LAYING AND NON-LAYING BIRDS IDENTIFICATION DEMONSTRATION

OBJECTIVE:Separate the non-productive birds and develop them with special care to them to attain good productivity.

PROCEDURE:

* After peak production, identify and separate the non-layer and broody birds.

* Arrange a separate pen for the segregated birds and provide the same floor space, feed type, drinker space as per the laying birds.

* