[Sarah Oladoye]

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.

[Sarah Oladoye]

Selecting the right poultry breed is key to profitability, as it depends on production goals, climate adaptability, feed efficiency, and market demand.

[Sarah Oladoye]

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.

[Sarah Oladoye]

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.

[Sarah Oladoye]

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.

[Sarah Oladoye]

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.

[Sarah Oladoye]

Proper mixing is vital in feed milling to ensure uniform nutrient distribution, while factors like ingredient size, mixer type, mixing time, and loading capacity greatly influence mixing efficiency.

[Sarah Oladoye]

The best methods to insulate a poultry house include using aluminium foil or foam sheets under the roof, adopting a double roofing system with an air gap, building walls with hollow blocks or insulated panels, painting walls white to reflect heat, and planting shade trees around the house to reduce temperature.

[Bello Bashir]

What are the consideration for site selection of a fish pond

[Olamide]

To insulate the roof, Asbestos roofs are better.

[Olamide]

Proper mixing is essential for uniformity and homogeneity of the feed

Factors include: Type of equipment used, Experience, The Workman doing the mixing, Ingredients size

[Olamide]

Ventilation

proper housing

Litter Management

Biosecurity

[Olamide]

Selecting the right breed is dependent:

Your goal -Meat or Egg

Available Breeds

Experience

Sorting

[Murthuza]

Well explained with full details. thanks

[Dr Shabir]

good absorbent bedding Material,

lower normal initial moisture to control mold, bacteria, caking,

initial days paper covered,

deep litter,

minimum ventilation,

required stirring,

avoid feed mixing to litter