Posts tagged "poultry"

Is it possible to breed Foxy Chick chickens at home without an incubator? I ordered two dozen chickens of this breed for the spring, but in the future I would like to have my own young. ...

For what reason may chickens have a feather, how to get rid of it? Recently, she began to notice that the bird has lost its appetite, almost does not lay eggs, has become some kind of nervous ...

How to make do-it-yourself brooders for raising chickens? Previously, we always had chickens raised by brood hens, but now they have changed the breed, and the chickens all go "to failure", already ...

It is interesting to know which species, egg or meat, Leghorn chickens belong to, a photo and description of the breed. We bought two dozen young chickens from our hands in the spring, but their owner did not ...

A few days ago, my husband and I had a dispute about how to correctly name the turkey's "wife". In our family, everyone says turkey, and my husband claims that this is ...

Please tell us about turkeys, breeding and keeping at home. Previously, ducks were always kept, but recently my husband was diagnosed with an ulcer, now he cannot eat fat. We decided to go to ...

Will Faverolle chickens lay, at what age and how actively? My wife saw this breed from a local farmer and immediately told me that we should buy it. ...

What are the diseases of pigeons and their symptoms? The son decided to start breeding, bought a thoroughbred couple, made a small dovecote for now. If possible, next year we will buy another breed. ...

It is interesting to know how Linda geese differ from other breeds, a description of the breed, a photo of birds. We have very few young animals this year. Although the geese sat on the eggs, ...

Tell me how to make a drinker for chickens with your own hands? We had a store drinker, served faithfully for two years. Until the hurricane happened - it was so strong ...

Tell me, when do Indo-girls start laying eggs? We have a small herd, we rented two ducks from a neighbor, bought eggs and so got our own bird. Now our ducks are growing up, ...

Tell us about Baytril 10, instructions for use for birds, in particular for broilers. We bought fifty day old chickens, two weeks later they began to get sick: they vilify, puffed up, badly ...

Tell me what is important to know and should be considered when planning turkey breeding at home for beginners? We used to keep ducks for our own consumption. But grandchildren appeared, and ...

Tell me how to give the drug Tetramisole 10, instructions for use for birds are especially interesting. I noticed that my layers had become kind of lethargic, they didn't eat well, and the scallops had turned pale. Veterinarian in ...

Tell me, at what age do pullets start to lay? We decided to settle in a dacha and acquire a small farm so that children can transfer natural products to the city. Bought for two dozen ...

Interested in how to feed laying hens at home? We moved to live in a dacha and decided to acquire a farm and plant a previously empty vegetable garden. The vegetables were planted in the spring, as expected, but ...

Tell me, can a hen lay eggs without a rooster? The child was asked at school to write an essay on nature studies, they are just now studying birds. I think I know ...

Tell me why chickens don't rush in the fall? We have a lot of hens, they are good hens and breed chickens themselves. And eggs, too, were always in abundance, they even sold a large ...

I plan to work closely with poultry and would like to breed the Orpington breed. Please tell us what the Orpington chickens are, photos and descriptions of their species, if any. What kind of ...

Advise how to pluck a goose quickly at home? A dozen birds remained, and the young were already brought out, so the old geese and his wife decided to cut out. Yesterday I scored one major ...

Tell me why turkeys are fighting and what to do with the bird? I have a large herd, every year the turkeys raise their chicks themselves, and everything was fine. But the last young generation ...

Tell me how to put a chicken on eggs? Previously, I always had domestic chickens, but last year the whole livestock got sick. I had to completely update the poultry house with a purchased hatchery bird, ...

Tell me why big broilers die? In the spring they laid an incubator, almost all the eggs "gave birth". The chickens also survived, almost all of the hundred, lost only a dozen, and even then completely ...

Tell me, is it possible to give chickens to runny? We have a lot of this "good" on the site, the cow does not have time to eat, as it grows again. I ditch the grass for my layers separately - they ...

Tell me what an ovoscope is for. My husband and I decided to start breeding poultry and buy an incubator for this. In the store, we were offered to take an ovoscope, they say, it will help ...

Tell me, what veterinary drugs can be used for coccidiosis for chickens and rabbits? Last year, we bought broilers for trial breeding, but as a result of the mass mortality, all the birds died. ...

