ducks

Question 1

small farm flocks

Answer 1

brood on floor

Question 2

Large farm flocks

Answer 2

brood in cages

Question 3

litters

Answer 3

chooped straw, wood shavings, act.

Question 4

which systems do not use litter

Answer 4

• battery + wire cages

Question 5

temperature for 1 day chicks

Answer 5

• 32-35 celcius

- reduced 3 Celsius each week until 21-23

Question 6

function of chick guard

Answer 6

• prevent chicks straying from heat

Question 7

diameter of chick guard

Answer 7

2,5m

Question 8

debeaking

Answer 8

• 1/3-1/2 of upper beak

- prevent cannibalisim

Question 9

systems for housing

Answer 9

• open floor

- caged

Question 10

raising battery cages

Answer 10

• start at 6 weeks until 16/17 weeks

- feed ad libitum

Question 11

conventional cages

Answer 11

• banned in EU
• no nest box
• no perch
• no scratching area

Question 12

enriched cages

Answer 12

• min height 45cm
• min of 2 nipples
• 750 cm2/ hen
• nest box (curtain)
• perch (15cm)
• litter/scratching material - claw shortener

Question 13

light per day

Answer 13

14 hours

Question 14

temperature

Answer 14

18-21 c

Question 15

aviary system

Answer 15

?

Question 16

length of fattening

Answer 16

30-60 days

Question 17

slaughter weight

Answer 17

1-3.5 kg

Question 18

daylight

Answer 18

• beginning —> 22-23 hours - end —> 14-16 hours

Question 19

how many laying type of chickens can 1 cock satisfy?

Answer 19

15-17

Question 20

how many meat type chickens can 1 cock satisfy?

Answer 20

12-15

Question 21

when does waiting begin?

Answer 21

2 weeks prior to eggs being delivered

Question 22

conditions for hatching eggs?

Answer 22

• 10-15 celcius

- 80% humidity

Question 23

housing of turkey poults?

Answer 23

similar to meat type

Question 24

temperature of housing

Answer 24

• start 35-38 celcius
• lowers 3 celcius per week
• end at 18-20 celcius

Question 25

Length of fattening (males)

Answer 25

20+ weeks (22+ kg)

Question 26

length of fattening (female)

Answer 26

15 weeks (10-12 kg)

Question 27

housing

Answer 27

• confinement

- coated wire or deep litter

Question 28

temperature

Answer 28

• start 28-32 celcius
• reduced 3-5.5 a week
• end 18 celcius

Question 29

lighting

Answer 29

23 hrs/ day

Gradually decreased to 14-16 hours

Question 30

fattening period

Answer 30

males - 12 weeks (5 kg) females 9-10 weeks (2.7kg)

Question 31

high production

Answer 31

• Japanese Quail - 280+
• Hens - 230+
• Turkey, Ducks + Guinea
• Fowl - 100+ Geese 50+

Question 32

time to reach sexual maturity

Answer 32

• early maturers, higher producers

chickens

• 19 weeks (laying type)
• 24 weeks (meat type)

Japanese quail - 30-40 days

everything else around 30 weeks

Question 33

Age

Answer 33

Geese - laying increases for 1st 2/3 yrs then decreases

Everything else decreases from 1st year

Question 34

brooding instinct

Answer 34

• incubation

- dont want, disturbs laying

Question 35

moult

Answer 35

Good layers - <8 weeks Poor layers - up to 3 months
Chickens + Turkeys - once/year Ducks - twice
Geese - thrice

Question 36

nutrition

Answer 36

Ca - shell Carotene - yolk

Question 37

2 methods

Answer 37

1) natural
- hatched under sitter - pigeon

artificial - hatched in incubators

• Japanese quails (shit sitters)
• hens, turkeys, ducks, geese (thats just the way it is)

Question 38

sitting leaderboard (v v important for your career)

Answer 38

In order of the best sitters to the shittiest sitters

1) Turkeys (celebrity status)
2) Hens
3) Geese

Question 39

3 groups of chicks

Answer 39

From strongest to weakest

1. 6-12 hours
2. 12-24 hours
3. 24+ hours