Tips for choosing a place for rations and drinking water

Rations and drinking water are the main needs for livestock. Both must be available in good quantity and quality. Chicken productivity will be disrupted if the need for drinking water and rations are not met properly. Chickens will die if within 2-3 days they do not get drinking water. Even so, if you do not get rations, within 15-20 days the chicken will die.

 The availability of rations and drinking water is greatly influenced by the selection and installation of rations and drinking water. Chickens should be able to easily access rations and drinking water. Even more so for broilers that have a tendency to be lazy to move.

Know the place of ration and drinking water

Place rations and drinking water used by farmers there are several kinds, including

• Manual ration and drinking water place
  Manual ration and drinking water places still involve full human labor to supply or provide rations and drinking water.

Place rations and drinking water this manual will supply the needs of rations and drinking water in accordance with the capacity or volume of equipment. When it is consumed, the farmer needs to add rations and drinking water to the rations and drinking water.

This manual ration and drinking water place is relatively inexpensive, and is usually used by farmers with small to medium population scales. It is widely used in outdoor lighting (open house). It's just that when there is a case of disease, this ration and drinking place will be an excellent medium for transmitting the disease.

• Automatic ration and drinking water holder
  As the name implies, this automatic ration and drinking water place will supply the needs of rations and drinking water automatically. Rations and drinking water will always be available, so that chickens can access the needs of rations and drinking water according to their needs.

This automatic ration and drinking water place will facilitate the work of the cage children. Cage children do not need to lift zak-Zak rations and gallons of drinking water into the cage. Fresh water and rations (fresh). Chickens can access ration and drinking water needs more freely.

Usage nipple drinker will help suppress cases of disease transmission, especially respiratory diseases such as korisa, CRD complex, ILT and Avian Influenza (AI). In a closed cage (closed house), automatic selection of the place of ration and drinking water is suitable. What's more, the density of chickens in cages closed house so high that it will affect the movement space of cage workers.

Automatic ration place will be able to minimize spilled rations when giving or adding rations. And this will give a lot of profit, moreover, the price of rations is getting more expensive. What's more, this spilled or scattered ration can reach 2-5 grams per head per day. Not only that, when the ration is not much scattered chickens get the appropriate ration so that the performance or productivity of chickens will be better.

More expensive initial investment costs are often an obstacle to choosing to use automatic ration and drinking water places. And the problem that is often encountered when using automatic ration and drinking water places is a neglected maintenance program, and even more so a closed installation. Biofilm problems that cause leakage nipple and contamination of disease seeds in the channel nipple drinker become a commonly found thing. Medion presents Harsonic as one of the solutions to overcome biofilms.

• Choosing a place of ration and drinking water. The choice of a place for ration and a place for drinking should be carried out precisely. Some factors that can be used as consideration include :
  1. The ease with which chickens consume rations and drinking waterthis is the main parameter. The place where the ration and drinking water are chosen must be able to be easily accessed by chickens. It is easy to recognize and easy to consume rations and drinking water. Red and yellow colors are the most numerous options for rations and drinking water. These two colors will make it easier for chickens to find ration and drinking water.The height of the dishes in which the ration and drinking water should be observed, especially in chicks. Make sure that the chicks are able to easily peck on the ration. The height of the plate where the ration is too low when the chicken is an adult can trigger the ration to spill or scatter. Therefore, choose the appropriate height of the ration and drinking water.The capacity of the ration and drinking water places also needs to be considered, especially those that use manual systems. Make sure the capacity of the ration and drinking water place is known so that the ration period and the number of ration and drinking water places are in accordance with the chicken population.Investment cost carefully calculate the investment cost needed to provide a place for rations and drinking water that suits the needs of chickens. Calculate investment costs thoroughly, starting from the price per unit of ration and drinking water, maintenance costs and depreciation costs.Be careful with momentary decision - making, which only sees more expensive initial purchase costs. This happens a lot in Breeders. It is necessary to dig deeper and calculate the profit and loss when there are offers of rations and drinking water that are more expensive but provide more convenience, especially guarantees for spilled rations.Ease of care and cleaningplace rations and drinking water should be easy to care for and clean. This is an added value that we need to think about. The place of ration and drinking water can be a means of transmitting the disease. Therefore, the ease of cleaning is important to note.Places of rations and drinking water that are difficult to remove, have many nooks and crannies will complicate their cleaning. This will potentially be a breeding ground for Disease seeds.Age of use (durability)The place of ration and drinking water should be preserved. Calculate the age of use of the ration and drinking water. Calculate the initial investment cost by the length of the service life of the ration and drinking water premises.
   

Watch The Installation

After selecting the appropriate ration and drinking water place, the next important thing is to install the ration and drinking water place appropriately. Carefully calculate the number of places of ration and drinking water corresponding to the population of our chickens. Make sure chickens can access rations and drinking water freely with a normal level of competition.

Set the height of the ration and drinking water. Make sure the chickens easily access the ration and drinking water and do not cause the ration and drinking water to spill. 

The selection and installation of rations and drinking water in accordance with the needs of chickens is the main factor that needs to be considered. This will ensure that the chickens get their ration needs and drinking water properly. And finally the productivity of chickens will be optimal.