Overview
COURSE DESCRIPTION
If you want to learn everything a veteran poultry farmer needs to know, then this chicken farming course is your best choice. Chicken farming is a very profitable business or income-generating project throughout the year in most countries, though it’s more rewarding during holidays and the festive season. The chicken industry is one of the most successful sectors in the farming arena.
This course is for anyone who wants to venture into chicken farming, or is already a chicken farmer, whether you prefer broiler chickens, layer chickens or free-range chickens. After completing this course you will be able to understand the difference between all these three types of chickens and you will be able to raise any of them.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS COURSE
- Understand what you need to start a chicken farming project.
- Identify the best chicken breeds for meat or eggs or both.
- Learn how to cut your chicken feed bill by up to 90% through utilizing various agriculture by-products.
- Learn how to ferment chicken feed and cut costs by up to 50%.
- Learn how to make your own chicken feed at home.
- Learn and identify characteristics and symptoms of all the diseases that affect chickens.
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of broilers and layers and free-range chickens.
- Understand why chickens reduce or stop laying eggs and how to make chickens lay more eggs.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
- Anyone who wants to venture into broiler chicken farming or layer chicken farming or even free-range chicken farming.
- A farm manager or supervisor who wants to get a deep understanding of how to run a successful chicken farming project.
- Youths who want to get funding or sponsorship for a chicken farming project.
- An experienced poultry farmer who is already into chicken farming and wants to learn new chicken farming practices and understand how to properly manage broiler chickens, layer chickens or free-range chickens.
ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
- There are no prerequisites, a passion for chicken farming or livestock rearing is all you need to take this course.
- Enroll today, use the coupon code BESTFARMINGTIPS and get a cool 20% discount.
STUDENT FORUM
- Whenever you need help from your course instructor, post your question on this course’s student forum here
Course Features
- Lectures 113
- Quizzes 8
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 279
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Self
Curriculum
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1.0 Introduction to chicken farming
This lesson is an introduction to chicken farming. It's a comprehensive lesson that delves into everything you need to know about poultry farming. This chicken farming course or poultry management course is skillfully designed in such a way that the first lesson introduces you to everything a successful chicken farmer must know. After completing this elementary lesson, you then learn other crucial chicken farming topics in greater detail, which this lesson would have already briefly talked about. When you finish a lesson, always click the "Complete" button at the bottom of each lesson, so that this learning system can tell you lessons that you have completed and those that you are yet to complete.
- VIDEO LESSON: Introduction to chicken farming (22:49)
- Topics covered in this Introduction to chicken farming module
- STARTING UP [Introduction to chicken farming]
- MANAGEMENT SYSTEM [Introduction to chicken farming]
- PROJECT PLAN [Introduction to chicken farming]
- LAND AND CHICKEN RUNS [Introduction to chicken farming]
- STRUCTURE [Introduction to chicken farming]
- HOW MUCH SPACE DO CHICKENS NEED? [Introduction to chicken farming]
- MANAGEMENT OF CHICKS [Introduction to chicken farming]
- FEED [Introduction to chicken farming]
- EGG PRODUCTION [Introduction to chicken farming]
- HATCHERIES [Introduction to chicken farming]
- GENERAL DISEASE CONTROL PRACTICES [Introduction to chicken farming]
- GARDENING WITH CHICKENS [Introduction to chicken farming]
- RECORD KEEPING [Introduction to chicken farming]
- CONCLUSION [Introduction to chicken farming]
- END OF MODULE EXAM [Introduction to chicken farming]
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2.0 Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both
In this lesson we will learn about some of the best and most popular chicken breeds that you might want to consider including in your backyard flock or at your farm. From temperament to eggs, this module will explore key information about the top 20 backyard chicken breeds. We will discuss the origin of all the 20 best chicken breeds, who created the breed, using which breeds, when and were. I will also explain how many eggs per year to expect from each of these 20 breeds as well as the male and female maximum weight for each breed and other features regarding each of these 20 best chicken breeds.
- VIDEO LESSON: Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both (30:05)
- Topics covered in this Twenty best chicken breeds module
- INTRODUCTION [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- RHODE ISLAND RED [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- NEW HAMPSHIRE RED [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- PLYMOUTH ROCK [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- DELAWARE [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- AMERAUCANA [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- LEGHORN [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- BLACK AUSTRALORP [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- BRAHMA [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- ORPINGTON [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- SUSSEX [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- JERSEY GIANT [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- BRESSE [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- BARNEVELDER [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- NAKED NECK [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- POTCHEFSTROOM KOEKOEK [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- SASSO [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- KUROILER [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- BOSCHVELD [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- CORNISH OR INDIAN GAME [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- CORNISH CROSS [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
- END OF MODULE EXAM [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
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3.0 What to feed chickens and how to formulate your own chicken feed
You will learn how to make your own chicken feed at home, what to mix and in what quantities to formulate a balanced diet poultry feed. You will also learn what nutrients some of the species of chicken require as well as other ways you can employ to cut down the cost of raising the chickens.
