Video: Day 2 of our Pullet Project

DAY 2
Its day 2 and we are at the farm. Our birds have gotten over the stress of yesterday,  all thanks to the multivitamin that was added in thier water for drinking. The normal routine was carried out;

DAY 1 OF OUR 500 PULLET PROJECT.

Our poultry diary debuts today. it is important to note that adequate preparation was made for the arrival of the birds which we carried out to the detail.

The house was prepared with shavings spread on the floor of the house. Feeders were placed in the right spaces as well as drinkers. Thankfully, our birds arrived in the afternoon and they were looking very healthy as you can see in the video below. Some important things to note at this stage is
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How to Start Poultry farming

It may bring great worry and how to go about-it stress, for in reality, anticipating how to begin a Poultry farm could be a tasking attempt for the novice. There are essential elements to be considered before wandering into the keeping of poultry business from legitimate commitments and laws existing inside your territory in regards to raising poultry to showcasing techniques for your poultry items. For every one of you who are worrying, here's a guide on the best way to begin a poultry business:

DAY OLD CHICK; IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE

It brings awesome happiness when we have the chance to get day old chick. The stree one has encountered with the inquiry, getting a dependable incubation company, knowing the nature of the parent stock, getting the best quantity of chicks you need and the funds to purchase them will make the experience to some degree entrusting. In any case, it is imperative to express that there are a great deal of things one needs to put into thought after the day old chicks are at last in your care. These include from the time procurement to when they arrive at your farm. Open your mind as I hold you by the hand to clarify the steps below.

Important Poultry Diseases that You Need to Know

Diseases are often characterized according to their biology, such as: *. Virus, Bacteria, Parasites, Fungi, and their causes, e.g. nutritional disorders. However, in the following the most important diseases in poultry are divided into three categories according to their severity and importance in village-based small-scale production systems. Distinct features, such as their characteristics during outbreaks (symptoms), and possible treatments (prevention or control), as well as the time of occurrence, will be presented. *. The importance of a disease is judged by mortality rates and effect on production, and will vary greatly from area to area and from season to season. Combination of diseases Some less important diseases mayinteract with other diseases to create a more severe effect on thebirds. This is the case for: E. coli infections, nutritional deficiencies and internal parasites. Such diseases rarely kill the individual bird, but have a remarkable effect on the immune system of the birds, thus creating the basis for easy infection by other diseases.

Poultry birds and Gumboro

Gumboro is very common worldwide. It affects mainly chickens (serotype 2 only in USA, in chickens, turkeys and ducks) of2-16 weeks. Infectious bursal disease virus is a birnavirus. It is highly stable and resistant to many physical and chemical agents. It is highly contagious andis be spread by contaminated faeces, water and feed. It can alsobe carried by vectors such as darkling beetles and rats. Causes of Gumboro IBD occurs only in young birds (2-16 weeks) and is seen mainly in chickens. It is a Birnavirus. It is highly stable and resistant to many physical and chemical agents. Mode of transmission IBD spreads by contaminated faeces, water and feed. It is a highly contagious and hardy agent. Other vectors can harbour the virus including the lesser meal worms and rats.

POULTRY TREND IN AFRICA

Compared to other regions, there is little egg trade – be it in shell or processed – in these regions. Shell egg exports from African countries are small, averaging less than 6,000 tonnes a year between 2006 and 2008. Only two countries are involved in this trade to any significant extent, South Africa and Zimbabwe
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POULTRY EGG DROP DISEASES

POULTRY Egg drop may be defined as a sudden drop in egg production or a failure to achieve a normal peak in production. In the autumn of 1976 a distinct egg drop syndrome was first identified in Northern Ireland. Apparently a similar disease had been seen over a 4-year period in broiler parents in Holland. The cause has been identified as Adenovirus BC14, 127, first isolated in Northern Ireland in 1976.

It affects chickens and has occurred in Ireland, Holland, France, England, Germany, Spain, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina. Mortality is usually negligible. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the main route of transmission is through the eggs (vertical transmission) followed by latent infection during rear with viral excretion starting shortly before sexual maturity. Lateral transmission from bird to bird is slow and may be prevented or slowed for weeks by netting divisions.

Treatment Options Guide

Below is a list of the major poultry health problems you may encounter. Below each disease is a list of possible treatment options as provided by some supporting animal health companies.Toda we are treating coccidiosos caecal......

INSECT CONTROL IN POULTRY

Insects can be problematic in both pasture and confinement settings, said Ralph Williams, professor of entomology at Purdue. Cattle and poultry are especially vulnerable.

"Sometimes we forget that when we are irritated by mosquitoes, we can go inside," he said.