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It is a fact that there are a large number of animals that can be found in the domain of poultry. In fact, the most number of animals are found in the poultry houses all over the world. But there is nothing worse than the predators attacking your animals or birds. The poultry predators like nothing more than having a …

Poultry Drinking/waterers System Overview There are a number of methods of drinking which are used by the domesticated animals in the farm settings. Most of the drinking behaviors of the birds and all other animals occur in close association with the spontaneous meals. In other words, there is a close association between the poultry drinking and feeding systems as asserted …

The popularity of growing chickens at one’s own backyard is getting more and more common. The reasons behind such a ploy are plenty but one of the most important reason which I consider is the fact that when you buy an egg from your local market, it reaches there at least after 20 to 30 days and is not fresh. …

How to start raising chickens? How much do chicken cost? Well, in order to get an answer to these questions, you should ponder the tips which I would be sharing below. Poultry is surely one of the most profitable businesses if it is done using the right sets of tools and techniques. Moreover, raising the chickens in any setting can …

Brooding (0 to 4 Weeks) The ducklings can be brooded on wire floor, litter or batteries with brooding period upto 3 to 4 weeks. They require slightly low temperature of 31°C in first week. Further it is reduced by 3°C each week upto 24°C and kept constant. A usual method is to house ducklings on litter in long narrow house …

  Backyard chicken farming was widely observed up till the World War II.   The people used to raise the chicken by themselves for eggs and meat. The backyard chicken farming had a variety of merits. It acted as the natural nitrogen fertilization process when chicken perched the food and also a natural controller for bugs and pests. With modernization and …

An incubator is a special device that provides an egg with the best and most suited conditions for its growth and development. It achieves the process by making use of certain mechanisms which are environmentally controlled. At the time of buying an incubator, you should make sure that you have the best device so that the egg may develop properly …

In the past 40 years, a number of technologies and techniques have been introduced into the domain of poultry processing equipment. The products obtained from the processing are targeted for sales in a number of markets and settings all around the world. The increase in the poultry processing equipment companies and suppliers is based on the technical capabilities, market demand …

Keeping chicken in your backyard is an exciting experience. Some of you however, might be thinking of hatching, raising and incubating chicken eggs. This is quite a difficult task as there is a proper timing for everything; for the incubating, for the hatching and for the raising of the hatched eggs. So let us focus on the major stages of …

A demand for the livestock products in addition to the poultry is now increasing in all regions of Africa. But the region where the demand is much more in comparison to the other areas is West Africa. The reason for this can be linked to the rise in the population of the area and to increase in levels of urbanization. …