1.0 Introduction to chicken farming 17

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.

• Lecture1.1
  VIDEO LESSON: Introduction to chicken farming (22:49)
  23 min
• Lecture1.2
  Topics covered in this Introduction to chicken farming module
• Lecture1.3
  STARTING UP [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.4
  MANAGEMENT SYSTEM [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.5
  PROJECT PLAN [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.6
  LAND AND CHICKEN RUNS [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.7
  STRUCTURE [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.8
  HOW MUCH SPACE DO CHICKENS NEED? [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.9
  MANAGEMENT OF CHICKS [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.10
  FEED [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.11
  EGG PRODUCTION [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.12
  HATCHERIES [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.13
  GENERAL DISEASE CONTROL PRACTICES [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.14
  GARDENING WITH CHICKENS [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.15
  RECORD KEEPING [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Lecture1.16
  CONCLUSION [Introduction to chicken farming]
• Quiz1.1
  END OF MODULE EXAM [Introduction to chicken farming]
  10 questions

2.0 Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both 24

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.

• Lecture2.1
  VIDEO LESSON: Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both (30:05)
  30 min
• Lecture2.2
  Topics covered in this Twenty best chicken breeds module
• Lecture2.3
  INTRODUCTION [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.4
  RHODE ISLAND RED [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.5
  NEW HAMPSHIRE RED [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.6
  PLYMOUTH ROCK [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.7
  DELAWARE [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.8
  AMERAUCANA [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.9
  LEGHORN [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.10
  BLACK AUSTRALORP [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.11
  BRAHMA [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.12
  ORPINGTON [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.13
  SUSSEX [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.14
  JERSEY GIANT [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.15
  BRESSE [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.16
  BARNEVELDER [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.17
  NAKED NECK [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.18
  POTCHEFSTROOM KOEKOEK [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.19
  SASSO [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.20
  KUROILER [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.21
  BOSCHVELD [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.22
  CORNISH OR INDIAN GAME [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Lecture2.23
  CORNISH CROSS [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
• Quiz2.1
  END OF MODULE EXAM [Twenty best chicken breeds for eggs or meat or both]
  10 questions

3.0 What to feed chickens and how to formulate your own chicken feed 9

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.

• Lecture3.1
  VIDEO LESSON: What to feed chickens and how to formulate your own chicken feed (14:09)
  14 min
• Lecture3.2
  Topics covered in this How to formulate your own chicken feed module
• Lecture3.3
  INTRODUCTION [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
• Lecture3.4
  BROILER AND LAYER CHICKEN FEED [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
• Lecture3.5
  FIRST OPTION (WHOLE GRAIN MEAL) [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
• Lecture3.6
  SECOND OPTION (PREMIX OR CONCENTRATE FEED) [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
• Lecture3.7
  THIRD OPTION (HOME MADE CHICKEN MASH) [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
• Lecture3.8
  CONCLUSION [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
• Quiz3.1
  END OF MODULE EXAM [How to formulate your own chicken feed]
  10 questions

4.0 Other readily available agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens 13

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.

• Lecture4.1
  VIDEO LESSON: Readily available agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens (6:43)
  07 min
• Lecture4.2
  Topics covered in this Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens module
• Lecture4.3
  FEED THEM KITCHEN LEFTOVERS [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
• Lecture4.4
  FEED THEM VEGETABLES [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
• Lecture4.5
  FEED THEM WEEDS AND GARDEN WASTE [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
• Lecture4.6
  FEED THEM EXCESS FRUITS [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
• Lecture4.7
  FEED THEM MAGGOTS [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
• Lecture4.8
  FEED THEM YOUR OWN GRAIN FEED [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
• Lecture4.9
  USE CHICKEN FEED CONCENTRATE [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
• Lecture4.10
  FERMENT GRAIN CHICKEN FEED [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
• Lecture4.11
  BUY FEED IN BULK [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
• Lecture4.12
  LET THEM FREE-RANGE [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
• Quiz4.1
  END OF MODULE EXAM [Agricultural by-products you can use to feed chickens]
  10 questions

5.0 How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget by 50% 9

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.

• Lecture5.1
  VIDEO LESSON: How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget (10:46)
  11 min
• Lecture5.2
  Topics covered in this How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget module
• Lecture5.3
  INTRODUCTION [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
• Lecture5.4
  WHAT IS FERMENTATION [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
• Lecture5.5
  BENEFITS OF FERMENTING GRAIN FEED [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
• Lecture5.6
  ADVANTAGES OF FERMENTING POULTRY FEED [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
• Lecture5.7
  HOW TO FERMENT POULTRY FEED [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
• Lecture5.8
  ADVICE AND WARNING [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
• Quiz5.1
  END OF MODULE EXAM [How to ferment chicken feed and cut your chicken feed budget]
  10 questions

6.0 Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens 19

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.

• Lecture6.1
  VIDEO LESSON: Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens (28:51)
  29 min
• Lecture6.2
  Topics covered in this Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens module
• Lecture6.3
  INTRODUCTION [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.4
  FOWL POX [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.5
  BOTULISM [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.6
  FOWL CHOLERA [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.7
  INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.8
  INFECTIOUS CORYZA [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.9
  MAREK’S DISEASE [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.10
  THRUSH [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.11
  AIR SAC DISEASE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE (CRD) [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.12
  NEWCASTLE DISEASE [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.13
  MUSHY CHICK DISEASE [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.14
  PULLORUM DISEASE (SALMONELLOSIS) [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.15
  AVIAN INFLUENZA [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.16
  BUMBLEFOOT [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.17
  COCCIDIOSIS [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Lecture6.18
  INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE (GUMBORO) [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
• Quiz6.1
  END OF MODULE EXAM [Characteristics and symptoms of 15 major diseases that affect chickens]
  10 questions

7.0 Broilers VS Layer chickens VS Free range chickens 11

• Lecture7.1
  VIDEO LESSON: Broilers VS Layer chickens VS Free range chickens (20:49)
  21 min
• Lecture7.2
  Topics covered in this Broilers VS Layer chickens VS Free range chickens module
• Lecture7.3
  POULTRY FARMING [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
• Lecture7.4
  INTRODUCTION [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
• Lecture7.5
  START-UP COSTS [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
• Lecture7.6
  DISEASES AND MORTALITY [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
• Lecture7.7
  VACCINES AND MEDICATIONS [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
• Lecture7.8
  BASIC SKILL REQUIREMENT [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
• Lecture7.9
  INCOME GENERATION [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
• Lecture7.10
  CONCLUSION [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
• Quiz7.1
  END OF MODULE EXAM [Broilers VS Layers VS Free-range chickens]
  10 questions

8.0 Egg production: Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely 19

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.

• Lecture8.1
  VIDEO LESSON: Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely (16:26)
  16 min
• Lecture8.2
  Topics covered in this Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely
• Lecture8.3
  INTRODUCTION: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.4
  EGG PRODUCTION: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.5
  POOR NUTRITION: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.6
  WATER SHORTAGE: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.7
  OVERFEEDING: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.8
  MOLTING PHASE: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.9
  BROODY HEN: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.10
  DECREASED DAYLIGHT: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.11
  GOOD LAYING BREED: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.12
  AGING: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.13
  EGG EATING BEHAVIOUR: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.14
  TOO MUCH HEAT: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.15
  OVERCROWDING: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.16
  STRESS: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.17
  DISEASES AND PARASITES: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Lecture8.18
  CONCLUSION: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
• Quiz8.1
  END OF MODULE EXAM: [Why chickens reduce laying eggs or stop laying eggs completely]
  10 questions