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Parrothead

The chicks we are thinking about buying on the 13th of March, I just learned, they cannot be put on the ground. They are, for whatever reason(s), suseptible to viral infections and dying if they are let to roam around on the ground. So, they are supposed to spend their entire lives caged off the surface. 

Anyone ever heard this before? 

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jimmyboy

yep, they have had the resistance bred out in favor of productivity.

but ALL chickens in cambodia regardless of breed will suffer an AVERAGE mortality rate of 60% or more as juveniles due to newcastle disease ALONE.

it is universally present at certain times of the year.

 

give them 4" of straw on the floor and add clean straw every couple of days.

use the bedding on your trees every 6-8 weeks.

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Parrothead

Mate, 60% is a pretty damned high rate of loss. I hope this percentage does not apply to adults as well. 

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jimmyboy

it does in some degree= not sure of the percentage but it is vital- a drop in the eye from a glass eyedropper is all it takes to protect- i think the dose will be less than a dollar

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Parrothead

Yeah. The meds, from what I understand, are not very costly. I didn't, however, get specific pricing when we were at the farm supply last. 

I will make it a point to do so the next time I am there. 

 

I am anxious to see how this "suseptible to illness breed" performs. They sell the hell out of them. So, apparently, the Khmers are NOT afraid to raise them. Maybe I should build a small chicken house at the apartment first, and then expand it at the farm. Maybe transfer the chicks when they are bigger, so I can keep a more personal "eye" on them while they are growing.

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dicey eye

So eventually do you plan on relocating to the farm or continue the commuting situation?

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Parrothead

So eventually do you plan on relocating to the farm or continue the commuting situation?

 

The plan is to live there full time. Honestly, I had hoped to be there full time by now.

 

I have a complete toilet, newly built, that no one else uses when we are not there. Of course, they don't use it when we are there, either. :rolleyes:

 

I think they are concerned about using too much water. Night before last, it rained at the farm, enough to refill the current storage tanks almost completely. I keep telling them to not worry about water usage, as we now have more than enough roof collection area to refill the tanks. We should have another tank in place within the next two weeks, a 5,000 liter tank.

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jimmyboy

yes, keep them in a cage at home until they get feathers, off the dirt, clean and dry, out of draft and direct sun, away from snakes etc.

 

they will outperform the village chickens no doubt.

 

if you get hold of superior stock and a good incubator ( $500) and have sufficient electricity to run it, your eggs can be worth the price of a day old hatchery chicken, or a balut egg. if you can sell the eggs value added like this- you do not need to worry about running out of space for adult birds.

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