2. – Introduction
– Aims
– System of Brooding
– Good Chicks
– Brooder House
– Lighting
– Management
– Post Operative Care
– Resources
– Acknowledgement
3. Brooding
The period of first week of a
chick’s life when it requires a
very high standard of care
including the provision of
special diet and supplementary
warmth.
4. Benifits
• To maintain Body temperature.
• To accelerate growth rate in the first week.
• To enhancce structural development and
feed capacity intake.
• Allow good development of internal organs.
• Ensure early uniformity.
7. Quality of good chick
• Birds Should be Active
• Average weight 36-38 gm (Layer)
38-42 gm (Broiler)
• Height 17.5 cm
• Clean eye
• Abdomen should be soft and firm
• Naval area should be dry
• Free from any abnormality
11. Chick Guard
• Length of Chick Guard should be 30-35 ft
• Diameter Should be 10-12 ft
• Height in summer Season 1.5 ft and for
Winter Season 2.5 ft.
• Space - 0.218 ft2/Chicks
12. Light
In Summer season 2-3 Watt/Chicks
In winter season 4-6 Watt/Chicks
Brooding 25-30 Lux Minimum
Grower to sell out 5-10 lux minimum
Time of lighting 23 hours at first day
13. Temperature
• Summer season - 600 Watt
• Winter Season - 800 to 1000 Watt
• Pre heating minimum 3 hours before chick placement at the Tm of 29 to 31 °C
14.
15. Feeding
We should provide 50 gm feed per chick but they will eat 20-25% of their body weight.
Fedder space 3 cm/Chick
17. Litter Management
Litter is important in the regulation of
floor temeperature and subsequently
chick's body Temeperature.
In case of deep letter the thickness in
summer should be 1” and in winter 2”
Spray Regularly with Disinfectant