Hello Dear Livestock Farmers wherever you are and followers of our website , Learn how to produce azolla for chicken feed with Mshindo media.
In many areas of the country, the availability and prices of chicken feed have been a challenge, and many people have been having a hard time, making livestock farming very challenging and even postponing livestock farming.
But now identify the foods that a farmer can produce in his environment for the purpose of feeding his chickens.
The following are food sources that can be used to feed chickens.
– AZOLA PLANT.
This is a plant that grows in a short time and can feed your chickens and provide them with a good source of protein as well as other nutrients.
PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT
– Ensure that the area where the product will be used is well covered to prevent excessive water loss and mixing with any other contaminants.
– The area should not be occupied by other activities to avoid mixing with other contaminants and other toxins.
How to plant.
- Prepare an 18-meter square pond 1.5 feet deep or any container of any size that is compatible with the size of the area you have.
- Then place a hard nylon or tarpaulin that will prevent water loss. Drink from the bottom. After that, place 27-30 kilograms of raw cow manure that will cover an area of 10 inches, remove all the dirt that will appear after placing the manure on top of the water.
- Then place three (3) kilograms of seeds in the special pond.
- After the azola sprouts, wait to harvest after 15 days for the first time. After that, you will be harvesting every 2-3 days for more than a year. Start harvesting and feeding your chickens, after that start feeding according to the number of livestock you have.
HOW TO FEED THEM.
There are two main ways to feed chickens,
- The first way is to feed them by mixing them with other foods by adding 50 kg of azolla, 25 kg of bran, and 25 kg of store-bought/home-mixed food to get 100 kg.
- The second way is to give them only Azolla food without any other food ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
