Poultry brooding is defined as the management of baby chicks from one day old to about 8 weeks of age, and it involves the provision of heat and other necessary care during chicks’ early growing period.
As normally, the type of poultry brooding include natural brooding and artificial brooding, this article will introduce the artificial brooding in details.
Artificial brooding can be defined as the handling of newly born chicks without the aid of hens. It is accomplished by means of a temperature-controlled brooder (foster mother). Artificial brooding has several advantages over the natural method, which are:
Poultry chicks may be reared at any time of the season.
Thousands of chicks may be brooded by a single person.
Sanitary conditions may be controlled.
The temperature may be regulated.
Poultry Feeding may be undertaken according to the plan.
The essentials of a good brooder are a dependable mechanism for controlling temperature and regular supply of fresh air, dryness, adequate light, space, easy disinfection, protection against chick enemies, safety from fire, and economic in construction.
Management of Chicks in the Brooder
Adjust the temperature as per the requirement of the chicks. In the case of oil heating, see that there is no defect in the stove or lamp. Chicks should not have access to the heated parts of the lamp at any cost.
Avoid a damp poultry house. You can use a deep litter system.
Discourage litter eating by the chicks, and scatter mash over egg case flats when the chicks are first taken out of their boxes.
Provide balanced standard mash.
Keep provision for the entrance of fresh air.
Provide clean, fresh water in front of the birds at least twice daily.
Clean the brooders including feed hoppers daily.
Follow a regular vaccination program.
Avoid overcrowding as this will lead to slow growth and mortality.
Keep the brooder in such a place that cold wind and rain do not get in.
Daily inspect the condition of birds and their faces for any sort of abnormality.
Keep in touch with any veterinarian for help in your time of need.
It is always advisable to check the fittings, temperature control, feed, and water trough arrangement before shifting the chicks into the brooder.
Poultry Brooding Equipment
While brooding is an important management practice in poultry production, it is important to know the required chicks brooding equipments. Remember, the purpose of brooding is to raise healthy chicks and provide the required heat (mimicking the mother hen) until they are able to adapt and regulate their body temperature to the ambient temperature.
For brooding to be successful, there is some equipment that must be available in the brooder house/pen. These are the equipment used for brooding:
Baby chicks feeders are necessary to provide chicks with food. The best chicks feeders are those that minimize waste while providing enough feed for the chicks. Such like the round feeder trays and flip-top feeders as is.
Poultry waterers are necessary to provide chicks with water. Like feeders, there are many different types of drinkers on the market, so it is important to select a drinker that works for chicks and young birds. There are broiler nipple drinkers and fountain drinkers for chicks.
Brooders are necessary to provide chicks with the required heat. To provide the necessary heat some type of brooding device is required.
Infrared heat lamps
Infrared lamps are an excellent source of heat for brooding small flocks of chicks. The initial cost of equipment is relatively small, and the lamps are excellent for supplying heat to the chicks. The infrared lamp is suspended approximately 18 inches above the litter. One 250-watt bulb is sufficient to brood up to seventy-five chicks.
Other brooders manufactured commercially are fired by oil, gas, electricity, wood, or coal. These have a hover to keep the heat down at floor level. Such brooders are excellent for flocks of one hundred chicks or more. Some of them are rated at a capacity in excess of 750 chicks.
Whatever brooder stove you use, it should have the capacity to heat adequately and a means for controlling the temperature accurately.
The chick or brooder guards help keep chicks within the brooder and help protect them from predators. There are many different types of brooder guards on the market. Most brooder guards are corrugated boards that are used together with brooder guard stands.
It is important to have a room thermometer inside the brooding pen or house. It is used for monitoring the ambient temperature inside the brooding house. With the help of the room thermometer, you will know if the temperature within the brooding house is cold, moderate or high.
