I. Key Points for Selecting the Site of a Chicken Farm

The site for a chicken farm should be located in a relatively remote living area that is accessible by vehicles. It should be high, dry and well-drained, and the site should have water and power sources.

Ii. Chicken Breed Selection

The selection of chicken breeds should be determined based on the adaptability of chickens in the forest garden and market demand. Generally, local high-quality chickens with strong adaptability, disease resistance, foraging ability, tolerance to coarse feed, tender meat and delicious taste, or hybrid chicken breeds with local native chicken bloodlines accounting for more than 75% are selected. And market demand should be taken into account to select marketable breeds. It is best to choose high-quality free-range chicken breeds bred by regular units.

In terms of production performance, chickens can be classified into laying hens, broilers, and those that can serve both eggs and meat. The economic benefits of broilers are high. It can be ready for market after 45 days of rearing. This is something that other animals cannot compare with. It can be raised seven or eight times within a year.

Iii. Equipment Needed for Chicken Farming

A simple chicken farm only requires basic equipment such as chicken coops, drinking water equipment, feeding equipment and manure removal equipment. If it is large-scale breeding and to improve work efficiency, more comprehensive mechanical equipment can be considered.

Iv. Issues to be Noted in Chicken Feeding Management

1. The management density of the chicken farm should be moderate. The stocking density should also be moderate. Each laying chicken should have sufficient feeding troughs and water dispensers, and their locations should be appropriate. Clean water with suitable water temperature should be provided to the chicken flock frequently. The feeding and management of laying hens are generally carried out using chain feeders. Feeding should be done at fixed times every day. During the ascending stage of egg production, it is necessary to pay attention to timely improving the nutritional level of the diet. 2. To reduce egg contamination, it is also necessary to minimize the contamination and damage of eggs as much as possible. The environmental conditions should be kept as stable or gradual as possible. The lights in the closed chicken coop should be turned on and off on time to ensure that the daily lighting time meets the requirements. In addition, the ventilation volume needs to be adjusted according to the seasonal changes to make the temperature inside the shed more suitable. 3. Open chicken houses should pay attention to the regulations of sudden changes in bad weather: the impact on the chicken flock. Regardless of the type of chicken house, appropriate insulation or cooling measures should be taken to prevent cold and heat, and to prevent the relative humidity and concentration of harmful gases inside the house from exceeding the limit indicators, so as to maintain a high and stable egg-laying level for the chicken flock.

V. Prevention is the key to treating diseases in chicken flocks

1. Do a good job in daily observation and keep track of the health status of the chicken flock at all times. Observe and record the basic conditions of the chicken flock such as feed intake, drinking performance, feces, spirit, activity and breathing on a daily basis, and count the incidence and mortality of diseases. Achieve "early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment" of chicken diseases to reduce economic losses.

2. Strictly disinfect. The chicken farm, chicken coop, entrance of the chicken coop, breeding eggs, feeding equipment and manure all need to be disinfected. Feeding equipment includes feed troughs, cages, water troughs, egg racks, egg boxes, etc. The feed trough should be cleaned regularly; otherwise, the feed will mold and deteriorate. The sink should be cleaned every day. Fecal disinfection is often carried out by piling up and fermenting feces, using the biological heat generated for disinfection.

3. Do a good job in immunization. Immunization refers to the injection or oral administration of biological preparations such as vaccines and bacterial vaccines to chickens to enhance their resistance to pathogens, thereby preventing the occurrence and spread of specific diseases. Meanwhile, the antibodies produced by breeding chickens after inoculation can also be transferred to chicks through fertilized eggs, providing protective maternal antibodies. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the immunization of chickens.