Tell me how to give chickens makuha? Lately they have been running very badly. From a friend I heard that he feeds his bird with a top and always has eggs. You can dry it ...

Geese are the second largest poultry population in the world. They are second only to chickens.There are about 3,000 goose breeds and subspecies in the world, and breeders are constantly ...

Geese tolerate low temperatures well. Thanks to their feathers and down, they can withstand a sharp cold snap down to -20 ° C. This feature makes them ideal birds for winter keeping. ...

Geese were common in Russia until the 18th century, but with the advent of broiler breeds of chickens, turkeys and ducks, fewer and fewer farmers decide to have this bird. Nonetheless, ...

Geese are the second largest group of poultry. There are more than 3,000 breeds of this bird in the world. All breeds are divided into: downy; meat; fatty. Downy breeds are grown for ...

An egg incubator is a must for every poultry farmer to breed their own poultry. At incubation stations, industrial incubators are used, the capacity of which ranges from 400 to 1200 chicken eggs. IN ...

Chickens of meat breeds are very popular among summer residents. The weight of the eggs of these breeds reaches 62 grams. Some chicken breeds do not reduce egg production until four years of age. The most popular meat and meat breeds ...

Chickens of the Adler silvery breed are unpretentious to the feed base and conditions of detention. This breed was bred in 1951-1965 in the Krasnodar Territory. For the first time, the breed of chickens appeared on the Adler ...

Chickens lay from 120 to 260 eggs per year, depending on the breed. Therefore, many summer residents buy half-year-old laying hens and keep them in the summer season. Average, ...

By the beginning of summer, chickens settle in the farmsteads, other poultry gives birth to offspring. June is the time when the kids are actively growing up and maturing, it is not the first time that they are gaining weight ...

Today, more and more owners of personal plots and even summer residents keep rabbits, goats, chickens, ducks and geese in their farms. May is the time when life on the home farm is active. ...

With the arrival of winter and a decrease in air temperature in poultry farming, such a problem often arises as a decrease in the egg production of laying hens. As you know, in order for chickens to lay eggs, in the winter ...

In poultry, it is customary to call quails as adults from the moment they begin to lay eggs. At this stage, it is important to provide the bird with proper conditions, which include: equipped cages; ...

Poultry farming is simply impossible without a “bird house”, because in winter the bird, including chickens, needs warmth and is not able to survive in the open air. If a ...

Turkey breeding usually starts with the acquisition of chicks. Daily chicks require increased attention and the presence of a warm room, therefore, if there are no suitable conditions for poultry farming, it is recommended to purchase ...

Build broiler cages personally means significant cost savings. This is normal practice. Many entrepreneurs resort to this measure before buying poultry. In order for the cells to turn out ...

I have heard a lot about adding yeast to the diet of young broilers for their rapid growth.Tell me how to give yeast to broiler chickens and can you use regular wet yeast? Homemade ...

Raising chicks is not easy. Vitamins for broiler chickens play an essential role in the diet. In micro doses, they stimulate biochemical processes in the body. Lack of catalysts leads to growth retardation, ...

I've been raising broilers for the second year. I feed them with special food with the addition of the necessary vitamin complexes. I would like to know how to properly feed fish oil to broiler chickens. Fish fat ...

Novice poultry farmers are wondering which is better - growing broilers in cages or in a special pen. To make an informed decision, you need to have complete information about the correctness of keeping chickens. ...

We decided this year to purchase day-old broilers. I would like to grow them on natural supplements using less chemistry. Tell me if broilers can be given sand, and what products ...

Broiler chicks hatch, leave their sterile home and find themselves in a world where it is not as cozy as in an incubator or under the wing of a broiler. A new one will come to their aid ...

So you've decided to raise your own chickens. After reading this article, you can learn this process from scratch. There are many advantages to raising your own chickens. Homemade eggs are ...

When no one is at home all day, we are always disturbed by the thought that a dog or cat left at home is not receiving proper attention and care. Such anxiety visits ...

The main condition for the health of poultry is a high-quality and well-balanced diet, in which natural supplements must be present for the effective functioning of the immune system and improving the general condition ...

