HYGIENIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM

Hygienic water supply system is one of the most important key factors for good health and growth of poultry. It is important for water to remain hygienic all the way until it reaches the birds, and so water and drinker lines hygiene must be a focus of attention for the farm. Water lines should be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized at regular intervals. Here are some of the things you need to put into consideration while managing your water system in your poultry farm.

1. Adjust drinkers to correct height

2. Fix leaks

3. Look out for air locks

4. Install a filter to prevent sediment build-up

5. Prevent bio-film by flushing

~ immediately after any intervention of medication

~ one minute for every 30 meters of pipe length

~ at least once a week

~ more than once a day during warm weather

~ use high pressure (1.5-3.0 bars)

6. Use high quality acidifier in water for desired pH level

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EIGHT TIPS FOR LAYER PRODUCTION AND HEALTH

1. Provide quality feed.
To keep your chickens productive and healthy, feed them the best food you can afford. The staple of their diet should be a premium laying mash or pellet, supplemented with occasional fresh fruit, green vegetables, meal worms and other healthy treats.

2. Clean nest boxes frequently.
To encourage your chickens to lay, provide them with plenty of sanitary nest boxes layered with comfortable bedding. Recycled-newspaper pellets make a soft surface for hens to nestle and deposit their eggs and are easy to toss away and replace.

3. Allow free-ranging.
Happy chickens lay more eggs and are more likely to stay healthy. If possible, let your chickens roam freely on your property. If this is not safe for them because of predators, consider using a covered exercise pen you can move around, which will allow them to “graze” on your lawn while still being protected from hawks and eagles.

4. Supplement with calcium.
Egg-laying leeches a lot of calcium from a hen’s body. In addition to feeding a quality laying food, provide free-choice crushed oyster shells in a cup in the coop. Your hens will supplement their calcium as needed. Crushed oyster shells are available in feed stores that sell poultry supplies.

5. Inspect chickens regularly.
Handle your hens whenever possible to examine their bodies, including combs, wattles, bills, feet and wings, for problems. Be on the lookout for infected wounds and broken bones. If you are concerned about your chickens’, don’t hesitate to take them to the vet. Avian veterinarians are often experienced in dealing with chicken issues. Before you even bring your chickens home, contact veterinarians in your area so you know who to go to in an emergency.

6. Secure the coop.
Laying hens are particularly vulnerable to predators because of their reluctance to leave the nest. Make sure your coop is predator-proof to ensure raccoons, cats and other animals can’t gain access to your chickens. This means making sure latches can’t be opened by prying hands (raccoons are notorious for this) and the wire-mesh fencing is small enough that predators can’t reach through the bars to grab your chickens.

7. Provide fresh water.
Chickens need constant access to water to stay healthy and productive. They will avoid water that isn’t clean and will go thirsty if they can’t find a fresh source. Provide your birds with fresh water every day.

8. Control parasites.
External parasites love to prey on chickens. Mites are the biggest culprits and will take up residence in your coop without you ever noticing. Make it a habit to regularly inspect your chickens at night, when mites become active. If you see small, reddish-brown insects scurrying around on your chickens’ heads, treat your hens and your coop for mites. Chickens are best treated with a dose of ivermectin (available in injection form from an avian veterinarian), and the coop should be cleaned and dusted with food-grade diametreceous earth.

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EIGHT TIPS FOR LAYER PRODUCTION AND HEALTH

1. Provide quality feed.
To keep your chickens productive and healthy, feed them the best food you can afford. The staple of their diet should be a premium laying mash or pellet, supplemented with occasional fresh fruit, green vegetables, meal worms and other healthy treats.

2. Clean nest boxes frequently.
To encourage your chickens to lay, provide them with plenty of sanitary nest boxes layered with comfortable bedding. Recycled-newspaper pellets make a soft surface for hens to nestle and deposit their eggs and are easy to toss away and replace.

3. Allow free-ranging.
Happy chickens lay more eggs and are more likely to stay healthy. If possible, let your chickens roam freely on your property. If this is not safe for them because of predators, consider using a covered exercise pen you can move around, which will allow them to “graze” on your lawn while still being protected from hawks and eagles.

4. Supplement with calcium.
Egg-laying leeches a lot of calcium from a hen’s body. In addition to feeding a quality laying food, provide free-choice crushed oyster shells in a cup in the coop. Your hens will supplement their calcium as needed. Crushed oyster shells are available in feed stores that sell poultry supplies.

5. Inspect chickens regularly.
Handle your hens whenever possible to examine their bodies, including combs, wattles, bills, feet and wings, for problems. Be on the lookout for infected wounds and broken bones. If you are concerned about your chickens’, don’t hesitate to take them to the vet. Avian veterinarians are often experienced in dealing with chicken issues. Before you even bring your chickens home, contact veterinarians in your area so you know who to go to in an emergency.

6. Secure the coop.
Laying hens are particularly vulnerable to predators because of their reluctance to leave the nest. Make sure your coop is predator-proof to ensure raccoons, cats and other animals can’t gain access to your chickens. This means making sure latches can’t be opened by prying hands (raccoons are notorious for this) and the wire-mesh fencing is small enough that predators can’t reach through the bars to grab your chickens.

7. Provide fresh water.
Chickens need constant access to water to stay healthy and productive. They will avoid water that isn’t clean and will go thirsty if they can’t find a fresh source. Provide your birds with fresh water every day.

