External Parts of Chickens
Did you know some people don’t know all the external parts of a chicken? Don’t be surprised. You could be part of them. Well, the external parts of a chicken …
How to Protect Chickens from Snakes
Snakes are one of the deadly and ruthless predators of chickens. They can bite, kill and eat live chickens and also eat their eggs. It means that if a snake …
Water Consumption Rates/Levels for Layers & Broilers
Water is a nutrient that is of high importance to the life of humans and animals. Water consumption rate or level is affected when water is too hot or has …
Coccidiosis in Poultry: Signs, Control & Prevention
What is Coccidiosis? Coccidiosis or Cocci in poultry is an important protozoan disease that is capable of wiping out a large number of affected chickens overnight. Coccidiosis affecting poultry birds …
Nutritional Requirements of Broiler Chickens
Nutrition is an important part of poultry farming because the performances of chickens and other poultry birds depend majorly on their nutrition. One mistake some broiler farmers make is giving …
The Nutritional Requirements of Chick, Pullet & Layer
Nutrition is an important part of poultry farming because the performances of chickens and other poultry birds depend majorly on their nutrition. One mistake some layer chicken farmers make is …
Prolapse in Poultry: Causes & Prevention
Prolapse (pick out) is the turning inside out of the oviduct and rectal organs through the vent, to the extent of not retracting back. Its occurrence may result in death. …
Reasons for Vaccine Failure
Poultry farmers sometimes experience vaccine failures and their birds come down with the diseases against which they were vaccinated for. There are many factors that could prevent a vaccine from …
How to Vaccinate Chickens, Turkeys & Other Poultry Birds
Vaccines have contributed immensely to the prevention and control of major diseases of chickens and other poultry birds that were previously incurable or difficult to cure. Most commercial poultry farmers, …
Disease Vaccines – Everything You Need to Know
The implications of an outbreak of the diseases are very serious and result in a heavy economic loss. Though, vaccines give proper protection to the host, provided they are used …