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layer chicken
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- 🏠 Housing Systems for Layers
- 🔲 Stocking Density
- 🪟 Ventilation & Lighting
- 🚫 Biosecurity: Protect Your Flock
- 🔹 Foot and Wheel Dips
- 🧼 Cleanliness
- 🙅♀️ Visitor Control
- 🐓 Layer Feeding: 5-Phase Strategy
- 🍽 Feed Quantities
- 🍛 Split Feeding
- 💧 Water: Quality and Quantity
- 🐔 Monitoring Maturity: Is Your Hen Ready?
- ✅ Quick Tips Recap
- Is Your Hen Physically Ready to Lay?
- ✅ Check the Comb
- ✅ Feel the Pubic Bones
- ✅ Target Body Weight
- Could Stress Be the Problem?
- Common Sources of Stress
- Stress Symptoms in Layers
- How to Fix It
- Promote Natural Hen Behaviour
- Encourage Natural Activities
- Nesting Boxes: Are You Doing It Right?
- ✅ How Many Nesting Boxes Do You Need?
- ✅ Maintain Nesting Hygiene
- Egg Collection, Storage, and Marketing
- 🧊 Store Eggs in a Cool, Dry Place
- 📏 Sort Eggs by Size
- 🍳 Understanding Egg Quality
- 1. Yolk & Albumen (Egg White)
- 2. Yolk Colour
- Yolk Colour Fan Example:
- 📣 Final Words & Bonus Tips
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