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Ufugaji wa kuku ni usimamizi wa vifaranga kutoka siku moja hadi wiki nane, na inahusisha utoaji wa joto na huduma nyingine muhimu wakati wa kipindi cha mapema cha ukuaji wa vifaranga. Kwa kawaida, aina ya kuku brooding ni pamoja na asili brooding na bandia brooding, makala hii itaanzisha bandia brooding kwa undani. Kuzaana kwa njia ya bandia kwaweza kufafanuliwa kuwa kushughulikia vifaranga waliozaliwa karibuni bila msaada wa kuku. Hilo hutimizwa kwa kutumia chombo cha kuzaa watoto (mama wa kambo) chenye joto linalodhibitiwa. Kuzaana kwa bandia kuna faida kadhaa juu ya mbinu ya asili, ambayo ni: Kuku za kuku zinaweza kuzaliwa wakati wowote wa msimu. Huenda mtu mmoja akazaa maelfu ya vifaranga. Hali za usafi wa mwili zaweza kudhibitiwa. Joto linaweza kudhibitiwa. Kulisha kuku inaweza kufanywa kulingana na mpango. Vitu muhimu vya kuota ndege ni mfumo wa kuaminika wa kudhibiti joto na usambazaji wa hewa safi, ukame, mwanga wa kutosha, nafasi, kuua viini kwa urahisi, ulinzi dhidi ya maadui wa kuku, usalama dhidi ya moto, na uchumi katika ujenzi. Usimamizi wa vifaranga katika Brooder kurekebisha joto kama kwa mahitaji ya vifaranga. Katika kisa cha kupasha moto kwa mafuta, angalia kwamba hakuna kasoro katika jiko au taa. Kuku hawapaswi kupata sehemu zenye joto za taa kwa gharama yoyote ile. Epuka nyumba yenye unyevunyevu ya kuku. Unaweza kutumia mfumo wa kutupa mbegu kwa kina. Usishawishi vifaranga kula uchafu, na kutawanya mchuzi juu ya vyumba vya mayai wakati vifaranga wanapochukuliwa mara ya kwanza kutoka kwenye masanduku yao. Kutoa mash ya kawaida yenye usawa. Weka utaratibu wa kuingiza hewa safi. Toa maji safi na safi mbele ya ndege angalau mara mbili kwa siku. Safisha brooders ikiwa ni pamoja na hoppers chakula kila siku. Fuata mpango wa kawaida wa chanjo. Epuka msongamano wa watu kwa sababu hilo litasababisha ukuzi wa polepole na vifo. Weka chombo hicho mahali ambapo upepo wa baridi na mvua haviwezi kuingia. Chunguza kila siku hali ya ndege na nyuso zao kwa ajili ya aina yoyote ya kasoro. Weka mawasiliano na daktari wa mifugo kwa msaada wakati wa uhitaji. Sikuzote ni vyema kuchunguza vifaa, udhibiti wa joto, chakula, na mpangilio wa mtungi wa maji kabla ya kuhamisha vifaranga ndani ya chombo cha kuzaliana. Ufugaji wa kuku ni hatua muhimu katika uzalishaji wa kuku, na ni muhimu kujua vifaa vya kufuga kuku. Kumbuka, kusudi la kuzaa ni kukuza vifaranga vyenye afya na kutoa joto linalohitajika (kuiga kuku mama) hadi waweze kubadilisha na kudhibiti joto la mwili wao kwa joto la mazingira. Ili kuzaliana kufanikiwa, kuna vifaa fulani ambavyo lazima viwepo katika nyumba ya kuzaliana. Vifaa vya kulisha vifaranga ni muhimu kwa ajili ya kuandaa chakula kwa vifaranga. Vitu bora vya kulisha vifaranga ni vile vinavyopunguza taka huku vikitoa chakula cha kutosha kwa vifaranga. Kwa mfano, meza za kulisha za mviringo na meza za kulisha za flip-top. Vipuli vya kuku vinahitajiwa ili kuwapa vifaranga maji. Kuna aina nyingi za vinywaji kwenye soko, kwa hivyo ni muhimu kuchagua kinywaji kinachofanya kazi kwa vifaranga na ndege wachanga. Kuna wale wanaokunywa nywele za kuku na wale wanaokunywa maji ya chemchemi kwa ajili ya vifaranga. Vifaa vya kuzaa vifaranga ni muhimu ili kuwapa vifaranga joto linalohitajiwa. Ili kutoa joto linalohitajika aina fulani ya kifaa cha kuota inahitajika. Taa za joto za infrared Taa za infrared ni chanzo kizuri cha joto kwa makundi madogo ya vifaranga. Gharama ya awali ya vifaa ni ndogo kwa kulinganishwa, na taa hizo ni bora sana kwa ajili ya kutoa joto kwa vifaranga. Taa ya infrared imewekwa karibu inchi 18 juu ya kitanda. Mwanga wa umeme wa watt 250 unatosha kuwakilisha vifaranga 75. Vifaa vingine vinavyotengenezwa kibiashara hutumiwa mafuta, gesi, umeme, mbao, au makaa ya mawe. Hizi zina kiunzi cha kuweka joto chini kwenye sakafu. Vifaa hivyo ni bora sana kwa makundi ya vifaranga mia moja au zaidi. Baadhi ya makundi hayo yana uwezo wa kuzaa vifaranga zaidi ya 750. Kwa hivyo, kwa sababu ya hali ya joto, jiko la kupasha moto linapaswa kuwa na uwezo wa kupasha joto kwa kutosha na njia ya kudhibiti joto kwa usahihi. Walinzi wa vifaranga husaidia kuweka vifaranga ndani ya vifaranga na kuwasaidia kuwalinda dhidi ya wawindaji. Kuna aina nyingi tofauti za walinzi wa brooder kwenye soko. Walinzi wengi wa brooder ni bodi za corrugated ambazo hutumiwa pamoja na viti vya ulinzi wa brooder. Ni muhimu kuwa na kipima-joto cha chumba ndani ya kibanda au nyumba ya kuzaliana. Inatumiwa kufuatilia joto la mazingira ndani ya nyumba ya kuzaliana. Kwa kutumia thermometer ya chumba, unaweza kujua ikiwa joto ndani ya nyumba ya kuzaliana ni baridi, wastani au juu. 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