Poultry farming business is one of the most important and lucrative aspects of livestock farming business, especially in Kenya and Nigeria. But like every other business, there are risks and challenges. Are you planning to get into poultry farming but want to know the risks and challenges you will face?

The current state of poultry farming.

1. Supply and demand side: There is a serious imbalance between supply and demand. Social demand is higher than supply.
2. Production side: backward equipment, low efficiency, high labor intensity, and great pressure on environmental protection.
3. Sales side: The sales channels for live poultry are shrinking rapidly, and there is nowhere to sell live poultry.

What do I need to prepare to start raising chickens in Kenya?

1. There is enough land to build a chicken farm. If you plan to raise 10,000 chickens, in the case of using battery cage system in Kenya. Requires 500 square meters of land.
2. Buy poultry farming equipment. Intensive chicken farming using automated poultry equipment is now very well received. It can realize automatic drinking water, feeding, manure cleaning, egg collection, ventilation, etc. Poultry farmers save worry and effort.
3. Have sufficient funds. Starting a poultry farm is not an easy project. Need to buy a lot of things.

It is suggested that the poultry industry will still have good development in the following points in the future:

1. Strengthen industry confidence and expand industry market space.
2. Grasp the pace of development, avoid the crisis of overcapacity, and prepare for a protracted war.
3. Accelerate transformation and upgrading to create new advantages for future development;

Chicken farm equipment manufacturers should pay more attention to the strengthening of brand building to better enhance the added value of products.

Automatic chicken cage systems has been installed in the chicken house. Although poultry farming has become less of a hassle than it used to be in free-range farming. But if you want to ensure the quality of poultry, you must pay attention to the prevention of diseases. Layer cage manufacturers in South Africa share 4 tips for reducing poultry sickness.

1. Control the temperature of the house. Appropriate temperature can bring good benefits to feed. In addition to adjusting the temperature according to the standard temperature of the chickens, farmers also need to flexibly control the temperature according to the reaction of the chickens. Generally, when the temperature in the coop is too low, the flock will screech and gather. When the temperature in the house is too high, the flocks pant and gasp. When the temperature is suitable, the flock is evenly distributed. Therefore, farmers must combine to adjust the appropriate temperature.

2. Pay attention to the hygiene of the chicken coop. If farmers do not pay attention to ventilation or manure removal, the chicken house will produce a large amount of harmful gases such as ammonia gas, which will seriously affect the health of chickens and even lead to death. Therefore, farmers should provide reasonable ventilation without reducing the normal temperature of the chicken house to reduce the content of harmful gases and dust in the chicken house, ensure the freshness of the chicken house, and ensure the healthy growth of the chicken house.

3. Appropriate density. Chickens are now raised in layer cages in South Africa. Some farmers arbitrarily increase the density in order to be able to raise more chickens. When the density is too high, the chicken not only grows slowly, but also increases the harmful gases in the air. It makes chickens susceptible to Escherichia coli, coccidia, etc., which can accelerate the epidemic.

4. Strengthen the sanitation and disinfection of the chicken house. Regular disinfection of the chicken house can effectively kill the pathogenic microorganisms in the chicken house. Disinfecting the chicken house is a key measure to ensure the health of the chicken house. Therefore, farmers must always put disinfection at home in the first place in the work of chicken disease prevention. It is necessary to do a good job in the disinfection of the three links before the chicks are put into the house, throughout the feeding period, and after the broilers are released.

The above is the reduction in the incidence of layer cage manufacturers in the process of using automatic battery cage systems to raise chickens. Sincerely suggest that poultry farmers have an elaboration on the temperature control of the chicken house, clean chicken house, suitable density, and disinfection of the chicken house.

When raising laying hens, each farmer will want to increase the egg production. Therefore, the automatic laying hen equipment manufacturer will teach you how to increase the egg production of the farm.

First of all, in the process of feeding with battery cage system for layer, especially for chickens in the laying period, an appropriate amount of vitamin C can be added to the feed they eat, which can effectively increase their egg production.

