Red: Increase egg production rate. The laying hen house is illuminated with red light, which can increase the egg production rate by 10%. Prevention and treatment of chicken pecking addiction. According to reports, painting the door and window glass of the chicken house red can reduce the occurrence of chicken pecking. In a broiler chicken farm in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 800 18-day-old chicks were raised, and 70% of them suffered from pecking habit. After replacing the ordinary light bulb with a red light bulb of 5-10 lux, the chickens became quiet after 8 hours, and the anus pecking began to decrease. After 16 hours It will be reduced by half after 24 hours, more than half in 24 hours, and stop pecking the anus after 36 hours. Continue to use red light bulbs in the future, no more pecking.
Green: Increases growth rate. Scientists in the United States have discovered that green light can accelerate the growth of chickens and improve disease resistance of chickens. Research by Polish scientists has proved that broiler chickens are illuminated by 15 watts of 5-6 lux green fluorescent lamps, 1 hour of light, and 3 hours of darkness, which can significantly increase the content of carotene, VA, and VB in the liver, increase weight quickly and benefit. high. Improve rooster fertilization rate. According to reports, green lighting or blue lighting has the effect of improving the fertilization rate of roosters.
Blue: According to reports, blue can make young chickens gain weight faster and mature earlier; lighting with blue light can reduce and stop the occurrence of chicken evil.
Orange: Orange light has the effect of increasing egg production.
Gray: American scientists have found that making the nests of laying hens gray can increase the laying rate of chickens by 3.5%.
