What do you need to know about poultry farming?

Poultry farming is a responsible process requiring certain knowledge and training.


Poultry farming is a responsible process requiring certain knowledge and training.


In order to keep chickens healthy and gain the necessary weight, every step is important, from preparation to the last days of rearing. After all, a good start is a healthy chicken.

 

One of the most important stages of breeding technology is the careful preparation of the premises before the arrival of the chickens. Premises, feeders, watering places and other equipment must be washed and disinfected carefully. In addition to this, it is very important to stabilize the temperature of the poultry premises. The temperature in there must be 30 ° C and the relative humidity should be 60-70% (this parameter must remain the same throughout the whole poultry farming period. All these measurements must be set at least 24 hours before the arrival of the chickens.

 

Usually growing is divided into four periods. Monitoring your chicken growth and weight changes is very important in each growing period. Throughout the growing it is necessary to weight at least 1% of all the chicken population in your farm. Next thing to monitor is the temperature in the farm, first days it must be 30 ° C, then as they grow, the temperature can be gradually reduced. Further, a certain day light and night dark regime should be maintained. For the first seven days, it is very important to ensure 11 hours light period and 1 hour dark mode. Later, the night dark regime can be extended up to 4 hours.

 

In each growing period it is necessary to provide high-quality feed for the chickens, which should ensure good weight and health of the broiler.

 

Period (days) Poultry farming room temperature (°С) Age (days) Live weight (gr) Feed Consumption (kg) Recommended feed
1-10 30-27 10 0,295 0,295 KOMBI 1-10 days with phytobiotics
11-28 26-24 28 1501 1,821 KOMBI 11-28 days with phytobiotics
29-42 23-21 42 2809 2,623 KOMBI 29-42 days with phytobiotics or
KOMBI 29-42 days with phytobiotics without soy GMO
42-60 20 60 4377 4,226 KOMBI 43-60 days with phytobiotics without soy GMO
      Sum: 8,965