Growing broilers cobb 500 at home

In order to grow a broiler quickly with the lowest feed costs, certain parameters should be strictly adhered to:

• temperature regime;
• humidity conditions;
• illumination;
• feeding.

The place where the chicks are kept must be dry. The slightest increase in humidity immediately leads to death. Litter should always be plentiful and dry. The light regime is 24 hours up to 15-20 days. The temperature during the period of 1-10 days is 25-26 ᵒC, then every 10 days it decreases by 2-3 degrees. Feeding broiler chickens Cobb 500 If feeding is done with compound feed, then the feed in the feeders should be constantly. Compound feeds are selected in the following order:

• starter (pre-starter, depending on manufacturer) 0 - 6 weeks;
• fattening 7-13 weeks;
• finish 14 - 17 weeks.

If feeding is carried out with natural feed, then the growth rate will be somewhat lower, but the quality of the meat will be very high. At the age of 1-5 days, chickens are fed:

• boiled egg (1 per 10 heads);
• cottage cheese 2-3 g per head;
• corn and wheat groats of fine grinding in constant access. At the age of 5-10 days, eggs are removed from the diet. Cottage cheese can be replaced with curdled milk or, in extreme cases, whey.

The grain mixture should contain:

• corn;
• wheat
• barley;
• oatmeal. Dry cereals should be freely available. Part of the cereal can be poured with boiling water or hot whey, and infused until cool. Salt 0.5 g per head is added to the mash. From this age, green fodder is introduced into the diet. Preference is given to fresh legumes.

At the age of 10-30 days, in addition to the listed feeds, sand and food shells should always be in the feeders. From the age of one month, broilers can be fed:

• boiled potatoes;
• bone and meat and bone meal;
• sunflower meal;
• waste legumes;
• kitchen waste.

When feeding broilers, it should be noted that feeders and drinkers should be washed daily. Water pour in as you drink. Dry food should always be easily accessible, and wet mash should be eaten within 1-2 hours after distribution. There are no trifles in growing broilers. Each of these factors plays an important role and violation of at least one parameter can lead to a case.