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Producing Broilers & TurkeysFor Show
2009 Show VIPBy: Keith Staggs
Show Poultry Ambassador
Outline
• Housing / Equipment
• Getting Started
• Pre-Brood Set-Up
• Feed Type & Feeding Schedules
• Culling Birds & Pen Selection
Housing Should Be
• Totally enclosed– Solid wall– Open sided (Chicken wire w/ Plastic
Curtains)
• Flooring - concrete or wood
• Minimize access to outside predators
Solid Wall - Forced Air Ventilation
Open Sided - Natural Ventilation
House Lighting
• 40 Watt light bulbs – No more / No less
• Incandescent or Fluorescent lights only
• House lighting should be evenly distributed
• Eliminate Shadows / Dark Spots
Incandescent or Flourescent
Housing - Floor Space
• Start the birds in the area in which they will grow and live
• Do not reduce floor space as bird numbers decrease:– Culling – Mortality
Floor Space - Broilers
• 2 ft.2 per chick at one day of age
• Culling allows increase in square footage
• 2 ft.2 = 15 ft.2 per bird at 4 Weeks of age
Floor Space - Turkeys
• Flock = 2 ft.2 1 Day to 4 Weeks
• Flock = 6 ft.2 4 to 8 Weeks
• Hens = 10 ft.2 8 Weeks to Show
• Toms = 15 ft.2 8 Weeks to Show
Two Feet Square
Floor Space
Floor Space
Gold Fish Story
Industry Perspective
Feed & Water Equipment
Equipment - Feeder & Water
• Minimum Recommendations:
– 25 birds per feeder
– 15 birds per waterer
• Supplemental feeders & waterers for brood
Clean waterers daily
Feeder Space is Crucial
Supplemental Feed / Water
Feeder Space
Equipment - Heating Lamps
• Use the following per 25 Birds– 2 - 125 Watt– 1 - 250 Watt
Note: This is a Minimum Requirement
• Red Livestock / Pet Lamps– Clear lamps create health issues
• Create brood temperature first week
Bird Temperature Requirements
• Week 1 900F (Brood Temp = Floor temp) 12” measured from center of light.
• Week 2 800F (Room Temp)
• Week 3 750F (Room Temp)
• Week 4 700F (Room Temp)
• Week 5 680F (Room Temp)
NOTE: Room Temp is measured 6” above bird level
Temperature Control / Regulation
Temperature Control / Regulation
Adequate Temperature Control
Adequate Temperature Control
Inadequate Temperature Control
Use Thermometers Correctly
Incorrect Thermometer Use
Pasted Vents – Excess Heat Exposure
What Housing IS IS NOT
What Housing IS IS NOT
What HousingIS IS NOT
Set-up & Pre-Brood
• Set-up house 1 week prior to hatch
• Heat house 3 days prior to hatch
• Record temps 1 day prior to hatch
• Add feed and water 1 hour prior to receipt of chicks / poults
• Water temp. = 800F for the first week
Pre-Brood
Pre-Heat the House
Feed Type & Feeding
• Show Chow Branded Products
• Feed Continually
• Freshen Feed Daily
• Change Feed Out Every Third Day
• Raise feeders & Waterers to be even with the
birds back throughout the grow-out
Avoid This!!
Encourage This!!
Broiler Feeding Schedule• Week 1 → 100% HSC TS
• Week 2 → 100% HSC TS
• Week 3 → 75% HSC TS – 25% HSC BC
• Week 4 → 50% HSC TS – 50% HSC BC
• Week 5 → 25% HSC TS – 75% HSC BC
• Week 6 → 100% HSC BC
• Week 7 → 100% HSC BC
NOTE:
HSC TS = Honor Show Chow Turkey Starter
HSC BC = Honor Show Chow Broiler Complete
Roaster or 6-Week Feeding Schedule• Week 1 → 100% HSC TS
• Week 2 → 100% HSC TS
• Week 3 → 50% HSC TS – 50% HSC BC
• Week 4 → 25% HSC TS – 75% HSC BC
• Week 5 → 100% HSC BC
• Week 6 – Till Show → 100% HSC BC
NOTE:
HSC TS = Honor Show Chow Turkey Starter
HSC BC = Honor Show Chow Broiler Complete
Turkey Feeding Schedule
• Week 1 – 12 → 100% HSC TS
• Week 13 – 14 → 75% HSC TS – 25% HSC TGF
• Week 15 – 16 → 50% HSC TS – 50% HSC TGF
• Week 17 – 18 → 25% HSC TS – 75% HSC TGF
• Week 19 to Show → 100% HSC TGF
NOTE:
SCTS = Honor Show Chow Turkey Starter
SCTF = Honor Show Chow Turkey Grower / Finisher
Finish FeedingIf you choose to do so
• Rule # 1 – KEEP IT SIMPLE!!!
• Keep it fresh!
• Do not cook it!
• Do not add whole or cracked grains
• Feed as supplement – 15-20 min./feeding
• Spoon in on top of feed in feeders
• If droppings become loose – STOP!!!
NOTE: This does not win the Show!
Vitamins & Electrolytes Antibiotics
• They have a specific purpose– V & E – Hydration of birds & vitamin
Supplement
– Antibiotics – treat bacterial infection
• If the condition noted above is not present – these products are not needed
• Preventative measure for these products are no benefit to the bird!
Physical Stimulation
• Several times per day– Adjust your schedule
• No strenuous activity– Walk to feed and water – No Laps around house!!
• Minimize Stress– Too much excitability causes mortality
House Clean-outs
• No Defined Schedule– Bird density determines clean-out frequency
• Monitor Ammonia and Air Quality– If you smell Ammonia upon entering house –
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS
• Maintain Dry Litter– Wet litter encourages Ammonia, Bugs, Bacteria,
etc.
Culling & Pen Selection
Culling
• WHY?
– Remove Unthrifty Birds
– Reduce Competition of Flock
– Separate Male / Female (sexed show)
– Reduce Feed Expense
– Create Additional Floor Space
Culling
• How??– Look for same qualities/characteristics
that you would when selecting the pen for show!
• Length of Breast
• Width of Breast
• Depth of Body
• Taper of Breast Muscle
Length & Width
Depth & Taper
Purina’s Winning Matrix
Land O’Lakes Purina FeedHAS YOUR FEED!!
Honor Show Chow Turkey Starter
Honor Show Chow Turkey Grower Finisher
Honor Show Chow Broiler Complete
Benefits
• Provides Increased Moisture and baseline nutrition to chicks / poults during transport
• Attracts birds to feed Increased Consumption
• Reduced Ph level better nutrient absorption
• Feeding Recommendation
– Top dress Oasis for four (4) consecutive days each week.
– Sprinkle lightly on all feeder space
Finish Feeding – If you choose to do so– Top dress on finish feeding mixture once per
day
– Feed four (4) days each week after
Oasis is Working!!
• Packaging– 1 Bag = 22 Lbs
– 1 Box = 2 – 22 Lb. Bags
• Pricing– $75.00 / Bag (Retail)
– $150.00 / Box (Retail)
Birds that look like this….. Produce
THE WINNING RESULTS
