Hello great farmer, trust you and your birds are doing well. Have you ever wondered why some birds did not grow or perform well? Have you ever wondered why some farmers make use of one booster or the other to make their birds grow fast?
Well there a number of factors why this happen, in as much as we all want our birds to grow quickly, I have never supported the use of BOOSTERS and some unethical methods. Before we go into the ways of making your birds grow fast, here are some reasons why your birds might not be growing well.
THREE REASONS WHY YOUR BIRDS ARE NOT GROWING WELL
1. Poor stock: The parent stock or hatchery operations was/were faulty, with this, there is little you can do order than to give your best management to them.
As such, it is expected you get your birds from reliable hatcheries with good track records of supplying quality birds.
2. Poor Feeding: Birds are garbage in garbage out, they respond to what you feed them, feeding alone accounts for over 60% of their overall production cost, serious care must be taken when feeding them, be sure they get the right amount of Energy, Protein and other feed minerals.
3. Too much microbial load: Some farms poorly handle their birds and this causes them to gather much microbes in their guts e.g. Coccidia parasite, with these microbes in their guts, they wont respond much to the management
FOUR WAYS TO INCREASE THE WEIGHT OF YOUR BIRDS
1. Feed ad libitum: You want your birds to grow fast and add weight? Then never starve them of water and feed, even at night.
At different stages of their lives, birds require different nutritional requirements,
Starter: Energy, 2900-3000kcal, Protein, 21-24%
Grower: Energy, 2550-2650kcal, Protein, 16-18%
Finisher: Energy, 3000-3300kcal, Protein, 17-20%
What you give to your birds as feed, goes a long way in determining their performance later in life.
2. Never allow microbial build up: To this end, its advisable you add grind ginger in their feed at the rate of 1kg per 100kg of feed. Ginger helps clear the guts of birds of microbes, giving the internal system enough room and space to function well.
For broilers, after the brooding apply ginger in the feed for 5 days, for pullets do that after they switch to growers mash. Be sure their pen is clean always, as you avoid microbial build up, ensure there are no parasitic invasions.
Always serve them clean and cool water free of dirt and germs, dehydrated birds wont give their best.
3. Sorting: Sort them regularly according to size, you might not need to weigh, visually, you should be able to pick them. Always stock birds of the same size together. Sort broilers every two weeks after their brooding and pullets once a month from 7 weeks upwards.
4. Dont joke with their vaccinations and medications: Be right on time when administering these vaccinations and even the medications, they do help in keeping the birds in good shape always.
Finally, when switching to new feed like from starter to grower or from Topfeeds to Ultima, always mix the two feeds for at least three days to allow the birds get used to the new feed before switching to full feeding.
We at NiO Agro, have various resources to help you succeed in your poultry farming business with various Ebooks and training.
We have,
Ebook on Poultry meat production (containing all you need to succeed producing Broilers, Turkeys, Cockerels and Noilers).
Ebook on layers production
Ebook on Poultry feed formulation
Ebook on boilers sales and marketing (free Ebook as long as you buy any of the above).
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To your Success, NiO Agro.
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