(1) INTRODUCTION
Broilers are specially developed, fast growing birds for meat. Broiler chickens are genetically superior birds which when provided with adequate nutrition, good housing and management will reach the market weight of 2-2.5 Kg. at 8 weeks. Hybrid chickens were developed by large scale international poultry breeding co-operation and imported into tropical countries and these constitute chickens used presently by commercial poultry keepers.
There is global shortage of white meat and those who are able to produce enough chickens are in for very fat bank balances, but due to shortage of practical guidance on how to produce really rich and healthy chickens, a lot of farmers who are interested in producing agric chickens are discouraged.
The need to teach farmers the methodology of Broiler production is the reason for this blogsite. It is my good intention to educate Poultry Farmers on how to produce healthy and rich Broiler chickens in order to meet up with the world shortage for protein.
The brooding and the finishing phases are the two important aspects in broiler production. In the brooding phase, they are fed with broiler starter from day one to the fourth week of age and the broiler finisher are given from the fifth week to 8th week when they attain market weight in the finishing phase.
At this point in time, I have to sound a warning here on the source of acquisition of day old chicks. From my practical experience, some quack hatcheries do not give adequate medical attention to their day old chicks and as such, the farmers who patronize these quacks are in for trouble with the breeding of the broiler chicks that are not given proper medical care at the hatchery.
Make sure you acquire your day old chicks from the renowned hatcheries discouraged with your broiler production through loss of your chicks.
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