It is not easy to raise chicken in a subtropical region where winter occurs. In winter, the flock owner should spend more money for electric because they should turn on the light all day. On the other hand, the revenue of flock owner will decrease because the chicken stops to production in winter. Some chicken breed cannot lay in winter such as Asian Chicken and Mediterranean Chicken. Therefore, you should select the breed that has egg-laying ability in winter such as Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire Red and other.
It is because they may suffer from cold. The cold weather also causes the frostbite in chicken. The frostbite often attack the chicken whose has wide single comb.
A hen can lay when it feel comfort and has enough food. The flock owner should do like this to keep the chicken warm. To raise the chicken in winter, you can do like this:
1. Place the additional heater lamp during winter. The lamp can make the cage warmer. The heat of lamp depends on the weather and the coop. Some articles suggest 75 Watt lamp for the cage. I think it is not absolute. You can observe the chicken with the lamp. If the chicken far from the lamp, it means the lamp is too hot. If, on the other hand, the chicken close from the lamp, it means the lamp is not hot enough.
2. Put the warm water inside the cage. Do not let the water frozen because the chicken cannot drink it. Alternatively, you can change the water often. Water is essential for chicken especially layer egg. They need sufficient water to keep laying.
3. In an attempt to produce eggs, you can increase the chicken appetite by pouring water to the feed. The feed is easy to eat.
4. Design the coop for winter that can reduce cold.
5. The ventilation and air circulation inside the cage should be good. It helps chicken to get fresh water and decrease the humidity. Some flock owner think that closing the ventilation can make the chicken warm. They are wrong. The closed cage can caused diseases such as lung disease.
6. Remove the chicken coop to warehouse or chicken house. They will be comfort inside a building.
7. Add the chicken hay bedding. The hay can control the manure stinky. Change the hay when it dirty. You can use the hay and manure as fertilizer too.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Chicken for dummies: The basic books for beginner chicken lover
If you want raise chicken but you have no knowledge about it, you can read some book. The book explains about the chicken exactly.
First section, the book explains the joy of chicken. I like raise chicken because it can give us meat and eggs. How about you? Do you like chicken? If you do not like chicken, I suggest you not to raise the chicken. You will be mad after raise chicken.
The book explains about how to build chicken coops. Chicken coops are the most important part in raising chicken. Your chicken needs the house for sleeping or nesting. The book explains about the material for chicken coop or chicken pens.
Surely, you will get knowledge about chicken food. How many times we should feed them.
What kind chicken that is suitable for your backyard? There is some review about the chicken. Some chicken may be suitable.
The last part of the book contains the tips for keeping healthy and stress free chicken. it is important for the beginner who never raise any chicken.
I hope you can enjoy read the book. If you have no money, you can learn from my blog. This blog also provides some information about the blog.
First section, the book explains the joy of chicken. I like raise chicken because it can give us meat and eggs. How about you? Do you like chicken? If you do not like chicken, I suggest you not to raise the chicken. You will be mad after raise chicken.
The book explains about how to build chicken coops. Chicken coops are the most important part in raising chicken. Your chicken needs the house for sleeping or nesting. The book explains about the material for chicken coop or chicken pens.
Surely, you will get knowledge about chicken food. How many times we should feed them.
What kind chicken that is suitable for your backyard? There is some review about the chicken. Some chicken may be suitable.
The last part of the book contains the tips for keeping healthy and stress free chicken. it is important for the beginner who never raise any chicken.
I hope you can enjoy read the book. If you have no money, you can learn from my blog. This blog also provides some information about the blog.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
How to heat the cage with coal
In my country, the electricity does not reach the village. That is why it is difficult to heat the broiler cage or chicken cage. They prefer to use coal or wood to heat the chicken especially small chicken. It keeps the cage warm.
They make a zinc tube that is one meter height. There is some porous or holes in the side of tube. Surely, they cover the tube with the fence so the chick cannot touch the tube that could kill the chick.
However this why is not health. The smoke that is result from coal burn could harm to people and chicken. For the long term, the smoke can cause cancer and other diseases. The owner should provide good ventilation too so the smoke will not poison the chicken.
Some farm also provide coal heater to the coops. There are some company provide big coal heater.
Read also : How to raise broiler Chicken
New Hampshire Chicken
They make a zinc tube that is one meter height. There is some porous or holes in the side of tube. Surely, they cover the tube with the fence so the chick cannot touch the tube that could kill the chick.
However this why is not health. The smoke that is result from coal burn could harm to people and chicken. For the long term, the smoke can cause cancer and other diseases. The owner should provide good ventilation too so the smoke will not poison the chicken.
Some farm also provide coal heater to the coops. There are some company provide big coal heater.
Read also : How to raise broiler Chicken
New Hampshire Chicken
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