Growing chickens at home

Growing chickens at home is not ais as simple as it sometimes seems at first glance. There are two solutions available here: a hen and an incubator. Some poultry farmers only recognize the natural breeding process, others prefer to use only an incubator for chickens.
Both ways, having undoubted advantages, have disadvantages.

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Here it is important to consider: The instinct of incubation is developed in different breeds in different ways. The most suitable breeds are meat and meat meat. Be observant: that of the chickens, which for a long time is in the nest (or even remains in it to spend the night) becomes, most likely, the newly mummy. Eggs under not lay do not rush. Let him "sit down".

The moment of laying is defined as follows: try to pull the chicken from the nest and see how it reacts. If the bird is restless, publishes certain bubbling sounds (in other words - "kvohchet"), tears to the nest by all means, then it is time to sit down.

The number of eggs depends on the size and weight of thechicken (from ten to two). It is desirable to separate the nest from the remaining birds by a septum, choosing the most dark angle. To the light babies appear in three weeks (21 days).

After waiting for the hatching of most chickens, the chickenis able to throw the remaining eggs and engage in the rearing of yellow-throated young. That this does not happen, chicks that have already hatched, should be placed in a prepared box with heating (under the lamp).

Growing chickens on "free bread" (even with a hen) is undesirable, since there is a risk to remain without chicks. To save the brood, equip the enclosure.

Incubator

Growing chickens in this way does not require observation of the hen. The undoubted advantage lies in the so-called all-season (the time of year does not matter).

But the difficulty lies in the choice of an incubator (in theform, price - the second matter). Focus on incubators with a capacity of up to hundreds of eggs, without an automatic pivot mechanism: the motor in them often burns out, and the rotation of eggs is not always carried out correctly.

Another problem lies in the possible disconnectionelectric power, so it is advisable to focus on those incubator models that provide additional power (with a battery and a 12 V charger).

The temperature is set before laying (38.5 ° C),The thermometer is set clearly in the middle. The percentage ratio of hatchability depends not only on the quality of the incubator, but also on the freshness of the eggs laid.

For the convenience of an egg, it is better to mark, say,pencil (so you'll know exactly which is turned over and which is not). The first time you need to turn over a day after the bookmark (at least 6 coups every day, although the chicken does it dozens of times). Since the edges will be heated less, the eggs are not only turned over, but also swapped (the extreme ones are laid out in the middle and vice versa). The process of nakleva is expected on the nineteenth day. Longer than 22 days to incubate the eggs is not worth it.

By this time you should have a room for chicks. For those who plan to grow chickens, this is one of the key points.

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