There are many type of chicken in the market, for business or for meat. Chicken are of different type and names, Some chicken grow faster
between 6 and 8 week and more, while some grow between 5 and 7 month. The two profitable kind of chicken will be discussed and analyze on this blog. The names of these chicken which you can use to make money are,
1. BROILER CHICKEN
2. COCKEREL CHICKEN
They are both good for business, but one is more profitable than the other.
Broiler is a fast growing chicken because it grow faster than any other chickens, broiler chicken is of different species , It depends on the farm where you got your broiler, All broilers used same weeks to grow but their weight and growth defer. The reason for different in their weight is tied to the species you got.
BROILER CARE AND FEEDING
To start broiler farming, u need a house or cage for your broiler, but it preferable to build a house for your broiler in open floor.
As a starter, you need to get 4 week broiler from market or a chicken farmer near to your area. Am saying this because you may not be able to cope with the technicalities in taking care of day old chick broiler. When begin with 4 week broiler, you will be able to study and know more about broiler, after successful gain knowledge from the 4 weeks broiler , you can then try to start your broiler business from day old chicks.
If you will like to begin your broiler farming from day old chicks. All what to know will be discus. Get your day old chicks from any farm near to you, where you can buy your chicks, you should make sure you get them injected immediately , when you got home, make sure you kept your chick in a higher temperature house, I. e, your chicks didn't like cold and you must protect them from cold for the first 7 days and you can reduce the temperature as they began to have more feather.
BROILER FEED FROM DAY OLD TO ADULT.
Broiler chicken eat much than other chicken, so you must prepared for their feeding.
From day olds, Broiler eat STARTER MIX, and this starter mix will be giving to them from first day to fourth week.
GROWER MIX, this will be what to eat from Fourth week to sixth week.
FINISHER MIX. This is the last food which broiler eat till you which to sell or eat them. The growth and weight of your broiler depends on how you feed them , if you are to feed them with Starter mix and you decided to feed feed them with Grower Mix, you will not get the best results from your broiler.
CARES AND BEHAVIOUR'S OF BROILER.
The first thing you should always put in mind when dealing with broiler, is dirtiness and watery house. To make your broiler healthy , you must make sure that their house or cage are very clean and dry. Reason for this is not to let your broiler feed on bacteria which may forms from the dirty house and wet floor, if this happens, your broiler may got sick and it may cost huge losses on you business.
As normal character of every chicken, broiler also like to scarves on the floor to find and eat insets, To prevent this, you should make the floor of your broiler house clean always.
DRUG THAT YOU NEED TO USE FOR. YOU BROILER, FROM DAY OLD TO ADULT.
Broiler also need drugs as any living things will do.
FROM DAY OLD. You broiler need to be giving vitamin and antibiotic drugs. This will help to give them strength and also to prevent them from bacteria.
Antibiotics should be given at every two week, while vitamins can be giving when they are stressed up.
Others preventive drug must also be given, at every 2 weeks so as to prevent them from other diseases.
If your broiler is sick and you don't know what to do, please kindly consult a Vet doctor so as to give the best treat me the
BROILER BEHAVIOURS
Broiler are lovely birds , they love food more than any other chicken , they eat as the food is available. They quickly know steps and voices of person who use to feed them everyday, these behaviour make it very easier for you to know when your broiler is sick or is not feeling fine. A usual broiler will fly at you whenever they saw you with their food and they will not rest until the food is laid in their front. Whenever you notice any of your broiler which is not able to perform these Characters , you should know that something is wrong . Make sure the affected broiler is taken from out and treated alone in another house so as not to infect others.
BROILER DISEASES AND SIGNS.
Broiler also confronted with many diseases as other animal, but these diseases can be controlled if is detected ontime , There are drugs for any diseases your broiler may have.
These are the names of some broilers diseases and their signs.
1. POX. it sign is rashes on broiler heads.
2. COUGH, it sign is unusual sound from broiler.
3.GOGORO. is the worst of all broiler diseases, is fast to kill. it sign is coloured excretion from their anus
These diseases are usually common in where broiler house are not well cater for, these diseases can be product of a wet floor in broiler house.
Broiler is very easy to sell in the market, because of it size and weight. Many buyer will like to buy an healthy and heavy chicken in the market.
