Curriculum professional Egg Farming Practices Course
Framework for the Egg Farming Course
Training is in interactive sessions and runs over 8 weeks – theoretical, practical and feedback sessions both in the class room and within the operational Egg farming's rearing and layer houses. Course runs concurrently with 'Kickstart your Business' and 'Grow your business' - courses.
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Egg Farming Course Outline modules 1-10​​
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1. The Basics
Class methodology
Introduction
Background
Chicken and egg terminology
4. Rearing of Laying Hens
Brooding
Growing
Climatic factors
Rearing house preparation
Pullet management
Lighting schedule
Water
Temperature
Humidity
Relative humidity
Air composition
Air movement and airspeed
7. Egg Production
Analysis of yield per bird
Grading
Packaging
Grading Machinery
10. Avoid getting scammed
Internet scammers, other scam sources
Recognizing a scam
Reporting scams: share your experiences
2. Chicken Husbandry
Quality of stock, chicken breeds.
Confined birds vs unconfined vs semi confined birds
Welfare need
Adaptations to hot climates
Health
Nutrition
Stockmanship
Management techniques
Record keeping
5. Housing of laying hens
Space
Food
Water
Light Sources and Light Quality
Ventilation
Manure
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8. Selling by-products
Point of lays
Spent hens
3. Maintenance of good health
Principals of good health management
Causes of an infectious disease
Prevention of disease
Resisting disease
Disease severity
Monitoring Program
Bio-security procedures
Beak trimming pro's, con's and alternatives
Essential record keeping
6. Feeding
Different feeds
Forms of feed
Feed improvements
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9. Marketing tools: sell your eggs
Market analysis
Contact the clients
No fee schools
Advertising
Keeping in touch
Differentiation and product development
Analysis of profitability
