Jersey Giant Chicken

25/01/2025

Tips more about our Jersey Giant Chicken Breed and a game changer for our small Farm business to a New Level

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Adapting our Farm to upgrade From Farm to Table which is we establish a Mini Cafe to push into a New LevelHappy Farming 😀

06/01/2025

Jersey Giant Chicken - Blue Rooster

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29/12/2024

24/12/2024

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10/11/2024

How to make a Moringa Rice Coffee from Farm to Table?

04/11/2024

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RHYCIOUS Cafe is our Project from Farm to Table to push our daily farm lives.Our Cafe is a Street Cafe Style / Mini Cafe.We discovered the idea of our Coffee...

20/10/2024

Jersey Giant vs Black Australorp Comparison

19/10/2024

Some of our Jersey Giant Chicken Breed Collection

18/10/2024

A Comparison of the 2 Great Dual Purpose Breed Chicken the Blue Jersey Giant & Black Australorp Chicken.

Our Blue Jersey Giant Chicken is from April Rob Bloodline and they can grow up to 2 years of full-grown with a 5.9kg APA standard in a Rooster called C**k in...

15/10/2024

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*Uses Of Moringa plant and how to use it in Poultry Farming.*

✔️Moringa plant, also known as the drumstick tree, is a highly nutritious plant that can be used in various ways in poultry farming. Here are some of its uses and how to use it:

✔️Feed supplement: Moringa leaves are rich in essential nutrients, including protein, vitamins, and minerals, that are beneficial to poultry health and productivity. You can dry the leaves and grind them into a powder, which can then be added to your poultry feed to supplement their nutrition.

✔️Immune booster: Moringa leaves contain natural antioxidants, which help boost the immune system of poultry birds, making them more resistant to diseases and infections.

✔️Antibacterial agent: Moringa leaves contain antibacterial compounds that can help prevent and control bacterial infections in poultry. Adding moringa powder to the feed can help reduce the incidence of diseases such as coccidiosis and salmonellosis.

✔️Growth promoter: Moringa leaves also contain growth-promoting compounds, which can help improve the growth rate and weight gain of poultry birds, making them more marketable.

To use moringa in poultry farming, you can follow these steps:

✔️Harvest fresh moringa leaves and wash them thoroughly.

✔️Dry the leaves in the shade until they are dry and crisp.

✔️Grind the dried leaves into a fine powder using a mortar and pestle or a grinder.

✔️Mix the moringa powder into your poultry feed, at a ratio of 2-5% of the total feed, depending on the age and weight of the birds.

✔️Store the moringa powder in an airtight container in a cool, dry place, away from sunlight.

moringa-broilers
In another experimental trial, broilers supplemented with 5% of M. oleifera leaf meal during 7 weeks presented a greater feed intake. Resulting in greater weight gain, as well as presenting a more efficient feed conversion.

in laying hens, 10% of M. oleifera leaf meal has been recommended as a long-term feed additive, exhibiting better yolk color without negatively impacting the egg production rate.

Despite all of the aforementioned benefits, M. oleifera has certain adverse effects, especially associated with mineral and protein metabolism. This is due to the presence of antinutritional factors such as trypsin inhibitors, phytates, tannins, oxalates, cyanide, and saponins.

It could be conclude that:

Leaf meal has been associated with significant economic benefits, no adverse side effects, and even improved growth and product quality at appropriate dietary integration levels (5−10% in broiler diets and 10% in layer diets).

However, there is still a need for more research, in order to support a more extended use of this feed ingredient. Enabling a more widespread use in poultry diets, while reducing the adverse effects of antinutritional factors.

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12/10/2024

Start to share again our Lines from D.Castle Lines of our English Class - Black Australorp
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08/10/2024

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01/10/2024

Innovative with Insects
Creating Animal Feed by Reducing Waste in Poultry farming
The Black Soldier Fly (BSF), an insect The larvae of the fly can consume as much as 70% of its own body weight in waste every day. For every kilogram of organic waste that it consumes, nearly 50 grams of protein are produced that can act as a feed supplement for commercial livestock such as poultry or fish has the ability to effectively convert organic waste into proteins. These proteins are an excellent source of animal feed.

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01/10/2024

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Egg shell quality problems and it’s causes

1. Pale Shelled Egg
The degree of brown color in the egg shell is determined by the quality of deposited pigment in the cuticle.

Causes:
Infectious bronchitis, Bird age (older hen), High stress in the flock, Egg Drop Syndrome, Use of chemotherapeutic agents (i.e. sulfonamides and nicarbazin)

2. Pink Eggs
The egg appears to be pink or lilac due to the association between the cuticle and an extra calcium layer.

Causes:
Stress, Excess calcium in the feed

3. Dirty Eggs
If the egg shell is stained by f***s, it is important to avoid feed ingredients which cause wet and sticky droppings.

Causes:
Wet droppings, Large amounts of
indigestible compounds in the feed, Poor gut health, Electrolyte imbalance/saline water

4. Blood Stained Eggs
Usually from pullets in early lay, eggs are contaminated by smears of blood from a pr*****ed cloaca, vent pecking, or cannibalism.

