Egg of pheasant: useful properties and photos

In farms there are amazing birds - pheasants - with a memorable appearance and high egg-laying.

Description

Egg pheasant is half as small as chicken. The color range is much more colorful: from light gray to dark green. Birds that hatched from gray eggs have more chances to survive than chicks from greenish eggs. The structure of the eggshell is very fragile, there may be small pores on it. In order to get good offspring in the future, it is necessary to choose the largest eggs.

Eggs not suitable for use:

• Very small in size;
• Too light or dark color;
• Having damaged on the shell;
• Irregular shape (round or oblong).

How to inspect eggs

Before sending eggs to the incubator, they are carefully examined with a special device - an ovoscope, which detects any deviations. The ovoscope determines:

• Protein composition;
• Quality of the shell;
• Accommodation of 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.

The incubation period: how many pheasants sit on eggs?

The female pheasant does not have the instinct of hatching eggs, it lays eggs all the time in different places. They can be scattered around the enclosure.

In the middle of spring, the pheasants begin their mating season. Pheasants carry 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;
• Do not remember where they carried eggs, form a huge number of nests.

How many pheasants hatch eggs in the wild? Asked such a question by farmers. In terms of time this takes an average of twenty-five days.

During the laying of eggs, pheasant females need special vitamins and minerals. The more balanced the food, the better the eggs will be.

Rules for keeping eggs before breeding:

• Stored in a dark, ventilated room;
• It is required to turn over regularly, otherwise the yolk will stick to the shell;
• Shelf life from 5 to 14 days.

Before putting the pheasant eggs in the hatchery, they must be kept warm for five hours so that they warm up to room temperature. The temperature regime in the hatchery should be 37.8 ° C, and humidity - about 60 percent.

Within 14 days the incubator can not be opened, and on the fifteenth day the eggs are cooled slightly. To do this, open the lid for 15 minutes. This positively affects the development of the chick, since all the growth processes are stimulated, gas exchange becomes better. From the 22nd day until the birth of the chicks, the temperature in the hatchery is reduced by 0.1 ° C, and the humidity, on the contrary, is increased to 75-80%. If you comply with all the requirements, then the maximum fertility of healthy chicks. Every four hours the eggs are turned over, thanks to this the embryo develops perfectly. The incubation period is four to five weeks. On the eighth day, hatching eggs of a pheasant are examined with the help of an ovoscope, in case the fruit is immobile, putting it back does not make sense. If the embryo contracts the heart muscles, then it is suitable for further maintenance.

How to contain young

Once the nestlings are born, they need to pay much attention. You can grow them in a room or aviary, on the floor of which there should be a dense litter. Before you place the newly appeared pheasants, you need to prepare the room:

• From river sand, sawdust and hay to build floor mats;
• To carry out disinfection;
• To put devices for heating of 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 lowered to 25 ° C, the third - to 23 ° C, for the remaining period - to 20 ° C. Birds are born very weak, so that they are stronger, they need a balanced diet and comfortable living conditions. The first days they must be fed with chopped boiled eggs with finely chopped greens. Instead of water, it is better to use curdled milk. Seven days later the nestlings are fed with wheat porridge on milk. In two weeks the chicks begin to fly and easily fly a meter fence, so it is recommended to make a canopy. As soon as the chicks will be a month and a half, their food should be diversified with grain and animal feed. Pheasants are not afraid of cold weather, so they are kept in cages even in winter.

Composition and properties

Eggs of pheasant are considered to be very high-calorie foods. The eggs contain a large number of nutrients, so they are often used after ailments or heavy loads, it is recommended that they be consumed by pregnant women. Useful properties of eggs:

• Well affect the structure of the hair and face;
• A lot of vitamins and macronutrients;
• High nutritional value;
• Increase immunity;
• Are useful for people with weakened immunity.

Use in food

Eggs of pheasant (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 he ate. Warm pheasant eggs are more tender than chicken eggs. Before using, they must be rinsed well at a water temperature of at least 46 ° C. Thanks to this, all harmful bacteria will die and 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 catching salmonella.

Application in cosmetology

Pheasant eggs are used to improve the skin, hair structure, production of creams, masks and medicines. For example, with a dry face skin, you can use a mask made from a single pheasant's egg and a spoonful of cream. All components must be mixed, then the mask is applied to the face. Keep it for about 20 minutes, then rinse with cold water. For a rejuvenating mask, you must mix the yolk with vegetable oil and add a teaspoon of lemon juice.

Pheasant eggs - an excellent opportunity to diversify their diet, strengthen immunity and improve the structure of the skin of the face.