Poultry Farming: Layers Chicken (Egg Production)

What you'll learn

Learn about the available layer breeds
Learn how to construct and manage a brooder to raise your chicks
Understand the housing requirements of layer birds
Learn how to rear pullets and POL chickens
Understand the Egg Production Curve, important KPIs and how to manage your flock
Understand egg collection, packaging, storage & marketing
Learn about the common poultry pests and diseases in Africa, and how to control them
Understand the economics of production and the need for proper record keeping

Requirements

No experience is required. Just an interest in keeping poultry!

Description

In this course, you will learn how to properly set up and manage a profitable layers farm, from brooders and housing, through raising healthy chickens, to harvest and marketing.


This course will be of interest to anyone thinking of raising poultry, but it also includes SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT POULTRY FARMING IN AFRICA.


What material does this course cover?

THE BASICS

Essential knowledge you MUST know before starting or growing your layers operation.


CARING FOR YOUR CHICKS

The proper procedures and tasks you NEED to do for maximum survival rates.


STEPS FOR KEEPING A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE FLOCK

Learn about the right nutrition, hygiene management, and disease control to get the best from your birds.


SECRETS TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS

Discover numerous cost savings techniques and business skills to help you find a market and grow your farm!


This course is a MUST ATTEND if…

· You are dreaming of having a layers farm but don't know where to start.

· You are a soon-to-be layers farmer who wants to get things done right the first time.

· You are an existing layers farmer who wants to improve and MAKE MORE MONEY.


Lessons include:

1. Introduction

2. Layer Breeds

3. Brooder Construction

4. Brooder Management

5. Key Performance Indicators

6. Housing Requirements (Part 1)

7. Housing Requirements (Part 2)

8. Rearing Pullets (Part 1)

9. Rearing Pullets (Part 2)

10. Nutritional and Water Requirements

11. Management of POL Chicken

12. Egg Production Curve (Part 1)

13. Egg Production Curve (Part 2)

14. Egg Collection, Packaging, Storage and Marketing

15. Common Layer Diseases and Conditions

16. Common Layer Parasites

17. Common Layer Parasites

18. Cost-Benefit Analysis

19. Record Keeping


STUDENT TESTIMONIAL:

The course was very direct, hitting the most important points in poultry. I personally gained a lot from this course. As I'm about to expand my poultry farm, this was so important.

Shadrack – Kenya

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone with an interest in making money by raising layers and producing eggs in Africa
If you are thinking about keeping poultry it will help you get started on the right path while avoiding common mistakes
If you already have a flock it will teach you techniques to maximize your profits through improved production and lower costs