Raising chickens in urban areas is currently quite common as many families have spacious gardens and want to be self-sufficient in clean food sources. However, raising chickens always requires careful calculation to achieve the desired efficiency.
Accordingly, housewives should pay attention to and apply some of the following rules to raise chickens in an optimal way.
Chicken breed selection
Urban house space is quite limited, so choosing chicken breeds needs to be considered. Housewives should prioritize small and resistant chicken breeds. Chicken farming scale needs to be considered with garden or terrace areas to avoid overload.
The chicken coop should have a separate manure tray to help with daily cleaning as well as prevent wastewater from affecting other living areas of the family.
Control odors with biological mattresses
Odor control is an issue to pay attention to before deciding to raise chickens in the city. To overcome this situation, housewives should prepare biological litter from rice husks or sawdust mixed with microbial enzymes.
Biological lining will help decompose waste on the spot and keep the barn floor dry. Maintaining a lining thickness of about 10cm and regularly stirring it will help eliminate unpleasant odors, ensuring a living space that is always airy for the family.
Food and environmental sanitation
Taking advantage of leftover food to raise chickens will help ensure hygiene as well as save costs. Food and drinks should be placed in specialized troughs to avoid spillage.
Every week, housewives should spray mild disinfection around the chicken coop area to kill pathogens, help keep the environment clean and promote healthy chicken farming.
Adhere to epidemic prevention properly
With a living environment that needs to ensure hygiene and safety, proactively vaccinating livestock with all kinds of vaccines needs to be done on time.
These are mandatory notes to help the living space be clean and safe as well as prevent diseases from spreading to humans. The meticulousness and carefulness in maintaining general hygiene will help the home-based livestock model achieve high quality.
