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Hay-box brooder
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Hay-box brooder
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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In Ethiopia attempts have been made to brood chicks naturally with a portable hay-box brooder. A broody hen rearing and protecting only a few chicks ceases laying during incubation and brooding periods. Yet the success or failure of the brooding process depends on the maternal instinct of the hen and prevalence of predatory animals. A simple box consisting of a door, small ventilation holes wire enclosed run and a cen' tral nest with an opening to the door was constructed. Hay was closely stuffed between the sides of the box and the central nest. A sack filled with hay was used to cover the top of the box. Finally, day-old chicks were transferred to the box as well as to an electric brooder house for comparative study. Batches of up to 70 chicks were successfully raised by the box except during the rainy season. There were no significant differences between the hay-box and electric brooders in chick mortality, rate of maturity and egg production. The growth rate of the hay-box groups was slower during the first month, but rapid growth was achieved thereafter. For more details, contact: Solomon Drake Jimma Junior College of Agriculture Box 307 Jimma/Keffa ETHIOPIA In Ethiopia attempts have been made to brood chicks naturally with a portable hay-box brooder. A broody hen rearing and protecting only a few chicks ceases laying during incubation and brooding periods. Yet the success or failure of the brooding... |
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2014-10-08T13:15:48Z
2014-10-08T13:15:48Z 1988 |
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News Item
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CTA. 1988. Hay-box brooder. Spore 18. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44972 |
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en
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Spore, Spore 18
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CTA
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Spore
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