Causes:
Overweight pullets, Pullets coming into lay Sudden, large increases in day length, Poor hygiene: Cage, trays, belt pick-up system

5. Shell less Eggs
Laid without a shell layer, these eggs are protected only by the shell membrane.

Causes:
Immature shell gland, Disease: Avian Influenza, NDV, infectious bronchitis, Egg Drop Syndrome, Inadequate nutrition: Calcium, phosphorus, manganese, or vitamin D3

6. Soft shelled Eggs
Laid with an incomplete shell, only a thin layer of calcium is deposited on the shell membrane.

Causes:
Excessive phosphorus consumption, Heat stress, Bird age (older hen), Saline water, Mycotoxins

7. Cracks
This problem includes hair line cracks, star cracks, or large cracks that result in a hole in the shell.

Causes:
Heat stress, Saline water, Bird age (older hen), Inadequate nutrition:
Calcium and vitamin D3, Mycotoxins

8. Corrugated Eggs
Characterized by a very rough, corrugated surface, these eggs are produced when plumping is not controlled and terminated.

Causes:
Heat stress, Saline water, Bird age (older hen), Poor nutrition, especially calcium and vitamin D3
Mycotoxin

9. Wrinkled Eggs
Eggs with thinly creased and wrinkled surfaces.

Causes:
Stress, Infectious bronchitis
Defective shell gland, Overcrowding

10. Pimpled Eggs
Classified by small lumps of calcified material on the egg shell, the severity of pimples depends on the foreign material present during the calcification process.

Causes:
Bird age, Strain of bird
Inadequate nutrition

11. Calcium Coated Eggs
An extra layer of calcium can be seen all over the egg or on just one end.

Causes:
Defective shell gland, Disturbances during
calcification, Excess calcium in the diet

12. Calcium Deposits
These eggs are classified by white, irregularly shaped spots deposited on the external surface of the shell.

Causes:
Defective shell gland, Disturbances during calcification
Excess calcium in the diet

13. White Brown Speckled
With smaller speckles than calcium deposits, these eggs may be laid down before or after the cuticle is formed.

Causes:
Defective shell gland, Disturbances during calcification
Excess calcium in the diet

14. Mottled Shells
When placed in front of a light, the translucent areas appear mottled or glassy as a result of the shell’s failure to dry out quickly.

Causes:
High humidity in the shed, Disease and mycotoxins, Manganese deficiency, Overcrowding

15. Body Checked Eggs
The egg is cracked in the shell gland pouch and then repaired before lay.

Causes:
Incorrect lighting, Stress, Bird age (older hen), Overcrowding

16. Broken and Mended
A diagonal break occurs during formation and is mended again before lay.

Causes:
Stress during calcification

17. Misshapen Eggs
These eggs are too small or large, round instead of oval, or differ from normal shapes.

Causes:
Immature shell gland, Disease: Avian Influenza, NDV, infectious bronchitis, Egg Drop Syndrome, Stress, Overcrowding

18. White Banded Eggs
If two eggs come into contact with each other in the shell gland pouch, normal calcification is interrupted. The first egg retained in the pouch will have an extra layer of calcium seen as the white band marking.

Causes:
Stress, Changes in lighting

19. Slab sided Eggs
The second egg that enters the shell gland pouch is not as complete as the first egg and is flattened where the eggs made contact.

Causes:
Stress, Changes in lighting, Disease

01/10/2024

Interesting facts of chicken egg fertility that you may not know.

🪶 It is possible to have a rooster and a hen that are active but a hen can still lay eggs that are not fertile:

I know you may be wondering how, and here is the explanation.
Unlike other birds where you find partners, in chickens there is no courtship or romance. A rooster just forces himself on the hen. So what happens is when a rooster mates a hen, his injected semen is stored in numerous s***m storage tubules (SSTs) located in the area where the hen’s uterus joins the va**na. But this only happens provided the hen likes the rooster. If she doesn’t, she can sq**rt out the semen to avoid hatching his offspring. Therefore a hen may still proceed to lay eggs that are not fertile despite even mating with a rooster every day.

🪶 Even if the hen approves the rooster, some eggs may still not be fertile:

Since the s***m is released shortly after an egg is laid, and each egg takes approximately 25 hours to develop, an egg produced on the day of mating will not be fertile.

An egg laid the next day may or may not be fertile, depending on the timing. An egg laid on the third day definitely should be fertile.

So as you can see your hen can still have the first two or three eggs that are not fertile despite the hen and a rooster having mated.

🪶 You don't need a rooster everyday for the hen to continue laying fertile eggs:

The amount of time during which the hen will continue to lay fertile eggs depends on how much s***m fills the SSTs, which are capable of storing semen from multiple matings and multiple roosters.

Highly productive hens generally remain fertile longer than hens that lay at a slower rate. The average duration of fertility from a single mating is 10 to 14 days.
So it is possible that once your hen has mated with a rooster you can even take the rooster away and you can still have fertile eggs for the next 14 days.

🪶 For first time layers if a rooster has mated with a hen, all her eggs are not always fertile:

Generally speaking, a hen who has mated will be fertile between 7 and 10 days after. It takes that long for the s***m to reach the oviduct where eggs are made. So it is possible that after mating, your hen can still continue to lay eggs that are not fertile for the next 10 days. This is why it is encouraged that for hens that are laying for the first time it is better to eat the eggs for the first two or three weeks instead of attempting to hatch them.

🪶 Not all roosters have fertile s***m:

This is a sad one. Just like in humans, even in chickens we also have roosters that are infertile.
Why? Who knows. It's maybe just something in his genes not working as it should. Again, very like the human condition. There's not always a rhyme or reason.

NB- This article has been compiled to help people understand why at time they may hear those who provide hatchery services referring to their eggs not having been fertile. We know some have been wondering why the eggs are said not to be fertile yet they have the recommended number of hens and roosters that are also active for that matter.

While the article has been compiled from various sources that we believe to be credible, it is only for general information. For specifics relating to one's flock we still recommend that farmers use the services of professionals.

Thank you for reading.

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