Broilers

Preparation and Care

PREPARING FOR YOUR ORDER:
 
  • Brooder Space/Heat:  日龄家禽应在适当的空间开始饲养,如谷仓, out-building, basement, poultry coop or garage.  重要的是要确保您的育雏空间是清洁和消毒之前使用它, especially if poultry have been kept there before. Whether you have them on bedding or on a wire floor, 他们周围应该有某种坚固的墙或隔板来防止穿堂风. Make sure dogs, cats and rodents are kept out. Initially each poult needs about 1/3 square foot of pen space. 对于较大的区域来说,效果最好的是一个18英寸高的纸板围栏,在该区域的中心悬挂一个加热灯.  做一个圈/圈不会留下任何正方形的角落,让小家禽堆积在角落里,也不会让它们离热源和食物源太远. Hang the heat lamp about 18 inches above the floor at first. 放在地板上的温度计在灯/热源下的读数应为95度.  每隔3-4天将灯升高一次,逐渐降低温度至90-85度.
 
  • Bedding: Use 2 to 4 inches of dry litter, such as pine wood shavings, chopped straw or other appropriate bedding. Do not use newspaper or other slick material, 这可能会导致腿从下面滑出来,导致严重的腿部问题. We also don't advise using cedar chips, treated shavings, large thick wood chips or dusty sawdust as bedding.
 
  • Water: 根据家禽的数量,确保提供足够的水容器. Use one one-gallon chick water for 25 chicks. Provide room temperature water. Wash & clean the containers every few days. 我们建议在他们的饮用水中加入我们的Streseez Plus(每3加仑水1茶匙).
 
  • Feed: Use a Chick starter. 在头五周内,起始饲料的蛋白质含量应至少为24%. 五周后,你可以改用含有20%蛋白质的生长饲料. (饲料的品牌可能会有所不同,您可以向当地的饲料经销商咨询。).

FIRST DAY INSTRUCTIONS:

Arrival: 当你的订单到达时,邮局应该通知你,并让你去取. 我们建议您通知您的邮局,让他们知道您正在等待活体动物的订单.  After arrival introduce room temperature water first, this is the most important nutrient after being in transit.

REMEMBER….Baby poultry may carry germs that can make people very sick.  避免污染人类的食物,并在处理完它们后一定要洗手.

WATCH THE BEHAVIOR: The best way to judge comfort of the birds is to watch them. When they are cold they will be loud and huddle close together, if comfortable they will be reasonably quiet. 如果他们挤在一边,就会有气流把热量移向那个方向. 如果他们远离灯,灯太低或者房间里太热了. Huddling closely under the lamp indicates they need more heat. If they are spread out throughout the pen drinking, eating and sleeping you have a perfect living space.

One heat lamp can handle about 50-75 chicks.
0-1 week old    90-95º F
1-2 week old    85-90º F
2-3 week old    80-85º F
3-4 week old    75-80º F
4-5 week old    70-75º F
5-6周大时,你可以开始从加热灯(65ºF以上)断奶。

通常情况下,孵卵器的温度可以每周下降5度左右,在4周龄的时候可以在白天关闭,除非你生活在天气较冷的地区,然后在5-6周龄的时候,最终完全切断它们额外的热量. 如果在温暖的天气里饲养它们,可能只需要加热几周. 你必须根据它们的年龄和天气来决定,让它们在白天出去一小段时间. 一旦它们长出了羽毛,大约6到9周大的时候,一直呆在户外是完全可以的,但它们应该有一个庇护所,以保护它们免受过多的阳光和大雨.

As They Grow: 幼小的家禽生长得非常快,随着它们的生长,你需要扩大它们的围栏,并在必要时保持清洁的床上用品. After 1 week, raise the feed and water containers. 将容器升高或悬挂到它们背部的高度,这样它们就可以很容易地接触到饲料和水, 这将有助于减少浪费,避免躺下吃饭和喝水时乳房起泡,同时也使垃圾更加干燥.

Water Area: One gallon chick waterers are recommended- one per 25 chicks. To avoid chicks from getting chilled or drowning, do not use open pans, dishes, or buckets for watering. 如果把鸟放在同一个地方或把鸟移到不同的地方,你可能想要通过制作一个可以让水停留的金属丝平台来保持浇水区域的干燥. 使用搭建的平台,任何溢出的水都会穿过电线,无法触及. 他们不能追踪它到床上,也不能用它制造一个泥坑. 饮用水保持清洁,他们的围栏或牧场也保持干燥. Some growers put this type of waterer on moveable platform.
 
Little ones can be on 1/2" hardware cloth placed over a pan for the babies. 平台应该足够大,从水的边缘延伸至少6英寸的婴儿.
 
Adults can be 1" welded wire nailed on to wood cross pieces. This can be placed over a pit in the ground for the adults. 平台应该足够大,从水的边缘延伸至少30英寸.

Safe Handling of Poultry

When receiving your Poultry please be aware, it is important to care for your poultry, 但你也必须保护自己免受潜在有害微生物的侵害, 细菌(包括沙门氏菌)和细菌与家禽和牲畜直接接触.

 
  • DO 监督儿童处理家禽,并确保接触后洗手.

  • DO 在接触家禽和它们生活和活动的地方后,用肥皂和热水仔细彻底地洗手(如果没有肥皂和水,请使用洗手液)。.

  • KEEP 家禽在室外,特别是在准备、供应或储存食品和饮料的地方. Also keep out of bathrooms.

  • DO NOT nuzzle, snuggle or kiss your livestock or poultry. 

  • DO NOT let children less than 5 year of age, 老年人和免疫系统较弱的人处理或接触家畜,包括家禽.

  • Contact with live poultry (chicks, chickens, ducklings, ducks, goslings, 鹅和bwin电子游戏官网)可能是人类沙门氏菌感染的来源.

  • 沙门氏菌从它们的粪便中流出,很容易污染它们的身体以及鸟类生活和漫游的地方的任何东西.

  • 小鸡、小鸭和其他家禽可以携带沙门氏菌,但仍然看起来健康、干净.

  • 沙门氏菌可以引起人们轻微的腹泻, severe, or even life threatening.

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