- VIDEO LESSON: What to feed chickens and how to formulate your own chicken feed (14:09)
- Topics covered in this How to formulate your own chicken feed module
- INTRODUCTION [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
- BROILER AND LAYER CHICKEN FEED [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
- FIRST OPTION (WHOLE GRAIN MEAL) [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
- SECOND OPTION (PREMIX OR CONCENTRATE FEED) [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
- THIRD OPTION (HOME MADE CHICKEN MASH) [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
- CONCLUSION [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
- END OF MODULE EXAM [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
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4.0 Other readily available agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens
Learn various readily available agricultural by-products, garden waste and kitchen leftovers you can safely feed your chickens with. You don't always have to spend a lot of money on chicken feed. There is usually a lot of garden waste and kitchen leftovers that you can safely give to your chickens, and this module is going to cover this money-saving topic.
- VIDEO LESSON: Readily available agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens (6:43)
- Topics covered in this Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens module
- FEED THEM KITCHEN LEFTOVERS [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
- FEED THEM VEGETABLES [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
- FEED THEM WEEDS AND GARDEN WASTE [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
- FEED THEM EXCESS FRUITS [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
- FEED THEM MAGGOTS [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
- FEED THEM YOUR OWN GRAIN FEED [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
- USE CHICKEN FEED CONCENTRATE [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
- FERMENT GRAIN CHICKEN FEED [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
- BUY FEED IN BULK [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
- LET THEM FREE-RANGE [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
- END OF MODULE EXAM [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
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5.0 How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget by 50%
Every poultry bird should be given fermented feed for various reasons. This lesson will explore in great detail what fermentation is, its benefits to all living creatures and chickens in particular as well as how to ferment your chicken feed. In commercial poultry production, especially broiler chickens, it is the feed that contributes up to 70% of the total production costs. So minimizing the cost of feed should be every farmer's priority. One easy way of cutting chicken feed costs by up to 50% is to simply ferment the feed.
- VIDEO LESSON: How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget (10:46)
- Topics covered in this How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget module
- INTRODUCTION [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
- WHAT IS FERMENTATION [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
- BENEFITS OF FERMENTING GRAIN FEED [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
- ADVANTAGES OF FERMENTING POULTRY FEED [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
- HOW TO FERMENT POULTRY FEED [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
- ADVICE AND WARNING [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
- END OF MODULE EXAM [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
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6.0 Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens
Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, quails, guinea fowls and most other poultry birds commonly suffer from a variety of diseases and health conditions. Many common health problems can be mitigated or even avoided by improving diets and relieving elements that could contribute to poultry stress. In this lesson we are learning about the 15 most common health issues chickens face, what causes them, their symptoms and how to treat or prevent them. You will also have a look at either a picture or a video clip that shows you the symptoms of each of the 15 chicken diseases, so that you can easily identify each of these 15 diseases.
- VIDEO LESSON: Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens (28:51)
- Topics covered in this Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens module
- INTRODUCTION [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- FOWL POX [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- BOTULISM [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- FOWL CHOLERA [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- INFECTIOUS CORYZA [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- MAREK’S DISEASE [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- THRUSH [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- AIR SAC DISEASE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE (CRD) [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- NEWCASTLE DISEASE [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- MUSHY CHICK DISEASE [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- PULLORUM DISEASE (SALMONELLOSIS) [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- AVIAN INFLUENZA [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- BUMBLEFOOT [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- COCCIDIOSIS [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE (GUMBORO) [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
- END OF MODULE EXAM [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
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7.0 Broilers VS Layer chickens VS Free range chickens
- VIDEO LESSON: Broilers VS Layer chickens VS Free range chickens (20:49)
- Topics covered in this Broilers VS Layer chickens VS Free range chickens module
- POULTRY FARMING [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
- INTRODUCTION [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
- START-UP COSTS [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
- DISEASES AND MORTALITY [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
- VACCINES AND MEDICATIONS [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
- BASIC SKILL REQUIREMENT [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
- INCOME GENERATION [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
- CONCLUSION [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
- END OF MODULE EXAM [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
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8.0 Egg production: Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely
When you raise layer chickens or free-range chickens or ducks or turkeys or guinea fowls or quails or any other type of poultry, and they reach their adult age, you want them to be as productive as possible. But what if they aren’t laying as many eggs as you had anticipated? Well, that's what this module is going to talk about. You will understand why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely, what causes egg laying reduction and how to avoid or solve it as well as how to make chickens lay more eggs.
- VIDEO LESSON: Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely (16:26)
- Topics covered in this Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely
- INTRODUCTION: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- EGG PRODUCTION: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- POOR NUTRITION: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- WATER SHORTAGE: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- OVERFEEDING: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- MOLTING PHASE: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- BROODY HEN: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- DECREASED DAYLIGHT: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- GOOD LAYING BREED: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- AGING: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- EGG EATING BEHAVIOUR: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- TOO MUCH HEAT: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- OVERCROWDING: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- STRESS: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- DISEASES AND PARASITES: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- CONCLUSION: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
- END OF MODULE EXAM: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
Instructor
Reviews
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Muza Mpofu
Fantastic poultry management course, clearly outlined and very straight to the point
Great stuff indeed. I'm 100 % satisfied. The course is delivered in such a very easy way for one to understand. It is an amazing course and the trainer is fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you Builder for being such an awesome instructor. I’m ready to open my poultry farm now. I will start my project immediately with confidence. -
ethel
Probably the best Chicken farming and poultry management course out there
I love how clear the voice and audio quality is throughout the course. I also enjoyed the visuals and the quizzes. That's a well-polished course indeed Builder, well done. I look forward to enrolling in your future courses. You are an awesome teacher.
