Broiler Poultry Farming (Begginner's Guide)

Broiler poultry farming is a lucrative business. Generally highly meat-productive birds or poultry breeds are called broiler poultry. But broiler chicken is a special species of poultry, which is a great secret. Only four countries in the world know about this secret and they supply and maintain all the demand of broiler chickens. Broilers are like other common poultry birds. But this broiler is made scientifically for producing more meat in a short time. Basically, broilers are only for meat production.

Selecting Broiler for Business

There are many breeds of broiler. Before selecting broilers for business the farmer has to maintain some process. Those important steps are described below.

The broiler chick of one day should weigh between 36 to 40 grams.

It is found that if the baby chick of one day old becomes good weight then it will give great return when you will sell them.

To get more affordable benefits from broiler poultry farming the farmer should select the good and highly productive breeds for business.

As broilers convert food to meat so provide them with quality food.

The farmer has to ensure a high ratio of protein and calories in broiler chicken food.

For the chicken of 0-6 weeks, the food should contain 22.24% protein and 2900-3000 metabolic heat.

Among the amino acids, lycine and methionine are essential and important in broiler poultry food. Because these acids help to enhance chicken health and help to convert food to meat.

In broiler food, the ratio of fiber should not be more than 6 percent.

Vitamins A, B2, D3, B12, and K are an extensive requirement for broiler food.

Potassium, Iodine, Manganese sulfate, and Zinc carbonate should mixed well separately and fed to the chicken.

A small amount of disinfectant should mixed in broiler food and this will keep the chick free from diseases.

Housing

The broiler house should placed east-west direction. The ventilation system must be well accompanied. The regular distance from one house to another house will be 11-12 meters (35-40 feet). The house should cleaned well before bringing the chick to the farm. Insects like lice, mosquitoes, and etuli should run off with blow lamp.

The heating system of the space of baby chicken should observed well 48 hours before the chick reaches the farm. The temperature of the house should 350°. 7 square inches of space per chick is required. Always keep a moderate number of chicks, it will keep the chicken healthy.

Feed and Water

Proper and high-quality feed is the main thing to success in broiler poultry farming. Broiler poultry consume feed and convert it to meat. So, to be successful the farmer should be conscious of feed management. Broiler poultry needs a high ratio of protein in their feed to grow well.

They should also provide proper vitamins like A, B2, D3, B12, and K to meet their needs. Provide some disinfectant to keep them free from poultry diseases. Broiler poultry eats feed and water the whole day and night. So, make sure the supply of feed and water is all the time.

Along with feed, fresh and clean water is very important. Broiler poultry takes a lot of water every day. Make the water available all the time to their cage. In the winter season, farmers should supply warm water. However, to be successful the farmer must have to be more careful in feed and water management. We will discuss details about broiler poultry feed and water management later.

For the first few days, you can serve feed in egg cartons.
2.5 cm space is required per chick until they reach 1 week.
For the first time, you can fill the feeder fully but don’t do that when they grow enough. It reduces the food waste.
Provide the feed four times a day.
Provide fresh and clean water at all times.
The water pot should keep as much as possible according to the number of chickens.
You have to keep in mind that broiler takes more water than layer chicken. The broiler chicken takes more water in the summer season.

Temperature

Temperature is very important in broiler poultry farming. You should check the temperature of the broiler chicken house 48 hours before bringing the chick to the farm. For the first week, the temperature of the rood would be 350°c and it will reduce at the rate of 2.80°c per week, mostly depending on the outside temperature. The litter of the chicken would be between 5-6 inches depth. If possible keep some straw in the chicken bed. The chicken bed should be cleaned twice a week with the spade. If the condition of the bed is very wet then you can use lime because it absorbs the ammonia gas.

Marketing

There is no problem with the marketing of broiler chicken. It has a great demand throughout the world. Almost all people like to consume it. So, the farmer should not take any tension about the marketing of broiler chicken.

Special Tips for Broiler Poultry Farming

To do a profitable broiler poultry farming business the farmer must be careful about some facts which are described below.

In broiler production food cost is high. Food costs become 60-65 percent of total cost.

You should not provide much fat in broiler food. But you have to provide this in warm weather.

Broiler poultry can consume 64 percent of protein from its food.

Broiler consume more food in the winter season than in summer.

It is affected by diseases quickly. So, be careful about the diseases of poultry.

Broiler Poultry Farming (Begginner's Guide)