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Equipments: The life cycles of egg producing birds are divided in three phases. These are as follows:
- Brooding period ( day old to 8 weeks)
- Growing period (9 weeks to 18-20 weeks)
- Laying period (19-21 weeks to 72 weeks)
The equipment requirements during all the three phase are different. The following equipments are required:
a. Brooding equipments
- Hover: Hover is usually a pyramidal/ rectangular or circular structure in which heating devices and bulbs are fitted for maintaining the temperature. 500 chicks can be brooded in a hover having diameter of 2 meters.
- Heating equipments: Kerosene lamps, electric heater/bulbs, gas heater and Bukhari are generally used for providing heat in the brooder house. Bukhari is locally made up tin device in which saw dust is used as fuel and it can be fabricated with the help of local blacksmith.
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