Preparing brood fowl for mating
Conditioning breeders: About a month before the start of mating, breeders should be deloused, dewormed, and immunized. Hens can pass on to the chicks what is called passive immunity. The chicks can take advantage of this for a few days while they have not been given yet the active immunity through vaccination. We may also subject the breeders to bacterial flushing by antibiotics to kill bad bacteria in their system. For flushing, instead of chemical antibiotics, we give garlic, a natural antibiotic. Garlic has Allicin, an antibacterial compound. Because of this garlic is known as nature’s antibiotic. At the same time we give a natural/herbal respiratory tonic.
We at RB Sugbo Gamefowl Technology only use commercial pharmaceutical antibiotics when there is outbreak of disease. However, it is known that among the bad effects of antibiotic is that it cannot distinguish good bacteria from the bad, thereby killing both. It is therefore necessary that we give probiotic to the breeders after bacterial flushing to replenish the good bacteria killed by antibiotic. We also advice that you incorporate in the nutrition program herbal and organic feeding and supplementation methods. The day after the bacterial flushing is completed immediately start giving probiotics and herbal supplements
At this point we should start feeding the breeders with appropriate breeders feeds. Some layer pellets and some grains should be mixed with the hens feeds. The brood cocks may be given the conditioning ration. Feed the hens with breeders pellets and laying mash without antibi-otics additive. The brood cock may be fed your conditioning formula. Choose feed brands without antibiotics additives.
Give herbal and vitamin and mineral supplement and occasional dose of injectable b-complex and ADE will greatly help. There are affordable injectable b complex with amino acid. Find one of these. For the ADE there are affordable injection and also some water soluble brands. A regular probiotic supplementation will greatly help.
Best is to give herbal supplements such as natural liver tonic, cooling tonic and respiratory soothing tonic. These are now available in the market.
