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Raising Day-Old Chicks to Growers: A Comprehensive Guide


Week 1 (Day 1-7)

_Brooder Management_
A brooder is a simple construction used to raise chicks until they are less vulnerable. Ensure the brooder is:
+ Not cold (provide a heat source like a 100-watt bulb or hot water bottles)
+ Clean and disinfected before receiving chicks
+ Free from insects, rodents, and mature chickens
+ Equipped with enough drinkers and feeders
+ Filled with dry dusting materials (sawdust or rice husks)

_Feeding_
Use starter crumbs or mash (e.g., Fugo Starter Mash or Pembe Starter Mash). Avoid mixing with jenga, omena, or pellets.

_Drugs_
Administer:
+ Chick formula (e.g., Egocin or Veta Chick Start)
+ Aliseryl (a blend of vitamins for growth and energy)
+ Liquid paraffin (medicated paraffin for digestion and relief from constipation)

Week 2 (Day 8-14)

_Feeding_
Continue with starter crumbs or mash.

_Drugs_
Administer:
+ Chick formula
+ Coccidiostat (e.g., Biosol or Coccid) to prevent coccidiosis
+ Gumboro vaccine at day 14

Week 3 (Day 15-21)

_Feeding_
Continue with starter crumbs or mash.

_Drugs_
Administer:
+ Combination of vitamin and antibiotics (e.g., Aliseryl or Neoxy Vitamin)
+ Repeat Newcastle vaccine

Week 4 (Day 22-28)

_Feeding_
Start introducing chick mash (mixing chick mash with starter).

_Drugs_
Administer:
+ Coccidiostat
+ Repeat Gumboro vaccine at day 28

Week 5

_Feeding_
Chick mash or chick crumbs (or a mixture of both).

_Drugs_
Administer:
+ Vitamins

Week 6

_Feeding_
As in week 5.

_Drugs_
Administer:
+ Coccidiostat and Strexia
+ Vaccinate against Fowl Pox

Week 7

_Feeding_
Gradually introduce growers (mix chick mash and growers).

_Drugs_
Administer:
+ Feed supplements (e.g., Molar Plus or Vigosine)

Week 8

_Feeding_
Growers mash (mixed rations):
+ 6kgs growers mash
+ 1kg jenga
+ 1kg omena
+ 1 kg pellets
+ 1/2 kg wheat flour
+ ¼kg sunflower
+ ¼kg cotton

Drugs
Administer:
+ Vitamins and antibiotics
+ Vaccinate against Fowl Typhoid

For more information and guidance, contact +263 782818501.

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