Organic Poultry
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T he herr e ar ar e three thr ee pr pr inciples in the na natur al f ar ming poultry. T he fir st on one e is t ha hatt the floor f loor of chicken hou housing sing should should be consist consist of soil. N ever use use concret e, a and nd parr t chickens fr om soil pa soil y ou wil l br ing disea diseases. ses. T he secon second d is: is: don’t control the temperature ar ti f icia ici all y . Even Even for sma small chicks, fer me menta ntati ti on h hea eatt of compos compostt w il l be suff suff icien ici ent. t. Do not not giv e hea heati ng w it h machines machines.. T he thir d is: is: feed whole brown rice grains after t hey hat hat ch. Giv Giv e bambo bamboo o leaves to str eng engtt hen t he intestines.
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The chicken housing is designed carefully to f ull y ut il ize the na natur tur e’s pow pow ers er s a and nd to suit suit t he ha habits, bit s, insti ncts and and beh beha avi ors or s of t he chickens. Roof and wall: The roof has a closed window. T he r oo ooff w indow indow all ows sun sunli li gh ghtt t o come come in and the sun would always shed light on at least least 1/ 3 of the t he f loor t hrougho hroughout ut t he da day y. T his bright br ight ar ea shi shi f t s as as the sun sun moves. moves. The whole floor gets a chance to see the sun at least once a day and becomes disinfected. disinfected. T he r ati o of 1:2 of sun sun shined shined
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Roof is made from galvanized zinc sheet w hich is a good he hea at conductor conductor . However Howev er,, we can substitute to another materials if we can’t can’t ge gett ga gall vanized vanized zinc zinc sheet. sheet. T he roof r oof becomes hot. The hot air escapes through the window and cool wind comes from the open walls (convention). The wind takes aw ay moistur oistur e fr om the fl oo oorr , contr contr olling olli ng the the humidity. The walls are made of net at the f r ont and and ba back and ha has cur cur t ain t o contr ol air flow.
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Floor Floor mu must st be touched touched to soil . Chop Chop r ice str aw in 3 cm length length and and cover the floor f loor at depth de pth of 7 cm (3cm f or bo boil il ers). T he soil soil f loor w ith it h str str aw car car pet mix es w ith it h en enzy mes from the straw, nutrients in chicken manures, micr o or ga ganisms nisms and na nat ura ur al f ar ming input input s. Air Ai r conventi convention on provides pr ovides idea ideal mo moist isture ure level l evel on t he f loor f or the micr micr o organism organisms. s. Du Durr ing dry season, the floor dries up easily so spr spr ay IMO IM O 1- 2 time ti mes s a da day y . (this ma may diff dif f er depending on the regions).
C hic hic ke n Ho Ho usi using Floor Because micro organisms are active in the floor, they br ea eak k down chicken dropings. dropings. T ha hatt is w hy t he chicken house has no smell. The Chicken feed on the fermen f ermented ted prod pr oducts ucts of their dropings. dropings. You You do not need to remove the faeces, continue rearing for 10, 20 years without clearing. Just take it out when you want want f ert il izers. izers. T ake out out on only ly ha half lf the f ermented ermented faece faeces s be beca caus use e removing them them completely completely ma may y ha have ve nega negati ve ef f ect t o the t he chickens. That is why you have no waste, wastewater, wastewater, excr etions etions to tr t r ea eat. t. Al l tr ea eatmen tmentt is done on the floor. The floor is feed producer, fertilizer factory and waste treatment plant.
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A re o rg a nic nic c hic hic ke ns stro tro ng a t disease? •
Or ga ganic nic chick ens ar ar e str ong at at avia vi an inf luenza luenza. It is because healthy chickens can overcome their diseases diseases.. It is good to t o supply supply protei pr otein n such such as as boiled boil ed bean bea n as as thes t hese e ar ar e youn y oung g chicks. chick s. Af t er one m month, onth, strengthen their bowels through giving strong w eed eeds s which whi ch has has much much fiber f iber is good. Esp Especially ecially givi ng brow n ri ce is very ver y good. On or or ga ganic nic poultr poultr y, give br br own rice for 3da 3days ys.. It i s very i mpo porr ta tan nt t o contr ol moisture wi t h scat scat ter IMO, IMO, Vit Vi t amin juice, and and minera miner al l i quid incl ud ude e groun gr ound d mana managing. ging.
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Basic Basic pri nciple of or ga ganic nic f ar ming is to t o give har har d feeds and raise in low temperature from chicks. On organic organic poult poult r y, we w e giv giv e chick chicken ens s brow n ri ce and and bamboo leaves. Instead of heat from charcoal or gas which reduces humidity and finally makes chicks w ea eak, k, or ga ganic nic poultr poult r y uses uses nat nat ura ur al compost compost heat heat . This system makes chicks to have strong internal organs organs to eat eat every ever y f ee eeds ds.. T he length length of inter na nall orga or gans ns becom becomes es 270~ 300cm and and the blind bli nd gu gutt is 7times 7t imes longer longer t ha han n normal chick ens. ens. Gr Gr ass, ss, str aw s, bran are all possible to use as a chicken feeds.
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Pou oult lt r y ho hous use e shou should ld f ollow organic organic poult poult r y r egu egulations lations.. It w ou ould ld be cons constr tr ucted ucted south south or iented and open back and forth for good ventilation. According to move of the sun, sun ray could disinfect whole poultry house’s ground. Besides, moving sunlight divides spaces naturally with difference of temperature. Chicken ma manu nurr e wou w ould ld be f ermented na natur tur all y w it h r ice br an and and sa saw dust dust on the gr oun ound. d.
