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Feed should be placed on a clean egg trays, sack, or news paper for first 7 days so that it can be
found easily. Gradually introduce them to feeders.Ratio should be 4 Trays per 100 chicks.These
should cover 50% of the brooding area.For regular feeders should be 3 feeders per 100 birds.Feed
should be kept in a place free of water, sunlight and rodents/rats.Wet or moldy feed should never be
fed to birds. Check a sample of birds 8 hours after arrival, and repeat after 24 hours to see that the
birds have fed well. Check a sample of about 30-40 birds in different parts of the poultry house. Feel
the crop gently. In chicks that have fed well, the crop will be full, soft and rounded. After 8 hours of
delivery, 80% should have full crops at 24 hours after delivery 95-100% should have full crops.
FEEDS.
CHICK STARTER
Give 0.5 kg per bird of crumbles/pellets for 2 weeks.
GROWER
Give 1.5 kg per bird of grower pellets for 2 weeks.
FINISHER
Give 1.5kg per bird of finisher pellets for last 2 week. However, most birds fed on pellets are
depleted at 5 weeks.