In numerous reviews of poultry farmers, the "Ideal brood hen" incubator is often found. Some find many disadvantages in it, others describe the advantages. However, the models are in demand, let's take a closer look at the design. The difference "Ideal ...

Breeding birds is an exciting activity associated with the constant renewal of the livestock. The Laying incubator will help you get a new brood without much hassle. The model belongs to low-budget devices, adapted for rural ...

Increasingly, villagers and summer residents provide themselves with meat and eggs, engaging in poultry farming. Incubator Blitz will help to get a full-fledged brood of chickens, goslings, quails. It is these thermostats that provide 100% results, ...

I want to buy daily turkey poults in early spring. I have no experience in breeding them, and my friend also scares that the chicks are very capricious and often get sick Tell me how to look after and what ...

Last year, domestic geese laid a lot of eggs, and five dozen chicks hatched. However, almost half of the brood died - they were killed by stronger goslings. Tell me why the goslings are pinching ...

Chickens hear as well as humans. They have two ears - one on each side of the head, webbing, outer, middle and inner ear, like ...

As winter approaches, it is very important to warm up your chicken coop: lay a thick layer of fresh straw, cover the windows with transparent plastic, ensure good ventilation in the room, stack bales of straw ...

Beautiful birds with dietary meat, guinea fowl, resemble both chickens and turkeys. The parental instinct in the female is poorly developed, the incubation of guinea fowls or a lining under the chicken allows for offspring. Image ...

Duck poultry is considered a lucrative industry with continuous improvement of breeds through crossbreeding. Duck Favorit, the description of the breed of which we present, was bred in Bashkiria in 1998. The basis is taken from Beijing ...

Wet plumage is the most common disease in ducks, caused by limited regular access to water. Other causes of the disease can be: poor nutrition, lack of vitamins, external parasites. If your ...

Eggs in soft shells, small eggs without yolk, eggs with deformed shells or speckled. I get asked questions quite often (and send all kinds of creepy photos to my ...

Quail diseases are divided into three types: infectious, parasitic and non-infectious. Their description contains information on symptoms, methods of treatment and prevention of diseases. Quail infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria, ...

The world is full of wonders! Even in the prosaic chicken family, there are representatives such as the Chinese silk chicken. The fur of these creatures is soft, similar to that of a cat. Weightless hats and down, unusual ...

Whereas earlier it was believed that roosters play an extremely important role in a flock of chickens, then in modern poultry farming this statement seems already outdated. Now many do not keep roosters ...

A wet chicken is an unpleasant sight, a wet chicken is dangerous, it can die. A do-it-yourself drinking bowl for chickens is the only option to keep dry bedding in the chicken coop. Drinking bowl will allow, always ...

When a new lover of wildlife has mastered the garden, he will think about getting animal products. Breeding chickens at home for beginners is the first experience of commercial production of meat and ...

Keeping your birds safe from predators is very important, especially if you are new to chicken breeding, or when building or buying a new chicken coop, ...

The fact that poultry farming is one of the economically profitable areas of agricultural business is an indisputable fact. But, you must admit, a creative person hates to move along a boring, beaten track of his ...

If you conduct a survey of poultry farmers, many will say that the Peking duck must be among the best breeds. Moreover, the first information about this breed appeared three centuries ago, ...

Ducks have good immunity. However, even the toughest birds can overtake diseases of ducks.Diseases in adult birds and young animals are divided into: infectious, caused by protozoa, viruses and bacteria, ...

How long a duck sits on eggs is influenced by its breed and egg size. Compared to chicken eggs, duck eggs are noticeably larger. The average weight of a chicken reaches ...

According to their ability to increase body weight, egg production and plumage quality, domestic ducks are divided into meat, egg and those raised for feathers and down. Popular breeds of ducks for home breeding ...

The rural backyard is always filled with a variety of animals. Breeding duck ducks is beneficial for many reasons. Calm birds in the summer get half of the feed themselves with free grazing. Conditions of Containment ...

Digestive disorders, accompanied by frequent liquid or foamy droppings, are very often observed in young domestic chickens and can signal dangerous infectious diseases, helminthiasis, and poor feed quality. If a ...