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Limestone and egg shell is very good calcium supplier. After wash egg shell, boil and crush it. A perr cent pe cent age of calcium is 1~ 2% f or y ou oung ng chickens chickens and 6~ 7% f or layer chickens. chickens. Bone powder is a good phosphorus and calcium source. sourc e. Percentage er centage of a phosphorus phosphorus is i s 1.5~ 3.5%. 3.5%. Sand and gravel is helpful for smash feeds in the stomach. Give chicks small sized sands which’s diameter diameter is 1.5~ 3.0mm w hen t hese hese become become 2weeks. Give 5~8g per 1chickens from 4th week. Al l sorts sor ts of leaves, leaves, gr gr ass, ss, car car r ots ar ar e go good od vit amin supplier. When prepare to feeding, mixing 2 or 3 kinds of vegetables or leaves are very good. It ~
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Natural farming emphasizes the use of homemade chicken f eed. We cut cut dow n the use of of commer commercial cial f eed as much as possible. possible. But f eed is not j ust ust simply made from material lying around. Nutrient balance and effect to chicken bodies should be carefully calculated. That is why we can confidently say that natural farming homemade feed is better than commercial ones.
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Feed is gi ven only once a da day y compa compar ed to conve convention ntiona al po poultr ultr y w he herr e it’ s g given iven 3- 4 times or even throughout the day. We follow the rule once f ull and once once hungry hungry in one day day . Feed Feed is given gi ven 2 hours before sunset. Observing the law of nature, natural farming chickens have two times longer product product ive iv e per period iod (2- 3 year year s) than than conven conventi ti on ona al method. Not to mention that the natural farming chickens are much more healthy and happy.
Brooder box
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Whe hen n we r aise chicks, the most most i mp mpor ortan tantt f actor is temperature. We should keep the temperature almost on 40°C. According to this reason, we use compost heating system. So when we make a brooder brooder box, befor e put put t his on the gr ou ound nd,, we dig 30cm of the grou gr ound nd and and bury bury mix tur e of of saw saw du dust, st, bran and IMO. On the ground, we cover saw dust or coff ee hus husk k w it h bra br an. Impo Imporr tan tantt t hing is we w e shou should ld use use feed tr ay f or f eed eeding ing chicks chicks f r om 4th da day. y. Especia speciall ll y, don’t don’t mix mu much ch IMO wi th the t he m mix ix tur e of of feeds. Give dried feed is better than wet one.
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Brooding box is divided into three rooms. Room A is hot, B is warm and C is cool. Chicks rest in A, feed in B and drink in C. The distance from A to C is 710 cm (for medium chicks); chicks have to run back and f ort h 50- 60 times times a da day. y. T his is suf suf fi cient cient exercise. Between rooms B and C, a cloth curtain dra dr apes down, r esembling esembling the t he feathers feather s oh the mot mot her hen. So when chicks go through the cloth, they feel being cared by the mother.
Ra ising C h ic ks
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As you can can see see fr om t he p pict ict ure, feed tr ay f or chicks is 90 x 6cm. For chickens, chickens, length length of the f eed tr ay i s also also 90cm, bu butt f igure and and height height i s dif dif f eren er entt compare to chicks. 大 means big and 中 means middle. For young chickens, size of the tray is 10.5cm and for big chick ens is 18cm. A r ea eason son to make ma ke a f ee eed d tr ay w hich looks lik e V- sha shape is to prevent chickens not to sit or excrete on the feed.
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Size of t he w ater t r ay i s d dif if f erent according according to age age of chickens. For chicks, we set 30 πmillimeter thick pipe with 20 π mm hole. hole. Af t er one m month, onth, we change change the pipe pipe to 50mm t hick pipe wi th 35π mm hole. Finall Finall y, size of of the pipe is 100mm 100mm wi th 85π mm hole. Water tray which makes of PVC pipe protects water t o be clea cl ean. n. Fur Fur t hermor e becaus because e of ma many ny holes, chickens do not fight each other.
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T hroug hr ough h compos compostt ing on the t he ground, w e can can produ pr oduce ce natt ura na ur al hea heatt ing. To preserve the heat, we can cover chopped hay or dried dr ied eleph el epha ant gra gr ass. ss. Normal structure of chicken house is opened wall. However we would cover with transparent or black sheet to not allow much winds.
Chickens Feed Tray
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Feed Tray, Water tray Feed tray and egg nest Tray Size Water Tray
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M a king Eg g Nest Nest •
Egg Egg layer nest nest should should be kept dark . It is becaus because e chickens like to lay eggs in dark condition. So we cover the nest with black plastic sheet. Cover some grass or saw dust inside the nest.
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Temperature Hum Hu midity idity – 60 60~ ~ 70 70% % Sun Ray – At least least 80% of groun gr ound d would expos ex posur ure e f or 3 ho hours. urs. Ventilation – Ver y imp i mport ort ant to contr control ol mois moistur ture e an and eliminate smell. Smell
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T he concep conceptt of natur natur al poult poult r y is not not to giv e any any vaccination or medical treatment. This is because in a proper condition what natural farming guides are t aki ng could could not pr produ oduce ce any any disea diseases ses f r om inside. inside. However we can’t can’t sur sur e it w ou ould ld wor king worl dwide in any any condit condit ion. Natur al f ar ming can can elimina eli minatt e many many kinds of germs, insects and so on. However we should be always careful when we raise chicken. Becaus Because e we w e can’t can’t prevent pr event such such inf ecti ons. ons. We can can protect many types of diseases through giving vaccination.
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Ear Ear t hwor m and ma maggot ggot ar e ver y impor impor t ance f eed for chickens. Sou ourr ce of pr otein
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Protect from snakes and rats Protect from other chickens