Secondly, when feeding chickens during the egg-laying period in summer, part of the feathers of the chickens can be removed regularly, so that the heat in the chickens can be fully volatilized, so that the food intake of the chickens can be effectively increased. This also increases the egg production of the flock.

In addition, in the process of feeding with laying hen equipment, attention should be paid to the rationality of the light time. Generally, laying hens in the laying period need to receive about 8 hours of care every day, which can effectively increase their egg production.

The above is the method to increase egg production. The automatic layer equipment manufacturer believes that in the process of feeding laying hens, the above content can be referred to, thereby increasing the egg production of the farm. In addition, if you want to continue to understand the laying hen equipment, Welcome to the official website browsing and consultation. I believe that our official website can deepen your understanding of the equipment.

The staff of poultry equipment manufacturers found that more and more farmers are raising chickens, and some people are also preparing to open chicken farms. Now the development of intensive poultry farming is more and more popular among poultry farmers. Therefore, the staff of poultry equipment manufacturers would like to share with you some of the conditions for opening a modern chicken farm.

First of all, if you want to open a chicken farm, you must first master the chicken raising technology and knowledge. In fact, the work of raising chickens has corresponding risks, not the benefits of raising chickens. Therefore, mastering the technology and knowledge of chicken raising skillfully is the basis for opening a chicken farm.

Secondly, if you want to open a chicken farm, in addition to mastering chicken raising technology and knowledge, you must also have good breeding equipment and venues. Opening a chicken farm requires a larger venue, and the venue must have better drying, ventilation and hygiene. At the same time, The purchase of chicken raising equipment is also more important, such as drinking equipment, feeding equipment, brooding equipment and manure cleaning equipment.

The most important point is that there must be a certain source of funds to open a chicken farm. It takes money to rent land, build chicken coops, buy chicken equipment, buy feed, etc. Having sufficient funds can ensure the smooth running of the chicken farm opening. At the same time, the transportation convenience of the chicken farm location is also more important.

In short, the above-mentioned contents of the successful establishment of a chicken farm are some of the conditions that need to be met.

Light is very important for the growth of chickens, and light can affect a series of growth and development of laying hens. But if the light is too strong, it will make the laying hens restless. Therefore, using the battery cage system for layer to raise chickens requires appropriate lighting.

Poultry farmers know that the temperature of their chicken farms needs to be kept constant. We know that temperature plays an important role in the growth of chickens. If the temperature is too low, the chicken is easy to get cold, thin, and cause respiratory diseases. Chicks tend to gather for warmth, affecting feeding and activities, causing obstacles and, in severe cases, mass mortality. Therefore, proper temperature control is the key to the success or failure of a chicken farm.

Lighting allows birds to produce their own vitamin D. And vitamin D aids in the use and absorption of calcium. Calcium is an important component of eggshells. So the sun can lay eggs normally and avoid soft eggs. In addition, the house is well lit during the day, which can promote the growth of chickens.

1. The light should be stable: Generally, the time when farmers choose to supplement the light for laying hens starts from the age of 19 weeks of the laying hen, and the time to set the light time should be added slowly from short to long, so as to add weekly Half an hour is appropriate. Farmers should pay attention to when the light is added to 16 hours a day, they should maintain a stable light, and then the daily light cannot be short or long. The best way is to make up for the light sooner or later every day.

2. The intensity should be appropriate: farmers should pay attention when selecting the light intensity of the lighting equipment. For normal laying hens, the required light intensity is generally 2.7 watts, but the multi-layer three-dimensional breeding form used in laying hen cage breeding, so For the chickens on the bottom layer, it is easy to feel no light, so the light intensity should be increased when setting the light intensity, generally 3.3 to 3.5 watts per square meter.

