producing broilers & turkeys for show 2009 show vip by: keith staggs show poultry ambassador

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

Thank You!

Questions?

Texagg94@live.com