Day 14 - IBD Vaccination and Body Weight of Layer Chicks

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This Video series is Case Study of Layer Poultry Farm Flock from Day 1 to Day 600. 12480 Layer Chicks have arrived in Poultry Farm from Hatchery on 23-April-2021. Poultry Farm is situated in Punjab. Management of Layer Poultry Farm on 6-May-2021. Age of Flock is 14 Days.

Highlights of Day 14 - IBD Vaccination and Body Weight Measurement
1. IBD Vaccination Administered through Eye Drops. This Vaccination is used for Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) or called Gumboro disease. Video will provide information of how to administer Gumboro Vaccine Properly.
2. Body Weight target for 2 Week old Chicks is 130 Grams. But only 112 Grams average Body weight is Achieved. So for Proper Growth of Layer Chicks do not decrease the day length now. Wait till proper body weight is achieved.
3. Cleaning of more cages to provide Extra Space to Chicks as Chicks are increasing in Weight and Height.
4. Check all the nipples of New Cages for any Jamming problem.
5. Temperature maintained at 30 Celsius.
6. Feed used - Layer Chick Crumbs.
7. Current Day Length is 21 hrs.
8. Vitamino Acido liquid is used 50 ml per 1000 chicks.
9. Required dose of Probiotic is 25 gms per 1000 birds.
10. Chick Drinkers have been removed.
11. Day 13 Mortality is 2 Birds.


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Performance Report of Flock under Case Study

Tabular Report from EasePoultry Software
# Entry Date Age (Days) Op. Birds Mort. Birds Sold Cl. Birds Cum. Mort. Cum. Mort. % Prod.
(Trays)
Prod. % Cur. HHP Cum. HHP Cur. Feed
(Kgs)
Cur. Feed/Bird
(gms)
Cum. Feed/Bird
(gms)
Cur. Feed/Egg
(gms)
Cum. Feed/Egg
(gms)
Count Error Remarks
1 23-Apr-21 1 12480 23 12457 23 0.18% 0% Na Na 80 6 6 Na Na Shakkar water 5kg/25Liter
2 24-Apr-21 2 12457 45 12412 68 0.54% 0% Na Na 90 7 14 Na Na Shakkar water 2.5kg/25Liter
3 25-Apr-21 3 12412 52 12360 120 0.96% 0% Na Na 90 7 21 Na Na MD Vaccination I/M. Start of Vitamin & Probiotic
4 26-Apr-21 4 12360 22 12338 142 1.14% 0% Na Na 100 8 29 Na Na Vitamin 50ml/1000 Birds. Probiotic 25ml/1000 Birds
5 27-Apr-21 5 12338 18 12320 160 1.28% 0% Na Na 110 9 38 Na Na
6 28-Apr-21 6 12320 15 12305 175 1.40% 0% Na Na 110 9 47 Na Na B1 Vaccination Eye Drops
7 29-Apr-21 7 1w 12305 12 12293 187 1.50% 0% Na Na 110 9 56 Na Na Body Weight Target 70 gms achieved
8 30-Apr-21 8 12293 8 12285 195 1.56% 0% Na Na 130 11 66 Na Na Day Length Reduced to 21 Hrs- ND Varient Vaccine
9 01-May-21 9 12285 4 12281 199 1.59% 0% Na Na 130 11 77 Na Na Start Vitamin K3 before Debeaking
10 02-May-21 10 12281 27 12254 226 1.81% 0% Na Na 150 12 89 Na Na Debeaking - High Mortality
11 03-May-21 11 12254 20 12234 246 1.97% 0% Na Na 150 12 101 Na Na Mortality Due to Debeaking
12 04-May-21 12 12234 5 12229 251 2.01% 0% Na Na 160 13 114 Na Na Stop Vitamin K3
13 05-May-21 13 12229 1 12228 252 2.02% 0% Na Na 160 13 128 Na Na
14 06-May-21 14 2w 12228 2 12226 254 2.04% 0% Na Na 160 13 141 Na Na Body Weight 112 gms- IBD Plus Vaccine
15 07-May-21 15 12226 12226 254 2.04% 0% Na Na 0 141 Na Na Target BW 130 gm not Achieved so do not reduce Light