Current news, dear reader of our articles and chicken breeder. We believe that you are completely fine and your project is going as you expected. If things are not going well, then continue to contact us and help each other deal with the challenges you are going through and consult further. Today we would like to provide practical education on the correct methods of raising chickens so that the breeder can achieve good results in his or her farming.
1. Capital ; Before you decide on the type of chicken to raise, it is good to determine your financial situation. Because chickens vary in their costs in farming. So you must know the amount you have according to the chicken you want before starting farming. Not less than 70 percent will be used to buy food. There are types of chickens that are raised at a low cost and give you results quickly because they stay in the pen for a short time. But there are also types of chickens that are raised at a very high cost and bring results by staying in the pen after a long time. For example, meat chickens start being sold at the age of 4 weeks. And egg chickens start laying at the age of 5 months and then you start making a profit.
2. Make sure you have reliable market information ; Access to markets and its information is a basic and important and fundamental thing for the farmer so that you can get the value of your product before you decide what type of chicken to raise. The farmer should monitor his market information for the surrounding areas more closely and accurately. Many people raise chickens, but when it comes time to bring chickens to the market, we start to worry about the markets. As a result, we fail to achieve the desired productivity due to producing products that are not in line with the markets and leading to failure to do well due to failure to do well in sales by selling products at low prices and using brokers because you are worried about the markets. I advise you to start small and with markets near you. I believe every family has 3 chickens.
Type of chicken : Choose a type of chicken that is capable of laying many eggs and at the same time, producing a lot of meat. This will give you benefits both in terms of meat and eggs. These chickens are known as Chotara, they have similar characteristics to local chickens of Tanzanian origin that are found in many parts of the country; due to their tolerance to diseases and different environmental conditions. They also have the ability to lay many eggs (an average of five eggs per week) almost the same as white chickens. The types of these chickens are, Rhode Island Red, Black Australorp (Black/Malawi), Barred Plymouth Rocks (Madoa), New Hampshire Red, Sasso and Kuroila. These are the types of chickens found in Tanzania.
4. Pay close attention to vaccination : As I said earlier, local chickens are tolerant to diseases but it does not mean that they do not get them, there are diseases that are also dangerous for local chickens. Vaccination is important to protect them from the risk of getting these diseases. Important vaccines for local chickens are; New Castle, Gumboro, Marek’s and Chicken Pox. Follow the vaccination schedule according to the doctor’s advice.
5. Good food : Chickens need the right mix of food, so that they can give you more and better crops, and protect them from diseases. There are various food formulas depending on the age of the chicken, and the type of chicken. All chickens need food with the right mix of Minerals, Vitamins, Proteins, Fats, Carbohydrates, Foods to protect the body so that you do not get sick, and Clean Water. It is important to give chickens leaves as a supplement to the food, this reduces food costs and makes the chickens look healthier. It is good to give chicks special store-bought food if you do not have the skills to make it yourself. Because many chicks die from not getting the right mix of food for them. Laying chickens also need the right mix so that they can lay eggs in large quantities. If you need to get a formula to mix chicken feed for any age, do not hesitate to contact us, we will provide you with it at a very affordable price. Our formulas are those that we have used for a long time and have had very good results in our Africhick project.
6. The coop should be good : Local chickens also need a sturdy coop or house to protect them from cold, dangerous animals, and theft. The coop should also have good nesting holes and high sleeping areas, as chickens prefer to sleep on top. It is important that the coop is kept clean at all times. Therefore, it is good to raise it a little to allow dirt to fall to the ground and to be built using wood, planks, logs, nets, and galvanized iron. Chicks need to be separated from adult chickens. The coop does not have to be expensive, as the success of chicken farming is what you look after them and not the coop. The topic of the best chicken coops is in our book that teaches all the important things in chicken farming which is in the manual and will be released soon. Continue to contact us by phone or email to place your order because those who place an order early will be sold at almost half the price.
