Grower management in poultry

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Grower management in poultry
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• Before introducing grower birds, the grower house
  must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
• Make sure there are enough floor space, feeding
  space, and water space.
• In the case of a deep-litter system, spread the
  litter material to a height of 4".
• In the grower house, set up poultry feeders and
  waterers.
• Adapt the feeder and waterer to the situation.
• To avoid puller fattening and early sexual
  maturity, and thus improved egg production, use a
  restricted feeding programme during the growing
  period.
• To avoid diseases like coccidiosis, practise
  proper litter management.

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• In the case of open-sided houses, only a 12-hour
  lighting programme is needed. There is no
  requirement for artificial light.
• Attempt to keep the flock uniform. According to
  the breeder's recommendations, sample weights are
  taken once a week to determine the average body
  weight.
• Follow all vaccination, medication, and other
  management programmes for growers, such as
  deworming, debeaking, and so on, to the letter.

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It is used by layers or breeders during their
growing period. Restricted feeding can be divided
into two categories.

• 1) Feed restriction on a quantitative basis
• When the amount of food fed to the birds is
  reduced below their normal requirements.
• This can be done daily, or as a skip-a-day or
  skip-two-days-in-a-week programme.
• However, this restriction is contingent on the
  flock's average body weight matching the
  breeder's standard body weight.

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• 2) Feed restriction with a focus on quality
• When the quality of the feed is reduced below the
  bird's minimum requirements.
• This can be accomplished by substituting unusual
  feeds or lower-nutrient feed ingredients for
  high-protein or high-energy diets. 
• During a restricted feeding programme, provide a
  larger number of feeders and make sure that all
  of the birds are eating at the same time
  otherwise, dominant birds will eat more and the
  weaker birds will go hungry, affecting
  uniformity.

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Benefits of Feed Restriction during the Growing
Period

• Because only 80 of the calculated feed
  requirement will be offered, there will be a
  significant cost savings.
• Even when fed ad libitum during the laying
  period, they are likely to consume less feed per
  dozen eggs.
• The pullets store less fat and produce more eggs
  as a result.
• During feed restriction, it is easier to identify
  weaker birds at a young age. Culling such birds
  not only saves feed but also improves layer house
  survival by attracting healthier birds to the
  laying house.
• Layers who were fed a restricted diet during the
  growing period produced heavier eggs and had
  longer clutches than those who were fed ad
  libitum.

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Uniformity management

• Get a batch of uniformly sized chicks.
• Provide sufficient food, water, and floor space.
• Adapt the feeder and waterer to the age of the
  animal.
• The height of the feeder and waterer should be
  equal to the bird's back height.
• Provide enough energy in the diet.
• At regular intervals, sample weights of the
  pullets are taken, and the feed is adjusted
  accordingly.
• Provide sufficient feeding space so that all
  birds can eat at the same time.