It is arguably true that for birds to remain healthy, they
require three basic needs namely; nutritious food,
conducive shelter and clean water.
Depriving birds
of clean water has negative effect not only on their health
but also on their egg production.
Notably, the feed that birds consume makes it impossible
for them to properly digest it without taking in significant
amount of water.
It is worth noting that the different types of
feed that poultry consumes such as; mash, crumbles and
pellets do not have a lot of moisture. In order to digest these
types of feed and get usable nutrients from the same, birds
need water to soften and make them palatable. Going in line
with this, failure to provide birds with clean water negatively
affect their ability to digest food and this in turn adversely
affects their health.
Moreover, birds regulate their body temperature through
panting. By so doing, they in essence release water vapor
through their mouths. This helps them stay cool at the
expense of losing water from their bodies. This therefore
means that for birds to regulate their body temperature
using this process of panting then they need ample clean
water.
Depriving birds of water can therefore put them
under stress and this negatively affects their ability to lay
eggs. If the birds are not able to regulate their body
temperature through panting, they can also get a heat stroke
and eventually die.
In addition, clean water is quite important for poultry to lay
eggs.
Remarkably, about 74% of an egg’s weight is
contributed by water. This implies that for birds to lay eggs,
they need clean water in plenty. It is therefore needless to
overemphasize the fact that your birds are likely not to lay
eggs if you deny them clean water.
If you want your poultry
to be productive and be in good health then you must
provide them with water that is both in the right quantity
and quality. Feel free to contact us for professional advice
on how you can manage your poultry’s water intake.
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