Maximum profit from poultry - Production of broilers may take six to eight weeks depending on the market weight requirement. If your production period is eight weeks, producing each bird on average will cost Sh174.
-To maximize your profits, first determine the market weight requirement then reduce the production cycle period to six weeks during which the birds should be given feeds with high protein content in the first three weeks and high energy content in the last three weeks as this has a positive influence on body weight in a shorter period.
-To maximize your profits, first determine the market weight requirement then reduce the production cycle period to six weeks during which the birds should be given feeds with high protein content in the first three weeks and high energy content in the last three weeks as this has a positive influence on body weight in a shorter period.
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Candling eggs :-Tips
-After how many days of incubation do you candle an egg?
-What features do you check when candling to differentiate between fertilized and unfertilized egg?
-Where can you get a candling light?
-After how many days of incubation do you candle an egg?
-What features do you check when candling to differentiate between fertilized and unfertilized egg?
-Where can you get a candling light?
-Candling of eggs should be done on the 7th and 14th day of incubation. On the 7thday, clear eggs indicate infertility, red blood vessels (resemble tree branches) indicate fertile eggs while red or black staining and blood rings indicate early death at this point.
-On the 14th day, eggs that are three-quarters completely dark from the narrow end and a quarter clear at the broad end (air sac space) indicate that the embryo is developing while a dark outline with ill-defined detail indicates late death of the embryo.
-Refrain from candling after day 16 as the eggs should not be moved or turned days prior to hatching. The candling equipment usually looks like a small flashlight powered by either batteries or plug-in cord and can be sourced from incubator suppliers.
-On the 14th day, eggs that are three-quarters completely dark from the narrow end and a quarter clear at the broad end (air sac space) indicate that the embryo is developing while a dark outline with ill-defined detail indicates late death of the embryo.
-Refrain from candling after day 16 as the eggs should not be moved or turned days prior to hatching. The candling equipment usually looks like a small flashlight powered by either batteries or plug-in cord and can be sourced from incubator suppliers.
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