Broiler cultivation in the country

The word "broiler" is translated from English how to "fry, fry on a spit", and since the spiner fry good young chicks, then we have this word fixed to designate meat breeds of chickens and cocks to two kilograms, which are clogged at a young age, Since the meat of young chickens is much softer, nutritious and more useful than old.
Meat broiler chickens - This is a dietary product, which is shown to children, elderly and sick people because of their easy digestibility and high nutritional value. For a fairly short term, the chickens of this breed reach the weight of one and a half kilograms, and the cocks and two kilograms.
Growing broiler chickens at the cottageNo particular difficulty, but some differences from the cultivation of ordinary chickens are still available.
Broilers are taken to grow in closed rooms, but for them you can arrange a small fenced platform, the so-called solarium. The sun will benefit them, but let go of broiler chickens Not supposed - so they will gain weight worse.
If you do not have a large area at the cottage, then use the electrical holder, with its help the chickens can be grown on the veranda, in a small barn, and in the summer in a conventional boardboard. The density of birds per m2 should be 8-9. The room should be without drafts, it must be disinfected by processing the walls and the ceiling by membrane.
The bedding flooring with broiler should be 5-7 cm. Thick, for these purposes, the crushed straw, the husk of sunflower, sawdust, etc. are used. Replace the litter to do every time the bridge of a new batch of chickens.
In leaving broiler The most important thing is to choose suitable food. Since it will depend on this, the development and meat quality of chickens will depend. It is better to use a feed for the factory, taking into account the need for vitamins, minerals and nutrients. To enrich the feed with vitamins in the summer season, you can add finely chopped alfalfa or nettle greenery. To add in the feed calcium, you can use extractive seashells, chalk or egg shell - 10-15 grams per kilogram of feed.
In the first 10 days of life, the lighting in the room should be around the clock, at this time it is necessary to ensure that the chickens do not come down in the heaps and did not dismiss. Starting from the eleventh day, the lighting is reduced to 16-17 hours a day. The intensity of light up to 20 days of age is set in the amount of 4 W per m2, after this period - 2 W.
Growing broiler kernels Over time, it can turn into home business with a stable income, because environmentally friendly meat uses special demand.