Flock management tip for broilers: What are my chicks telling me?
This is the second in a new series called "Flock Management Tips" presented by Aviagen.
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Providing chicks with the correct brooding conditions will ensure they get off to a good start. Temperature and humidity should be monitored regularly but one of the best indicators of correct brooding conditions is chick behaviour.
Achieving correct environmental conditions during brooding will ensure:
- Good development of appetite, and feeding and drinking behaviour
- Increased chick activity
- A more uniform flock development
- Optimum health and growth
If chick behaviour indicates that environmental conditions are not correct, adjustments to the environment must be made and behaviour re-assessed.
More in this series: Flock Management Tip: broilers
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