3. The illumination should be uniform: farmers should pay attention when installing lighting equipment. The editor recommends that the light bulbs installed in the chicken coop should be 40-60 watts, and then the height of the lights is generally set to about 2 meters. The distance between each bulb is recommended to be about 3 meters. Other farmers should pay attention to that if your chicken coop needs to install more than two rows of bulbs, they should be arranged in a crisscross pattern, which is conducive to uniform lighting, and the bulbs against the wall are the same as the wall. The distance between the bulbs should be half of the distance between the bulbs. You should also pay attention to replacing the damaged bulbs at any time, and scrub the bulbs once a week to maintain a suitable brightness in the chicken house.

4. It is advisable to use red light: There are many kinds of light colors of lighting equipment. Farmers should pay attention to the different light colors and wavelengths of lighting equipment when selecting them. Experiments have shown that when other conditions are the same, the egg production rate of hens raised under red light is higher than that of hens under other colors of light, so the editor recommends that farmers choose red light lighting equipment.

The above are the points that poultry equipment manufacturers share with you for the lighting of chicken houses using automatic battery cage systems. I hope it can help you to better develop the poultry farming industry.

Chicken drinking water bottles are the most used in broiler battery cages. Drinking water bottles can ensure that the chickens have enough water. After investigation, it was found that many poultry farmers had incorrect cleaning methods for drinking water bottles. Today I will teach you how to clean chickens.

During the long-term use of the drinking kettle, not only an unpleasant smell will be produced inside the kettle body, but also a sticky substance will be produced on the surface of the water. If it is not removed in time, it will cause water pollution and endanger the health of chickens.

1. Choose a soft cloth with good water absorption and high cleaning rate to clean the drinking water bottle. The rag should be 60% cotton and 40% polyester. It can also be used as a rag with worn-out underwear.

2. Carefully and carefully clean the chassis of the drinking kettle, the outer surface of the kettle body and the interior of the kettle body. When cleaning the inside of the pot body, you can soak a fist-sized rag ball into the pot body, hold the neck of the pot with one hand, turn the pot body upside down, and rotate it quickly, so that the rag ball is moved inside the pot body by the pot. Rotate the top to the neck of the pot. Then take out the rag and rinse with water.

3. Chickens should be cleaned on time. Water is the source of life, cleaning the kettle allows the chickens to drink clean water, which also reduces the number of chickens getting sick.

The above poultry equipment manufacturers introduce the cleaning method for chicken drinking water bottles, and farmers can choose according to their own breeding conditions. In addition to ensuring that chickens drink enough water, the safety and hygiene of drinking water is also very important. The drinking water bottle should be cleaned regularly, otherwise the water quality will be easily polluted and the health of the chickens will be affected.

Brooding is very important. Affect subsequent broiler slaughter and broiler egg production. How to take better care of chicks? My answer is to use battery brooder cages.

The growth and development of chicks can be promoted by using battery chicken cage systems. The growth rate of chicks is relatively fast in the early stage, and then gradually slows down as the number of days increases. In this way, farmers need to provide sufficient nutrients for chicks to meet their rapid growth and development needs.

Using chicken cages can promote chick feather growth. Feather growth requires more protein, so farmers should pay attention to the adequacy of protein in the feed when raising chickens, especially the high content of sulfur-containing amino acids.

The automatic battery brooder cages can boost the metabolism of the chicks. Chickens are the equivalent of our human childhood. The metabolism is more vigorous, and the heart rate of chicks is faster than that of adult chickens. The breathing rate is high. Fresh air should be continuously supplied. Pay attention to ventilation when the temperature is guaranteed.

In addition, the use of poultry battery cages for brooder can be separated according to different breeds. For example: the growth and development of roosters and hens are very different. Under the same nutritional conditions and feeding management, roosters grow fast, have high feed utilization, and have strong ability to compete for food, but their feathers grow slowly. Therefore, in the breeding of battery chicken cages, the male and female chicks are reared in groups, which can improve the uniformity and feed utilization of the whole group.

The above points are some of the growth characteristics of chickens, and I hope they can be a reference for poultry farmers.