How to breed laying hens

Breeding chickens is an interesting and exciting job. Before you breed birds, you should plan, which will take into account the most important points for this activity. This will allow you to determine the number, breed, costs and profit from poultry. How to breed chickens hens?

Instruction

Decide on the choice of breed for breeding. Each breed has its own characteristics and is distinguished not only by egg production but also for demanding conditions, demand for feed and resistance to diseases. The undoubted leader in the egg production and distribution in the world is the breed called Leghorn. However, there are several breeds alanskogo directions: Minorca, white Russian, Poltava, Italian kuropatkina.

Count how many head of young and adult birds, you need to buy. Find out if the opportunity to buy the bird chosen breed at the poultry farm in your town or district. Remember long journeys in birds cause serious stress.

Calculate the amount of material for the construction of the house. Area determine, on the basis of the number of obtained goals, and future growing numbers. Decide whether the bird to be in the cells or chickens will be free to move in the house and in the paddock. Choose appropriate heating and lighting for the chicken coop, if a bird is to divorce all year round. Equip the enclosure with the possibility of a separate range for the young and adult birds.

Select and place in the poultry feeders and waterers for chickens. Remember that feeders for adult birds and Chicks are different. Responsible approach to equipment laying nests.

Purchase the required quantity of feed, mineral supplements and vitamins for livestock. Note the storage duration of feed. Often feed for laying hens have a short shelf life. Find out which feed needed for the chickens. Decide whether there is a possibility of forage harvest on their own, or all will be purchased.

Decide whether the bird alone to sit on the Chicks or there is a need to purchase incubators. Took seriously the choice of the incubator. Choose the appropriate model based on the number of laying eggs and free space in the house.

Think about marketing. Calculate for yourself profitable would be to sell the egg or young hens. Decide whether you will engage in thoroughbred breeding or will be able to work on the crossing of different breeds.