Among poultry, ducks are considered unpretentious and very independent pets, but it is impossible to achieve good productivity only with food obtained on the run. How to feed the ducks so that they maximize ...

Breeding ducks at home has many advantages, since from this bird you can get not only meat, but also eggs, fluff and dung as fertilizer. ...

Mularda ducks have earned the attention of large poultry farms and owners of private farms due to their rapid weight gain and excellent quality of gourmet liver. This type of bird has already pushed the geese, earlier ...

Diseases associated with the pathogenic activity of bacteria and protozoa are very common in chickens. Coccidiosis in broilers is becoming a major problem in poultry houses, symptoms and treatment ...

Facing the massive and unexplained death of young poultry farmers, especially beginners, ask the question: "Why do broiler chickens die?" There are many reasons for this phenomenon, but most often the loss of chickens is associated with ...

Chicks born in an incubator and growing without a hen are much less protected from diseases than their peers who are under the care of a hen. One of the drugs that should ...

Large, fast-growing chickens of meat breeds in one season are able to provide families with juicy healthy meat, and chickens of egg-meat breeds will also replenish the diet of the poultry farmer with fresh eggs. ...

The exotic bird resembles chicken and turkey in appearance. Unpretentious guinea fowls can easily tolerate breeding and keeping at home. The royal bird has special requirements for the environment ...

A large bird with powerful legs, it looks like a hardy hero. But this is a misconception - the first signs of the disease are manifested by the fact that broilers fall to their feet. Often this problem ...

Meet, in the photo, a poultry house for chickens, the construction and arrangement of which is available to every owner.A light structure for the summer keeping of chickens at a summer cottage is being built within two hours, ...

Breeding birds at their summer cottage is the most common thing. However, all kinds of diseases of chickens bring considerable losses, anxiety and frustration to farmers. In order to somehow control the situation, it is important to own ...

The egg production of chickens depends on a number of factors, while feeding is perhaps the main one. How to feed the laying hens to make them run better? How to choose a diet and ...

Young poultry is exposed to many hazards. One of the most serious diseases is coccidiosis in chickens, treatment at home of which requires a lot of diligence, patience and attention from the poultry farmer. ...

When broilers sneeze and wheeze, how to treat, the veterinarian can say after examining the bird. These symptoms can mean a fatal infection and the common cold if not properly maintained. It will be correct ...

A broiler is a beef or hybrid chicken that requires special care. Experts advise how to feed broilers at home in order to get dietary meat. It is important to provide the bird with proper ...

Often in poultry farming, chickens are kept to obtain eggs. Why the laying hens do not rush, what to do for the effective maintenance of the flock, poultry farmers will help to understand with experience. Physiology and ...

Breeding chickens on a private backyard is an inexpensive and uncomplicated way to provide a family with quality meat and fresh eggs. The largest number of questions for novice poultry farmers arise about how ...

Chickens are the most popular type of poultry on the farm of modern inhabitants of villages and summer cottages. At the same time, laying hens, breeds predominate in poultry houses and on free grazing ...

Novice poultry farmers thinking about breeding quails often ask the question: "How to keep laying quails at home, and how long will it take for the first dietary eggs to appear on the table?" Domesticated ...

Wild quails are almost impossible to notice in the grass, not only because of the variegated color that camouflages birds well, but also because of their very modest size. Modern quail breeds and numerous species ...

Increasingly, quail grown on household plots, although they are the smallest variety of poultry, for their residence, the poultry farmer will have to create comfortable living conditions. Build cages ...

The quail incubator is a thermostatic box with humidity regulation. It is important during the hatching period to ensure the stability of the incubation regime, control of the possibility of egg overturn with the desired frequency. The incubator can be bought ...

When caring for a bird, it is important to know how to feed the quail at home. The diet for babies, grown-up quails and females differs in ingredients. How to properly prepare food, how many times ...

Today, more and more people choose life in a private house for themselves, which involuntarily pushes them to the decision to start keeping livestock useful in the household. The smallest representatives of this vast ...

Only chickens that are born require special attention and care. For quick adaptation and start of growth in the first days of life, the temperature for the chicks must be increased. If a ...