Poultry Farming: Layers Chicken (Egg Production)

Poultry Farming: Layers Chicken (Egg Production)

In this course, you will learn how to properly set up and manage a profitable layers farm, from brooders and housing, through raising healthy chickens, to harvest and marketing.

This course will be of interest to anyone thinking of raising poultry, but it also includes SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT POULTRY FARMING IN AFRICA.

What material does this course cover?

THE BASICS

Essential knowledge you MUST know before starting or growing your layers operation.

CARING FOR YOUR CHICKS

The proper procedures and tasks you NEED to do for maximum survival rates.

STEPS FOR KEEPING A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE FLOCK

Learn about the right nutrition, hygiene management, and disease control to get the best from your birds.

SECRETS TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS

Discover numerous cost savings techniques and business skills to help you find a market and grow your farm!

This course is a MUST ATTEND if...

· You are dreaming of having a layers farm but don't know where to start.

· You are a soon-to-be layers farmer who wants to get things done right the first time.

· You are an existing layers farmer who wants to improve and MAKE MORE MONEY.

Lessons include:

1. Introduction

2. Layer Breeds

3. Brooder Construction

4. Brooder Management

5. Key Performance Indicators

6. Housing Requirements (Part 1)

7. Housing Requirements (Part 2)

8. Rearing Pullets (Part 1)

9. Rearing Pullets (Part 2)

10. Nutritional and Water Requirements

11. Management of POL Chicken

12. Egg Production Curve (Part 1)

13. Egg Production Curve (Part 2)

14. Egg Collection, Packaging, Storage and Marketing

15. Common Layer Diseases and Conditions

16. Common Layer Parasites

17. Common Layer Parasites

18. Cost-Benefit Analysis

19. Record Keeping

STUDENT TESTIMONIAL:

The course was very direct, hitting the most important points in poultry. I personally gained a lot from this course. As I'm about to expand my poultry farm, this was so important.

Shadrack – Kenya

Learn how to establish and operate a profitable commercial layer farm in Africa and beyond.

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What you will learn

• Learn about the available layer breeds
• Learn how to construct and manage a brooder to raise your chicks
• Understand the housing requirements of layer birds

Rating: 4.5

Level: All Levels

Duration: 3.5 hours

Instructor: eLengo Farming Courses