The best brooder for your chicken

One thing that a farmer ought to understand is that, brooding is key in ensuring that you succeed in broiler business. Rearing broilers is a profitable farming activity that is yet to be unveiled. If you don't believe this to be true then walk around and ask a farmer who has in business for only 6 months. Back to your brooder; how does your brooder look like? Does it have corners all over? Is it well ventilated?

Investing in the farming skill is very imperative to any farmer. This will ensure that you do not incur losses and deaths by simply losing your chicks as days go by. First and foremost, work on your ventilation. Do not worry about your chicks dying because they are left in an open and widely ventilated room. As a matter of fact, this will contribute highly to enhancing the growth of your broilers.

The next thing that you ought to be observant on is avoiding corners at all cost. To be able to achieve this try using plywood or gunny bags. This will warrant that chicks do not lie on each other more so during the night. Having a round brooder is key to making sure that all your chicks survive through the first few weeks. A round brooder also means that heat will be evenly distributed. This means that you will maintain your chicks within the required temperate levels.

Another important factor worth mentioning is lighting. Some might argue that lighting during the night is not important. I beg to differ with this theory; first, how long will you have to rear your chicks in order to attain the right weight? Secondly, will your chicks survive the first few cold weeks? As a successful poultry farmer, it is important to understand that broilers eat day and night. Therefore, denying them light during the night is another way of slowing their growth. Eventually, you will be earning your profits too late. Make a wise decision by simply offering them affordable lighting during the night in order to reap your profits soon enough.

Lastly, ensure that your poultry house is well maintained in terms of cleanliness. This therefore calls for frequent spraying using disinfectant and changing of wood shavings when they are close to wet. Yes, do not wait for them to be wet as this will lead to ammonia gas which will cause suffocation to your young chicks.