Category: Poultry farming

Success in breeding any bird depends on how well the breeding process has been set. And this is also true for domestic chickens, regardless of whether the chicks are hatched in an incubator or under a brood. And in this matter a lot depends on the quality of the eggs, on heredity and on the conditions...

Among all poultry that have a consistently high value for humans, the indochka rightfully occupies one of the most prominent places, and not the first century in a row. It should be noted that it is more correct to call such a feathered musky duck, and the birthplace of this bird is America - Central and South. There...

The external and internal arrangement of the chicken coop is one of the primary tasks facing a farmer who decides to breed chickens. Naturally, you will have to do all this with your own hands. The quality and production indicators of the chicken livestock will directly depend on how to equip the chicken coop...

They keep quails in cages purchased from stores or the Internet. You can also make them yourself. A variety of building materials are on sale today. Building something out of them is easy and simple. And a do-it-yourself quail cage will cost much less. Let's consider in detail,...

The Velzumer breed of chickens has existed for over 100 years. She was taken out in Holland at the beginning of the 20th century in a small town of the same name. The breeders were faced with the task of obtaining chickens that lay large eggs. They coped with this successfully. Since then, this line has been improved several times, therefore...

To increase the number of birds, you need to apply incubation. But beginners always face an important question: "How many days does a chicken incubate eggs, what does it take?" In a brief overview, we will analyze in detail all the subtleties and factors affecting this process. How much does a chicken hatch eggs Features...

Diseases of domestic birds always bring a lot of trouble to the farmer. Vaccination of pigeons helps protect birds from epidemics that spread in a matter of days. To save the number of birds is the primary task of the farmer or poultry farmer. Vaccination of pigeons Vaccine for pigeons from various ailments...

Moulting in laying hens is a natural process that begins in late autumn. Birds change their plumage to a denser one, which will not allow them to freeze in winter. Chicks molt several times in the first year. During puberty, they are characterized by spring molt. In addition, there are situations...

Domestic duck is a waterfowl, not a very large bird, the ancestor of which is wild mallard. Some modern breeds derive their pedigree from the musky duck living in America. Ducks were domesticated for the first time 3,000 years ago in Southeast Asia, about 2,500 years ago they were tamed in Greece and Ancient...

In Russia, it is becoming very popular to farm and breed ducks for themselves or for sale. Some farmers who breed birds, in case of problems, are primarily interested in what to do and why not a single indochka rushes. Yes, indeed such a problem does not arise...