The ones who have been raising chickens know that the biggest problems with keeping chickens are not feeding, nor watering, but diseases and predators together with the hygiene. Someone would say these are not so unusual concerns, as well as that every other animal keepers have the headache about same problems. It is true, however [...]
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Daily nutritional needs of chickens
For optimal productivity and health of your chickens it is very important to know the minimal amount of daily nutritional needs. Although there are some general rules that you should follow, these needs are different with every other breed of the chicken and depend of the purpose your chickens are raised. For example laying hens [...]
Lightning as a stimulant to chicken’s productivity health and welfare
We have been familiar with the influence that lightening has to the general health conditions and welfare of our chickens, however the latest researches showed it is much more important than we could even imagined. It is a key factor for the number of laid eggs, their weight and size but even more. Did you [...]
How to maximaze the genetic potentials of your chicken flock
The newest researches confirmed that the very first week of life is one of the most demanding period when it is about raising chickens, as it is characterized as one of the most critical stage in life of all birds, especially poultry. Poultry Technical Manager at Biomin GmbH, Andrew Robertson warns that the main reason [...]
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