Broilers are meat productive birds of poultry breeds. They are like other common poultry birds, they have been scientifically engineered to produce more meat in a short period of time.

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Basically, broilers are a gallinaceous domesticated fowl, bred and raised specifically for meat production. They are a hybrid of the egg-laying chicken, both being a subspecies of the red jungle fowl. Typical broilers have white feathers and yellowish skin.

It is essential to provide comfortable and growth specific housing or shed areas for birds. Site selection is a major factor to be considered. A broiler farm should have sufficient land area, good water supply, and electricity, market access to procure any farm inputs and selling of farm produces. Housing should have good ventilation and wind flow.

How to Select Good Broiler Breed

Day-old chicks with good quality should be selected. During brooding, place chick guard for first week around them. Most importantly, adjust the hovers temperature to 95degrees Fahrenheit at the first week and reduce by 5degrees Fahrenheit every week until 70degrees Fahrenheit.

Feed Your Birds Well

Feeds play a vital role in poultry farming and is the major cost of poultry production which affects the production output of the birds. Improper feeding causes several deficiency diseases which result in poor production performance.

Also, make sure the feed have all the required nutrients (carbohydrates, fats, protein, minerals and vitamins) in the right proportion for better growth of the birds. In addition to the regular nutrients, some additives are required to facilitate digestion and growth is usually added in common commercial feeds.

Types of Poultry Feed

Age of chicks                                            Feed type

0-10days                                                     Pre-starter

11-21days                                                    Starter

22days-Marketing                                    Finisher

Estimated feed consumption of broiler farming

Chicks age in days      Feed weight in body    Weight gain/day grams

1^st day                 20gm/bird/day                       45-55gms

2^nd day                22gm/bird/day                       55-95gms

3^rd day                 24gm/bird/day                       95-135gms

4^th day                 26gm/bird/day                       135-175gms

5^th day                 28gm/bird/day                       175-215gms

6h day                 30gm/bird/day                       215-255gms

7^th day                 32gm/bird/day                       255-295gms

8^th day                 34gm/bird/day                       295-335gms

9^th day                 36gm/bird/day                       335-385gms

10^th day               38gm/bird/day                       385-425gms

11^th day               40gm/bird/day                       425-465gms

12^th day               42gm/bird/day                       465-505gms

13^th day               44gm/bird/day                       505-545gms

14^th day               46gm/bird/day                       545-585gms

15^th day               48gm/bird/day                       585-625gms

16^th day               50gm/bird/day                       625-665gms

17^th day               52gm/bird/day                       665-705gms

18^th day               54gm/bird/day                       705-745gms

19^th day               56gm/bird/day                       745-785gms

20^th day               58gm/bird/day                       785-825gms

21^st day               60gm/bird/day                       825-865gms

22^nd day              62gm/bird/day                       865-905gms

23^rd day               64gm/bird/day                       905-945gms

24^th day               66gm/bird/day                       945-985gms

25^th day               68gm/bird/day                       985-1,025gms

26^th day               70gm/bird/day                       1,025-1,045gms

Marketing: Broilers are best sold during festive periods.