I understand that this is a completed poultry project record book as required. Keeping records will help you remember the fun you had. Pdf assessing farm record keeping behaviour among small. Instruction in this lesson should result in students achieving the following objectives. Remember records are no better than what you put into them. It can be download and customized with your farm name using a pdf viewer such as adobe or foxit. Improved village poultry keeping by russell parker kai kokorako permapoultry 11. Trainees manual record keeping and conclusion record keeping it is essential that you keep good records of feed consumed, eggs produced, bird deaths and removal of sick hens and non layers. The red jungle fowl st cruz fowl, mendana chicken or wild kokorako the red jungle fowl are claimed to be the ancestors of most of the domestic chicken breeds of today. My chicken keeping spreadsheet the really good life. A process authority may be an inplant employee who has had specialized training, an outside consultant, or other professional. Use the sections applicable to your project and draw a neat diagonal line through the sections that do not apply. A list of poultry farming equipments and their uses 1.
Feeding decisions records are useful in deciding what types of feed rations, the quantity of feed rations, and the effectiveness. To acquire an understanding of poultry production by preparing for, purchasing, breeding, caring for, and keeping records on one or more chickens or other poultry species as a part of a 4h project. The villagers can set up a poultry keeping system as a small business to raise income for school fees, household needs. Additionally, it provides information on best management practices, public access, biosecurity, temporary stockpiling manure and land application setbacks. Financial decisions before creating a budget or making important and costly financial decisions, records. The terms broiler and fryer in poultry meat production refer to young and tender meattype birds. In my latest guest post on, i discussed five 5 important farm production records a poultry farmer needs to diligently capture, to ensure she can take timely farm planning decisions that will result in the best possible performance at the end of that piece, i inserted a download link to an ms excel workbook 80. It is also important you know that this article is a continuation of our poultry business plan publication. Understand the importance of record keeping in poultry production. Unit c lesson 3 poultry production and record keeping ppt. Mortality death of birds every day a record should be taken of any birds that did not survive. The peoples own diets and health will improve through a greater consumption of eggs, chicken and duck meat.
Includes production and accounting of pullets, breeders, broilers, turkeys, hatchery, processing plant, and feedmill. Keeping a record book is an important part of the project. Management of laying chickens poultry merck veterinary. It will help you set goals for the project year, record your accomplishments, and provide a. Smallscale poultry production 1 chapter 1 introduction the socioeconomic importance of family poultry family poultry is defined as smallscale poultry keeping by households using family labour and, wherever possible, locally available feed resources.
My 4h bird and poultry project record book hunterdon county, nj. Record keeping tools for small fruit and vegetable farms. Keeping farm records is a key component of managing your small farm. Optional recordkeeping worksheet for the poultry project area.
The breeds of chickens vary each year to expose the 4her to different types of birds. Recordkeeping is an important part of the haccp plan. To determine the factors affecting farm record keeping by the poultry farmers to identify the constraints of farmers in the area of farm record keeping 4. Poultry have a very constant rhythm day in and day out. This editable pdf can be filled out online, saved, and then printed. Record keeping is extremely important to successful poultry production financial decisions before creating a budget or making important and costly financial decisions, records need to be analyzed. Pdf the study sought to investigate the farm record keeping behaviour among smallscale poultry farmers in the gaeast municipality. Practical farmers began keeping records of their poultry enterprises, to determine if they were profitable. The information in your record will give you a chance to look back on your year and help you decide what you want to change for next year. If using a vaccination or medication that is administered in the water be sure that the birds are thirsty.
Record keeping is a great way to develop your skills and organize your time. This publication, however, is for layer or chicken for egg production. This is simply a reminder of what you need to do to make sure your chickens are healthy and producing eggs as they should. Broiler poultry farming business is a very profitable business, and many people are making money all over the world by farming the birds. Poultry keeping on a small scale nsw department of. Without wasting your time, below is a comprehensive list of poultry equipments and there uses. To do all this successfully you will need a management calendar.
