Off all breeds of chicken, layers require more care and attention because of the relationship that exists between their production and the profitability of the enterprise. When a laying bird is stressed or unproductive, the enterprise bears the loss. Most farmers accord their losses to the genetic make-up their laying birds; however, lack of proper management can also deteriorate the productivity of the birds.
Organic poultry farming is an extensive system of rearing chickens. It is extensive in the sense that chickens are raised under natural conditions. The conventional system of rearing chickens is an intensive system; this is because chickens are kept in a controlled environment, alien to their physiological and metabolic activities.
One of the qualities of an egg produced by domesticated laying chicken is the condition of the egg shell; other qualities are the egg size, egg weight, egg color, and yolk color. A hard-calciferous egg is more preferred by consumers, either for home consumption or breeding.
Strange things happen; some can be explained scientifically while the totally obscure ones are accorded to nature. This is the case of this 4 legged bird. Under normal circumstance, a day-old chick should have just two legs; however, variations occur usually during fertilization and hatching.
Poultry feed is composed of several ingredients; not just ingredients but those of nutritional value. Over 60 percent of the total feed composition is made up of grains, such as corn, wheat, sorghum, etc.; they are energy sources.
Poultry farming, being one of the lucrative businesses in agriculture, has turned average Nigerians to millionaires. A good poultry farmer …
Deworming is the act of giving livestock animals anthelmintic drugs called dewormer, to get rid of parasitic worms such as roundworm, tapeworm etc. affecting the animals. Livestock animals need to be dewormed on a regular basis, say every four months or twice in a year. Deworming is one of the important managerial practices in a livestock farm.
As a new poultry farmer or aspiring poultry farmer, I must congratulate you as you are about to join the league of successful people by taking the bold step of getting your feet wet in one of the lucrative businesses, poultry farming.
Poultry farming in Nigeria is very lucrative. Poultry farming for beginners is always a trial and error approach; this is why new farmers are advised to start from small scale poultry farming and watch their business grow. This minimizes risk and losses greatly.
Are you wary about the sexes of your hatched chicks?
This is another innovation I found imperative to share for all poultry farmers across the globe. Chicks are gotten from various hatcheries and at times their sexes are obscure for a few periods, usually during the brooding period. The sexes of day-old chicks are very important as they aid production purpose.
Poultry production is very lucrative when all measures are followed as required. Disinfection or fumigation of a poultry house is a very important managerial role in poultry production. The health condition of the poultry birds is determined by the nature of their environment. For a healthy poultry farm, you need to ensure your farm environment is as healthy as your birds.