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Brooding

Brooding is the giving of special care to chicks from the time of

hatching to nearly eight weeks.

Types of Brooding

1. Natural Brooding

This is where the parent hen provides warmth,

security care and food to young chicks.

Advantages

 It is cheap in terms of expense

 The hen looks for food for its chicks

 The hen provides security for the chicks

 The farmer does not need to provide

too much attention

Disadvantages

 The parent hen cannot provide enough

security from many predators and

thieves

 It cannot be done on large scale

 In case of death of mother bird, chicks

will be left without care.

 Some parent hens are just not good enough

parents to give good care for the

chicks