Feeding techniques
The feeding techniques used between 5 and 16 weeks are designed to:
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avoid the build up of fine particle residues
encourage crop development by having rapid feed consumption
Birds are by nature grain eaters. They always start by eating the larger particles and leave the finer
ones. Accumulation of fine particles in the feeding system leads to under-consumption. Therefore, it
is essential that the feeders are emptied every day. This rule applies equally to pullets and layers.
The crop is a storage organ: it allows the bird to eat enough feed in the evening to satisfy its energy
needs throughout the night. The increase in consumption at start of lay is dependent on the
development of the crop and on the feeding behaviour acquired during rearing. Rapid feed
consumption during rearing leads to the development of the crop. The speed with which feed is eaten
depends on when it is fed and on the form in which it is offered. Since birds naturally eat more in the
morning and in the evening, feeders ought to be empty in the middle of the day
To encourage rapid consumption, we recommend that the complete daily ration should be given
about 2 to 3 hours before the lights go out. The actual time of feed distributions should be chosen so
that about 50 % is eaten in the evening and 50 % in the following morning. At "lights on", because the
digestive system is empty, the birds will eat up the finer particles better. This feeding routine can be
started between 4 and 8 weeks according to the feeding equipment. The length of time, during which
the feeders are empty, should be gradually increased, so that by around 10-12 weeks of age the
feeders are empty for a minimum of 2 to 3 hours per day. It is, however, possible according to the
feeding equipment to give either a single feed distribution in either the morning or evening, or two 2
distributions, provided that the feeding periods are kept short.
Feeding techniquesThe feeding techniques used between 5 and 16 weeks are designed to:--avoid the build up of fine particle residuesencourage crop development by having rapid feed consumptionBirds are by nature grain eaters. They always start by eating the larger particles and leave the finerones. Accumulation of fine particles in the feeding system leads to under-consumption. Therefore, itis essential that the feeders are emptied every day. This rule applies equally to pullets and layers.The crop is a storage organ: it allows the bird to eat enough feed in the evening to satisfy its energyneeds throughout the night. The increase in consumption at start of lay is dependent on thedevelopment of the crop and on the feeding behaviour acquired during rearing. Rapid feedconsumption during rearing leads to the development of the crop. The speed with which feed is eatendepends on when it is fed and on the form in which it is offered. Since birds naturally eat more in themorning and in the evening, feeders ought to be empty in the middle of the dayTo encourage rapid consumption, we recommend that the complete daily ration should be givenabout 2 to 3 hours before the lights go out. The actual time of feed distributions should be chosen sothat about 50 % is eaten in the evening and 50 % in the following morning. At "lights on", because thedigestive system is empty, the birds will eat up the finer particles better. This feeding routine can bestarted between 4 and 8 weeks according to the feeding equipment. The length of time, during whichthe feeders are empty, should be gradually increased, so that by around 10-12 weeks of age thefeeders are empty for a minimum of 2 to 3 hours per day. It is, however, possible according to thefeeding equipment to give either a single feed distribution in either the morning or evening, or two 2distributions, provided that the feeding periods are kept short.
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