Layer Management
- Temperature of house for laying birds : 55–75-degree Celsius.
- Floor space : 2-3 square feet/ bird
- Feeder space : 2-6 inch per bird
- Broiler/ fryer : <8-10 weeks
- Roaster : 12-16 weeks
Facts about broiler performance
- Weight gain of poultry stops after 8 weeks ( max. weight)
- Weekly feed consumption is equivalent to weight increase.
- Greater activity, lower the feed efficiency.
- 1 degree Fahrenheit , 1 % feed decrease and vice-versa.
- Moulting : Act of shedding and renewing feathers.