Aung Win Htut - Good things to know about poultry farming

1. Poultry farming

The most difficult business to predict is livestock farming. It is a machine-intensive business, and it can be a complete failure if you do it right. Livestock farming is a risky business. In poultry farming, chickens can die at any time, and diseases can strike at any time.

Some people raise chickens out of the desire to make a good income by watching others succeed. They have no knowledge or research about breeding, and they just follow what others tell them, so they often encounter unexpected problems and losses. Before starting any business, it is best to study and remember all the information about the business in advance and implement it.

In fact, poultry farming is not an easy job. There are many things that you should know. You need to study and understand scientific farming. You also need to learn and imitate the methods of big poultry farmers from abroad. If the poultry farmer himself understands the facts and works seriously as if he is running a real industrial enterprise, then he will definitely achieve successful results.

2. Environmental conditions

If you are going to do poultry farming properly, you must pay special attention to keeping the environment where the chickens are kept clean and healthy. One of the main reasons for the loss of chickens, such as chicken disease and death, is poor environmental conditions. Therefore, it is very important to keep the environment of the chicken house (or chicken farm) where the chickens are kept clean and healthy.

Chickens, like other animals, breathe oxygen in the air. Only when the surrounding air where chickens are kept is clean and fresh can they be disease-free and healthy. Oxygen is especially important when raising young chickens. If the oxygen in the air is low and insufficient, the health of the young chickens will inevitably be affected.

You can easily test for low oxygen levels in the air with a lighter or a lighter. Light a lighter in the chicken coop and look at the flame. If the flame does not burn normally and slows down a bit, it means that there is a lack of oxygen. If there is enough oxygen in the air, the flame will burn naturally. If there is too little oxygen, you need to make air inlets to allow fresh air to enter and exhaust the stale air.

Poultry droppings should also be removed. The fumes from the droppings are a major source of air pollution. In a poultry house with low oxygen levels, the smell of the droppings can make the situation even worse. The farmer must work hard to keep the chicken coop clean and tidy.

Without good air, chicks can become heavy, sluggish, have poor feather growth, and are more susceptible to other diseases and have a lower natural resistance to pathogens.

As chickens grow older, they need more fresh air. Therefore, if you want to raise chickens properly, having fresh air is an essential requirement.

3. Starting to raise chickens,

The number of chicken breeders in Myanmar has increased significantly. Therefore, those who are thinking about raising chickens can now raise them boldly, without having to go through the hassle of books and getting help from experienced breeders, as was the case many years ago.

In breeding, the period from hatching to one and a half months is the most difficult and deadly period. After hatching, all that is left is to feed the chicks regularly, vaccinate them regularly, and prepare the necessary nests and egg boxes. If you are engaged in poultry farming, it would be best to start breeding from hatching rather than from hatching. It is like taking a full-time practical course until the chicks and young chicks gradually grow up. If you are really interested and are patient, you will not be afraid to start breeding from hatching and you will definitely benefit.

When starting to raise chickens from scratch, you need to consider whether the chickens you bring in are truly free-range and have good growth rates.

In areas with electricity, electric coils and electric bulbs are used to provide heat. The temperature of the bulb is lower than that of the electric coil, but it is easier and less dangerous. In winter, a charcoal pot is placed over the fire at night to provide heat. In areas without electricity, kerosene or glass lamps can be used. The heat from the lamp's glass bulb heats the perforated iron cover and provides heat. If kerosene or wood lamps are used, it is necessary to constantly monitor the oxygen level. In colder areas, a glass lamp and a charcoal pot can be used. Special care must be taken to prevent the charcoal from burning.

4. Select a category.

The first thing a person who wants to start a poultry business needs to do is decide what type of chicken they want to raise. It is important to think realistically and make a decision.

Some people believe that the climate in Myanmar is suitable only for local indigenous chickens. They believe that importing foreign chickens will not be successful in the long run, so they only raise indigenous chickens. It is undeniable that indigenous chickens (Myanmar chickens) are resistant to climate change. However, in this era of scientific advancement, if poultry farming is to be done as a business, only world-class, purebred chickens should be raised to quickly enjoy economic benefits.

These chickens will definitely benefit from better egg production, faster growth, better meat production, and faster feather growth than indigenous chickens. In addition, experts say that if indigenous Burmese chickens are crossed with foreign chickens with good egg breeds, a good egg breed suitable for Myanmar can be obtained.