Layer Farm Management Video Series | Case Study of 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 30-April-2021. Age of Flock is 8 Days.

Highlights of Day 8 - Nd Variant Vaccination

1. ND Variant vaccine is administered using intramuscular injections.
2. Open windows and switch on Exhaust fan during day as outside temperature is increasing day by day. Temperature maintained at 31 Celsius.
3. Teach chicks to drink water from Nipple Drinkers once a day by repeatedly pressing the nipple as shown in video. We will be removing chick drinkers in few days.
4. Feed used - Layer Chick Crumbs.
5. Current Day Length reduced to 21 hrs (from 23 hrs) because target body weight had been achieved yesterday. You can delay the reduction in Day Length if target body weight (65 to 70 gms) of Layer Chicks is not Achieved.
6. Vitamino Acido liquid is used 50 ml per 1000 chicks. For 12480 Chicks liquid required is 12480*50/1000 = 625 ml. 200 Liters Water tank of Nipple Drinkers is fully consumed by chicks 2 time in 24 hrs. So 315 ml of Vitamino Acido Liquid is mixed in Water tank of Nipple Drinkers twice a day.
7. Required dose of Probiotic is 25 gms per 1000 birds. So for 12480 Chicks probiotic required daily is 12480*25/100 = 312 gms. So 312 gms of Probiotic is mixed in water single time a day and used to Fill Chick Drinkers.
8. Day 7 Mortality is 12 Birds.

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Video Series Links
Day 9 - Vitamin K3
Day 7 - Body Weight

Performance Report of Flock under Case Study