8. Control parasites.
External parasites love to prey on chickens. Mites are the biggest culprits and will take up residence in your coop without you ever noticing. Make it a habit to regularly inspect your chickens at night, when mites become active. If you see small, reddish-brown insects scurrying around on your chickens’ heads, treat your hens and your coop for mites. Chickens are best treated with a dose of ivermectin (available in injection form from an avian veterinarian), and the coop should be cleaned and dusted with food-grade diametreceous earth.

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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LAYERS?

LAYERS

The female poultry bird which is reared for an egg laying is known as layers. These are sexually mature birds producing an egg.

LAYING PHASE

The birds produce their eggs between 20 – 72/75wks of age. Means laying starts at 20 wks of age and will lay the eggs up to 72 – 75 wks of age after that the egg production will decrease and the bird will be culled. This laying period is also known as laying cycle or biological year when bird reaches 5% egg production. The birds which completed their whole 75 wks laying phase is termed as “spent Hen”. The grower birds transferred to a layer house at 18 weeks of age

CAGES

Now a day’s mostly all the layer farmer they are using a California cage system of rearing instead of pen system of housing because the space requirement is less, less problem of ectoparasite, less chances of disease spreading, more clean eggs and we may get actual egg production of birds, when we followed cage system of rearing. If we compared Space requirement in pen system it should be 1950 cm2 per bird while in cage 900cm2 per bird space is required. Some disadvantage with cage systems are wet litter, fly problem and high initial investment so, for a small poultry farmer high initial investment is a big problem.

SITE SELECTION

A good market for egg exists.
Land and labour are available easily at cheaper rates.
Electricity, water supply, roads and drainage are readily accessible.
The house should be 100m away from highways and no crowded areas.
Land is elevated to avoid problem of water lodging during rainy season.
Enough space is available for future extension.
Various industrial events are now organised in Kenya which bring forward different management practices and technologies related to efficient supervision of layer birds.

LIGHT SCHEDULE IN LAYER HOUSE

Role of Light in Layer Birds

This light source enter in to eyes of birds induces response in hypothalamus, which affects the secretion of gonadotropic hormones and these hormone affect the activity of gonads and will responsible for reproductive behaviour of birds. Rate of egg production and aged sexual maturity are affected by a pattern of lighting.

Mostly in grower period the light should not be increase but in layer phase 22nd week onwards the light should increase at 15-30 minutes per week and it reach 16 hrs of total light [Means Natural light + Artificial light] at 33 weeks of age. During the laying period light should not decrease but increase 17 hrs light/day when birds lay for about 6 months of laying phase, light should not increase more than 17 hrs because there is not any kind of advantage over 17 hrs of light.

Source of light

Mercury vapour light, Fluorescent and incandescent light may be used. The distance between 2 bulbs is 10 feet. The height of bulb 7 – 8 feet from floor wall and if we are using a tube light instead of bulb than between two tubes light the distance should be 15 feet.

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LET'S LEARN ABOUT BROILERS

SEX - SEPARATE OF REARING BROILERS

The growth rate, floor space and the nutrient requirements of male and female broilers are not the same. Since the males grow faster than females, males need higher floor space and nutrients than female broilers. Due to these reasons, male and female broiler chicks are reared separately, in many countries, from day-old to disposal. Here, day-old broiler chicks are sexed by “feather sexing method” rather than by “vent-sexing”, as in the case of egg-type chicks. The sexed broiler chicks are brood and reared separately until marketing. Separate diets are provided for males and females. Male broilers require more protein, whereas the females require less energy and less protein.

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SEX - SEPARATE OF REARING BROILERS

The growth rate, floor space and the nutrient requirements of male and female broilers are not the same. Since the males grow faster than females, males need higher floor space and nutrients than female broilers. Due to these reasons, male and female broiler chicks are reared separately, in many countries, from day-old to disposal. Here, day-old broiler chicks are sexed by “feather sexing method” rather than by “vent-sexing”, as in the case of egg-type chicks. The sexed broiler chicks are brood and reared separately until marketing. Separate diets are provided for males and females. Male broilers require more protein, whereas the females require less energy and less protein.

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Poultry accessories are the implements used in rearing chickens (broilers, cockerels, pullets, layers, noilers, turkeys, ducks, geese, and domestic fowl.) Proper management, care, and sufficient poultry equipment are necessary for the successful production of poultry

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IMPORTANCE OF POULTRY HOUSE

There are many reasons why poultry should have a well-constructed house: to protect them from floods, rain and the sun. to protect them from predators dogs, cats, snakes, birds of prey, rats and thieves. to prevent mice, rats and other birds from eating their feed and transmitting disease.

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The Isa Brown bird is a cross breed of chicken, with sex-linked coloration. It comes from different bird breading which cuts across the Rhode Island red bird, the Rhode Island White bird, and contains genes from a wide rang of other birds, which its list is yet to be fully disclosed till date.

The Isa Brown Bird is considered best for any poultry farm business that centers on egg production. This is as a result of its nature of plentiful egg production. One Isa Brown bird has the capacity of producing at least three hundred (300) eggs a year. It is also best as a result of its low maintenance advantages, leaving the farmer with less expenses to incur.
The Isa Brown Birds do not just have the capacity of producing plentiful eggs, but BIG BROWN EGGS, with low maintenance fee. This is why you should choose the Isa Brown birds for your Egg production poultry farm business.

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