengthen your immune system and improve the structure of your skin.