Showing posts with label Practice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Practice. Show all posts
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Roosting Poles and Feed
For one reason or another, chickens love to roost when they're resting. One way to prevent them from playing with their waterer and feeder is to provide roosting poles about 5 inches off the ground to prevent them from roosting on the waterer and the feeder.
Thursday, 12 January 2017
Absorbent Bedding
Make
sure that the flooring of the baby chicks housing is covered with absorbent
material since they are big poopers. It is recommended to cover the floor with
1” thick wood shavings (pine is recommended) instead of newspaper or carton.
Some people use paper towels but this requires changing often because they get
soggy within a day or two.
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Heat Source For Baby Chicks
During the first week of their lives, baby
chicks need an air temperature of 95 degrees, 90 degrees on the second week, 85
degrees on the third, going down by 5 degrees weekly until the time they are
ready to be transferred outside to their coop. Heating can best be provided by
using a 250-watt infrared heat lamp positioned in the middle of their living
area and suspended at a height that depends on your target temperature.
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
Important Health Notes
One of the important inspections you have
to perform on your baby chicks when you get home from the supplier is to check
each one for pasting up, a
circumstance wherein their droppings cake up and block their vent opening which
prevents them from passing any droppings. The dried poo is stuck to their
outside, totally or partially covering or blocking their vent. This must be
resolved immediately by means of applying a warm, wet paper towel to the area
and clearing the blockage with a toothpick or plastic spatula.
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