Those who have a summer house or a personal plot can always plant some animals on it. Unless, of course, there is time and desire. For example, chicken breeding is practiced in any rural area. Representatives of this species of birds can be seen in almost all yards in the village. Many urban residents immediately associate with an unpleasant odor and a yard dotted with chicken droppings. Well, there is some truth to this. But the rearing of laying hens brings the peasants both healthy food and income from the sale of eggs. And for the yard to be clean and tidy, you just need to make an aviary and clean it in a timely manner. Then there will be no smell, no dirt.
Although hens are unpretentious birds, there is still some technology in their cultivation. First of all, you need to decide which product you want to receive - eggs, meat or both. If there is an opportunity and desire, then chicken breeding as a business for yourself and your family is suitable for you. Having decided on the breed, it is necessary to prepare the house. This should be a room commensurate with the number of goals. On 1 square meter 4-5 individuals are placed. Therefore, if you plan to have 20 hens, then a room of 5 square meters will be enough. m. A little more need an aviary, birds need to walk somewhere. The chicken coop should be well insulated, at temperatures below 17 ° C they begin to rush worse. It is necessary to install a feeder and a water tank in the bird room or in the aviary. It will also be necessary to install cages or nests in order for the hens to rush there. The room should not only be warm, but also ventilated.
In order for the breeding of chickens for yourself or for sale to be successful, you need to purchase food, and also to know about all the possible diseases. The main diet of laying hens is feed. Before buying them, you need to familiarize yourself with the composition. Various vitamins, as well as chalk and calcium are added to some compound feeds. If there are no such additives, you need to buy them separately and add them yourself. In the feeder, feed should be sprinkled little by little so that after the meal the feeder remains empty. On average, one chicken per day consumes 180-200 grams of food. The water in the drinker should always be clean, even if it has to be changed several times a day.
Came the stage of buying livestock. Breeding chickens to obtain eggs as the main product involves the purchase of appropriate breeds. The most common breed is Leghorn. They are unpretentious, well adapted to various conditions of detention. Under normal conditions of care, about 300 eggs can be brought in a year, they begin to rush at the 52nd week of life.
No less interesting is the Izobraun breed, bred by French breeders. Well adapt to various climatic conditions and ways of keeping. They begin to hike from the 21st week of life, adults give up to 320 eggs per year. During the purchase process, the question arises: "Who is better to buy - chickens or 5-month-old chickens?" The positive point in buying babies is that you will clearly know what you fed them and in what conditions they kept. But at the same time, you will not determine which breed you acquired until they grow up, and what gender you have. At first glance, it is more profitable to buy more adult chickens, they rush faster, the breed and sex are visible. But how they were grown will remain unknown to you.
Breeding chickens only at first glance seems difficult. Although there are a couple of negative points. Firstly, where there is food for laying hens, rats and mice can be introduced. Secondly, cleaning the chicken coop is not a pleasure. And thirdly, you need to think about where to store or export chicken droppings.