It will help you set goals for the project year, record your accomplishments. Poultry operators recordkeeping guide maryland department of. Poultry production guide for a 500 layer operation manuel v. Divide that total weight by the number of birds in the project to get the average weight of one. As mentioned, the guide should be viewed as a source of basic. Refer to mces publication 255 and mces publication 743 for 4h club members record forms. Tuesday of fair in order to participate in the livestock sale. A calendar like this is a powerful management tool, and well worth the effort of keeping up to date.
Included in this guide are examples of the types of records poultry growers are required to keep for mdes programs and the national pollutant discharge. Record keeping provides valuable information concerning what worked and what did not and possibly, the. Owned by smallholders in rural areas, these birds provide food security and family income and. Poultry are a relatively inexpensive and lowlabor enterprise to add to crop, horticulture, or livestock farms. Daily feed rations other feed items production other information. Identify record keeping systems used in poultry production.
It is essential that you keep good records of feed consumed, eggs produced, bird deaths and removal of sick hens and non. A sample record sheet is given so that you can know accurately how your flock is performing. University of vermont extension layer poultry record. Starting broiler poultry farming business plan pdf. As the project progresses, weigh 5 or 6 averagesized birds together. Enter here a record of all cash receipts from the poultry. From the business aspect of the operation, record keeping is needed for future analysis of production methods, cropping history, and decision making. Agsquared is an online recordkeeping platform that is. New features in this release include several resource.
As a chicken farmer, you understand housing, disease control, vaccination, and brooding. Foreword i revised forward february 2016 management of poultry as well as recordkeeping and marketing tips. Except when otherwise noted, the use of the term poultry farming in this. Poultry record books must be submitted to the superintendent by noon on. The importance of record keeping penn state extension. It will help you set goals for the project year, record your accomplishments and help guide your efforts to keep important records on your birds. Again, divide their total weight by the number of birds to determine the weight of one average bird. Your 4h poultry records should be accumulative meaning that you keep and add to your records from year to year, keeping them all in a 3ring binder or. Record keeping tools for small fruit and vegetable farms hal pepper, center for profitable agriculture. Your record will be a way to share your project with others.
What kinds of records and organization are important and helpful for a growing flock. Keep this record as part of your personal 4h records. Reference may have been made about a process authority in this model. By means of the association herd book or flock book, the exact ancestry of any animal of any breed may be traced to the foundation animals of its breed. However, to build a successful, sustainable broiler poultry farming business, you require sufficient knowledge of how to efficiently raise the birds, good management skills, and a good poultry farming business plan. The purpose of the 4h poultry project is to achieve the following. Monthly poultry pen records records for chickens, ducks, turkeys, etc. Cyberagra poultry enterprise is a fully integrated poultry enterprise recordkeeping system. Poultry record books must be submitted to the superintendent by noon on tuesday of fair in order to participate in the livestock sale. Pedigree records of the larger purebred animals are permanently kept and given official standing by the officers of an association or society of breeders. Record keeping is an important phase of all 4h poultry programs.
Smallscale chicken production 6 1 introduction chickens in extensive and semiintensive poultry production systems account for more than 75% of all poultry in the south. It is a very vital part of your chicken farming venture. The popular book and netflix series, the life changing magic of tidying up has been helping people all over the world rethink how to get and keep their home tidy. Real life poultry layer farm record formats instant. Exhibitors entering two poultry market project areas must complete pages 2 and 3 for each project area.
Whenever you begin a record keeping system, you must learn about the information requested on each form. Record keeping worksheet poultry iowa state university. Successful intensive poultry keeping requires good records of all flock activities, including hatch date, regular body weights to ensure that the pullets will have reached optimal body weight when they are brought into egg production, lighting program, house temperatures, disease history, medication and vaccination dates. New jersey 4h bird and poultry project record book p. I buy my feed in 50 lb bags and its nice to be able to record how much feed they consume in a day on average.
University of vermont extension broiler poultry record. This information is helpful in applying for 4h awards and scholarships. If it is necessary to vaccinate your flock be sure to do the entire flock at the same time. We have put together an easy printable chart to manually record feed, eggs, production, etc. These forms are in editable pdf format and the name of your farm can be entered with free pdf viewing software such as adobe reader, foxit, or one of the many other pdf viewers available. Read through this record book before you start recording. Assessing farm record keeping behaviour among small. All 4h members are encouraged to keep accurate records.
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