7. Consider the ratio of roosters to hens : In order for many eggs to be released, it is good for one rooster to serve no more than 7 hens. What many of us do not know is that hens can lay eggs without a rooster, but eggs cannot produce chicks. For eggs to produce chicks, they must be fertilized (Fertilized eggs) by a rooster. Therefore, it is good to keep 1 rooster for 7 hens, 2 roosters for 14 hens, 3 roosters for 21 hens, etc. Also, make sure the hens used to develop the breed are those with good health. If you want to choose hens for laying, make sure you choose those with many suckers (large shapes), this will help all the eggs to get the right temperature.
8. Food and water containers : Make sure the food and water containers are clean and sufficient for all the chickens. These containers should be cleaned regularly to prevent chickens from getting sick. Dirty water is a major source of diseases, especially diarrhea. Make sure your chickens have their water changed at least twice a day or once a day when you see the water is dirty. It is not wise at all to leave a chicken coop without drinking water. Chicken food is measured but chickens must have water at all times when they are in the coop.
9. Be prepared for chicken treatment at all times : Commercial farming depends on dealing with the challenges of chicken diseases in your environment, diseases depend on the region where you raise chickens, for example, there are diseases that are endemic in a particular region such as chicken pox/chestnut. Chickenpox and gumboro. Diseases are divided into two main groups
A. Diseases that require vaccination – such as chicken pox/chestnut, chicken pox, Mahepe (mareck), Gumboro. These diseases do not have drugs to cure them, more drugs are given to reduce the effects.
B. Diseases that can be treated with medication – such as diarrhea, typhoid fever, chicken flu and insects such as worms and fleas, mites and lice. Therefore, to be successful in your livestock farming, you must be prepared to use medication when needed.
A chicken, especially a hybrid or modern one, when sick will not take long to infect others in the flock. You are advised to have a record of diseases that occur frequently and prepare with money or medicine to be able to deal with the challenges of any rare diseases. The basic thing you also need to understand here is that, make sure you set aside time every day to check your chickens by entering the flock and looking at them if they are active, if they are eating and the type of color of their feces. If you see any unusual situation, contact a specialist to give you a solution. If you like, you can also join our chicken farming group which really helps farmers with any challenges related to chickens. In order to have members who are committed, we have set a very low entry fee and the beauty is that once you join the group there are no additional costs, you only benefit. Contact the phone numbers you see below to be connected to the group.
10. Find someone who has done what you want to do and succeeded . In everything a human being does, experience is undoubtedly the most important thing in achieving that goal. Experience can even help speed up the resolution of challenges.
Because often the challenges you will face are the same ones that repeat themselves but doing it for a long time is not the only reason to succeed in what you want to do. Therefore, it is our responsibility to learn every step of the way. The livestock farming activity is an activity that should be done with great care that considers its rules and procedures. Therefore, learning from others is inevitable for a livestock farmer who really wants to do livestock farming and set it up as an activity that will generate sufficient income for you. Do not hesitate to attend any seminars or training provided by various people because through seminars, people learn. Do not be afraid to give an admission and ask yourself if what you get is worth the money you have. A livestock farmer must be creative in everything you do through livestock farming. Creativity should be considered in the performance of our daily activities. From laying chickens to selling their products. The creativity I mean is that which will be aimed at improving the entire livestock farming activity and giving you a positive image. Creativity is what will give value to your product. Before you start raising chickens, it is good for the farmer to understand the main professional criteria required at each stage of raising chickens. You must understand more carefully how the chicken should be raised at each stage. Because many products produced by farmers are below standard because the rules are not properly observed. Because you will find that the farmer raises even the vaccination of diseases does not know more than to wait for the chicken to be slaughtered before treating it.
If you have followed our article carefully, you will find that the process of raising chickens for business is a comprehensive process that requires a solid plan, attention but above all, you must have sufficient understanding of what you are doing. That is why we have decided to reduce the costs of joining our WhatsApp group in order to have more serious breeders who want to do breeding as a job. If you need to join us, use the links below and we will give you instructions. We also ask that it be understood that in our group we do not need jokes or things unrelated to chicken breeding. So if you come and give an entry and then start bringing things like I don’t know about male power or freemason money, we will remove you immediately. Thank you and have good breeding for the development of our nation.
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