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Internal parasites in free-range chicken farming: Roundworms

In poultry farming, worms and protozoa represent the two primary classes of internal parasites that impact bird health, welfare, and productivity. While indoor-reared poultry typically avoid infestation from worms that require intermediate hosts, free-range birds are more susceptible. Interestingly, broilers tend to have less exposure due to their shorter growth cycles, as many nematodes require four weeks or more to reach maturity and produce...

Understanding Poultry Air Sacs: Structure, Function, and Importance

Poultry, like all birds, possess a unique respiratory system characterized by the presence of air sacs. These structures play a crucial role in the efficient respiratory function that supports their high metabolic rates and active lifestyles. This article explores the anatomy, function, and significance of air sacs in poultry, providing insights into their critical role in avian physiology and health.Anatomy of Poultry Air SacsAir...

Natural Method of Deworming and Worm Prevention

Worms likes to live inside our chickens and most of these little worms cause many problems, compromising and deteriorating the health of our chickens. So as...

CARE OF HATCHING EGGS IN THE POULTRY FARM

 Nest box management To provide and maintain environmental condition which will ensure that the hatchability potential of the egg in maintain for the time of...

Chicken Scratch Poultry: Worming, Ear Tags & Vaccinations

Last week we began the process of vaccinations, worming and ear tags for our little lambs.  We have five Gotland lambs so it wasn't...

Week 14

EMU is an interesting bird with lots of things to learn about.  In a paragraph below explain how this animal lives. Such as what do they...

Symptoms, Prevention and Natural Cure

Hello dear readers, I must confess that my chickens has never suffered from this disease but as a proactive measure, I do take time to do a thorough...

EGG COLLECTION AND CLEANING PROCESS IN THE FARM

 Hand wash Wash the hands truly with disinfect before handling the egg. First surgery get the cleaned hatching eggs as per selection parameter and keep...

Birds & The Bees / Hens & Hives / Chickens And Honey Bees

Last week we tackled some much needed bee hive maintenance.  Our hives have always sat back behind the house under some spindly trees.  If...

Week #1

Welcome to the first week of poultry class at our awesome school. In a few sentences describe what you know about poultry.

Feed Constituent For Backyard Chickens and Poultry Farm

How and what to feed your backyard chickens could have been the topmost question on your mind when you either keep them as a...

WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE POULTRY FARM

OBJECTIVE To describe the control that are adopted in the supply of cleaned and sanitized water to the flock /birds for restricting the...

Poultry Production Benefits in Thienaba | Blog Posts

Ndeye Top, 52, is the president of the poultry production cooperative in the community of Thieneba. She lives with her four children and two...

Chicken Scratch Poultry: Game Camera

 What's lurking around the farm?  Doe getting up close and personal with the camera 🙂 We like to keep a game camera and move it every...