Here’s a day-to-day brooding routine for broilers from day one to 7 weeks
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Here’s a day-to-day brooding routine for broilers from day one to 7 weeks:
Week 1 (Day 1-7)
1. Day 1:
– Place chicks in brooder at 24-26°C (75-79°F).
– Provide fresh water containing glucose and feed with starter after 30 minutes of drinking the glucose water.
2. Day 2-3:
– brooding antibiotics & multivitamin in fresh water
– Maintain temperature at 24-26°C (75-79°F).
– Ensure adequate ventilation.
– Monitor feed and water consumption.
3. Day 4-5:
– Gradually reduce temperature to 22-24°C (72-75°F).
– Increase feeding space and water capacity with addition of brooding antibiotics & multivitamin.
4. Day 6-7:
– Continue to monitor temperature, ventilation, and feed/water consumption.
Introduce 1egg to 100 below into water leave juice & multivitamin
– Ensure adequate lighting (23 hours of light, 1 hour of darkness).
Vaccine from day 7 or on before day 10. (Lasota)
Week 2 (Day 8-14)
1. Day 8-10:
– Reduce temperature to 20-22°C (68-72°F).
– Increase feeding space and waterer capacity.
– egg Ugu solutions
2. Day 11-12:
– Continue to monitor temperature, ventilation, and feed/water consumption.
– Ensure adequate lighting (23 hours of light, 1 hour of darkness).
3. Day 13-14:
– Adequate feed & water
– Monitor for signs of disease.
Week 3 (Day 15-21)
1. Day 15-17:
– Reduce temperature to 18-20°C (64-68°F).
– Increase feeding space and waterer capacity.
– Monitor for signs of disease.
2. Day 18-19:
– Continue to monitor temperature, ventilation, and feed/water consumption.
– Ensure adequate lighting (23 hours of light, 1 hour of darkness).
3. Day 20-21:
– Monitor for signs of disease.
– Ensure adequate feeding space and waterer capacity.
If u are using New hope feed , introduced grower but with other feed, continue with stater
Week 4-7 (Day 22-49)
1. Day 22-28:
– Continue to monitor temperature, ventilation, and feed/water consumption.
Introduce bitter leaf juice at an interval of one day till they are sold.
– Ensure adequate lighting (23 hours of light, 1 hour of darkness).
– Gradually introduce finisher feed.
2. Day 29-35:
– Monitor for signs of disease.
– Ensure adequate feeding space and waterer capacity.
Continue with bitter leaf extract on interval of one day
– Continue to monitor temperature and ventilation.
3. Day 36-49:
– Continue to monitor feed/water consumption and temperature.
– Ensure adequate lighting (23 hours of light, 1 hour of darkness).
– Prepare for market or further growing.
Important Considerations
1. Monitor health: Regularly monitor the health of your broilers, looking for signs of disease or stress.
2. Maintain cleanliness: Ensure the brooder is clean and free from disease-causing pathogens.
3. Provide adequate ventilation: Ensure adequate ventilation to prevent ammonia buildup and promote healthy growth.
4. Adjust temperature and lighting: Adjust temperature and lighting schedules according to the age and needs of your broilers.