In this study, the performance of local hens was assessed using three different diets and two different feeding system in farm settings. The diets were created using local feedstuffs that were found in a baseline survey and had their chemical makeup examined in a lab. Based on the lab results, two diets were created: D20, which had 20% CP and 2900 Kcal ME/kg, and D23, which contained 23% CP and 3200 Kcal ME/kg (D23). To serve as a control, a commercial diet (D18) with 18% CP and 2800 Kcal ME/kg was purchased from a nearby feed provider. Following that, growth tests with chicks fed using two distinct techniques made use of the three diets. The first method included heavily supplying the birds with food. Four replication groups of ten chicks each received a different feeding of the three diets. A local hatchery provided 120 day-old, unsexed local chicks for this system, and they were artificially brooded. In the second method, semi-scavenging chicks were reared by their mother hens in confinement cages and fed the experimental meals from 6 am to 12 pm before being released to forage on their own. Each batch received a weighed amount of feed, and each week's leftover feed was weighed and recorded to calculate feed consumption. In each experiment, batches of birds were weighed on the first day and then once every week for six weeks. According to the findings, there was no difference between the three feeding regimens in terms of the chicks' final live body weight or growth rate. Compared to chickens that were fed from 6 am to 12 pm and then released to scavenge, intensively fed chickens showed better growth and survival rates. Therefore, it was shown that raising local chickens during their early growth period (0–6 weeks) on a farm is possible with a diet containing 18% CP and 2800Kcal ME/kg. Additionally, intense chicken feeding produces better growth and survival than the semi-scavenging strategy.
WHAT IS A POULTRY FEEDING SYSTEM?
Feeding is both the most expensive and crucial component of chicken production. Therefore, it is essential to check that a farmer's investment in a poultry feeding system would enable them to run their business profitably. But what does a feeding system serve? The use of feeding systems guarantees that every chicken receives the appropriate daily portion of feed and nutrition. As a result, each chicken has an equal opportunity to consume the same amount of feed at the same time. Every feeding system has this as its goal. To maintain maximum consistency, flock homogeneity is the primary objective of poultry feeding systems throughout the flock's life cycle. The turnover and planning are more repeatable the more stable the flocks are. In addition to exploring various feed delivery systems, this post will go through the advantages of a poultry feeding system.
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