1. Chick source: Don’t compromise on good chicks
2. Feed: let your priority be on quality feed most especially on the first two weeks.
3. Heat during brooding: the average heat needed for brooding is 35°c, the temperature should be adjusted according to birds reaction.
READ ALSO: Perfect Temperature for Brooding Chicks
4. Water: don’t give your birds the water you cannot drink.
READ ALSO: Water Management in Poultry Production
5. Vaccination and medication: vaccine is for prevention of disease, drugs is for curing disease.
READ ALSO: Vaccine Failure in Poultry
6. Bedding/litters management: protect your litters from getting wet, change it when it’s dirty.
Read ALSO: LITTER MANAGEMENT IN POULTRY FARMING (1)
7. Biosecurity: your pen is not a restaurant, don’t allow everybody to enter.
8.Record keeping: 80% of small scale farmers don’t keep record, this made them to sell below the production cost.
The important data that is important in your record book are
a. Weight of birds at day old, and least every two weeks.
b. Feed intake
c. Medication and vaccination given
d. Mortality
Water taken for each day is also important, it helps in know how to dilute your drugs and vaccine
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