Poultry

What is Hatchery? Hatchery is a place for hatching fertile eggs to produce “day old chicks” (D.O.C), which you will

Brooder guards are very useful during the first few weeks of chicks in the brooder house because they help to

The use of Thermometer is very essential for the regulation of heat for the chicks. The temperature required is measured

The main objective in brooding chicks is to efficiently and economically provide a comfortable, healthy environment for growing birds. Temperature,

On arrival of “Day Old Chicks” (D.O.C) to your farms, they should be unloaded as quickly as possible, examine each

Brooding is defined as the management of chicks from one day old to about 8 weeks of age, and it

Prospective poultry farmers are advised to make arrangement for their housing before arrival of chicks. Considering their age “Day Old”

Quail eggs (Small in size but packed with essential minerals and vitamins) are more nutritious than most eggs, Quail eggs

Good poultry health management is an important component of poultry production. Infectious disease causing agents will spread through a flock very

Biosecurity practices and farm hygiene are implemented on poultry farms to reduce the risk of disease agents moving on to farms from outside sources (eg

Feed mill is a concept that deals with the science of combining different or available animals consumable raw materials in

For a suitable well designed poultry feed mill establishment, First you must make available Land space of about a plot

Nutritional deficiency can only occur when feed feed producers fail to ensure balanced rations for birds. In this case, most

Feed mash should be supplied to the chicken twice daily. For instance: once in the morning and once in the

Litter is a material used as bedding for poultry or to absorb their droppings such as wood shaving, Groundnut husks,

Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease that occurs when a microscopic parasitic organism (called a protozoa) attaches itself to the intestinal

Fowl pox is a slow-spreading viral disease that causes lesions on unfeathered skin areas and/or mucous membranes of the oral