The main objective in brooding chicks is to efficiently and economically provide a comfortable, healthy environment for growing birds. Temperature, air quality, humidity and light… Read More »Management of Day Old Chicks (D.O.C) till 6th Week
On arrival of Day Old Chicks (D.O.C) to your farms, they should be unloaded as quickly as possible, examine each and everyone of them carefully.… Read More »How to Handle the Arrival of Day Old Chicks (D.O.C)
Brooding is defined as the management of chicks from one day old to about 8 weeks of age, and it involves the provision of heat… Read More »Preparing a Brooder House and Rearing of Chicks
Prospective poultry farmers are advised to make arrangement for their housing before arrival of poultry chicks. Considering their age “Day Old” (D.O.C), the kind of… Read More »Proper Method of Housing Poultry Chicks
Good poultry health management is an important component of poultry production. Infectious disease causing agents will spread through a flock very quickly because of the high… Read More »Ten Commandments of Poultry Health
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… Read More »How to Control and Prevent Disease Outbreak on your Poultry Farms
Feed mill including poultry feed mill is a concept that deals with the science of combining different or available animals consumable raw materials in a… Read More »Poultry Feed Mill and Formulation of Rations
For a suitable well designed poultry feed mill establishment, First you must make available Land space of about a plot is of utmost importance with… Read More »Introduction and Establishment of a Poultry Feed Mill Production
Nutritional deficiency can only occur when feed feed producers fail to ensure balanced rations for birds. In this case, most of vital vitamins required for… Read More »Nutritional Deficiency and How it affects Poultry Birds (Chickens)
Poultry feed mash should be supplied to the chicken twice daily. For instance: once in the morning and once in the afternoon. To prevent wastage… Read More »Feeding Methods for Poultry Chicken
Poultry litter also known as chicken litter is a material used as bedding for poultry chickens to absorb their droppings such as wood shaving, Groundnut… Read More »Proper Poultry Litter Management Guide
Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease that occurs when a microscopic parasitic organism (called a protozoa) attaches itself to the intestinal lining of a chicken. It… Read More »Coccidiosis Disease in Poultry Farming and How to tackle it
Fowl pox is a slow-spreading viral disease that causes lesions on unfeathered skin areas and/or mucous membranes of the oral cavity, larynx, or trachea in… Read More »Fowl Pox Issues Among Birds and How to Prevent It
Eggs are spoken of as both very healthy and nutritious and very bad and full of unhealthy fats, which lead to a number of health… Read More »All You Need to Know About Eggs
There are a lot of specific terms about poultry you might not be familair with especially if you are new to raising chickens, some of… Read More »Poultry Terms and their Meanings
For the good managements of poultry keeping, farmers are advised to update all records books accordingly. In case of a busy poultry farmer who hardly… Read More »Poultry Records Keeping Books, Types and Benefits
Vaccination/Medication Dosage Position/Method of Administration Newcastle Disease Vaccine Intra Ocular (I/o)200 Dose vial to be dissolved in 10ml of saline and administered at 0.2ml per… Read More »Poultry Vaccination / Medication Program, Dosage and Position / Method of Administration
Vaccination plays an important part in the health management of the poultry flock. Numerous diseases are prevented by vaccinating the chickens against them. A vaccine… Read More »Vaccination Program for Poultry Chickens
Below is the vaccination program for Broiler chickens. Meanwhile, you must be aware that certain emergency occurrences might require sudden treatment or vaccination of your… Read More »Vaccination Program for Broiler Chickens
Below is the vaccination program for Pullet / Layer chickens. Meanwhile, you must be aware that certain emergency occurrences might require sudden treatment or vaccination… Read More »Vaccination Program for Pullet/Layer Birds
Below is the vaccination program for cockerel chickens. Meanwhile, you must be aware that certain emergency occurrences might require sudden treatment or vaccination of your… Read More »Vaccination Program for Cockerel Chickens
