You can prevent common chick diseases by ensuring strict biosecurity, clean and disinfected housing, and proper vaccination. Provide clean water, balanced feed, and maintain optimal brooding temperature to reduce stress. Also, control visitors, rodents, and insects, and observe chicks daily for early signs of illness.
Feeding chicks properly in the first week is vital — provide quality starter feed early, ensure clean water, and maintain the right temperature to promote uniform growth and healthy development.
Chicks should be monitored several times a day during the first week — ideally 4 to 5 times daily. This helps you quickly detect signs of stress, disease, or poor brooding conditions such as uneven heat, dehydration, or pasting. Frequent checks ensure early intervention and better survival rates.
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 pm
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Effective litter management in the brooding area involves using dry, absorbent materials like wood shavings, maintaining 2–3 inches thickness, and keeping it dry and loose through regular stirring. Promptly remove wet spots, prevent water spillage, and ensure good ventilation to control moisture and ammonia buildup.
October 15, 2025 at 8:47 pm
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Selecting the right poultry breed is key to profitability, as it depends on production goals, climate adaptability, feed efficiency, and market demand.
Lighting plays a vital role in the growth and development of chicks by influencing their feeding behavior, activity, and hormone regulation. Proper lighting encourages chicks to eat and drink regularly, supports good growth, strengthens immunity, and helps maintain a regular day–night rhythm for rest and development.
Modern poultry farming is now adopting technologies like automatic feeders, climate control systems, sensors, and AI monitoring to improve efficiency, bird health, and overall farm productivity.
From day 1, key biosecurity measures include disinfecting the house and equipment, restricting visitor access, using footbaths, wearing clean protective clothing, providing clean water and quality feed, controlling rodents and insects, properly disposing of dead birds, and closely monitoring bird health daily.
Yes, broilers generally show better performance when switched from mash to pellets or crumbles. Pelleted or crumbled feeds improve feed intake, growth rate, and feed conversion ratio (FCR) because birds expend less energy eating and experience reduced feed wastage.
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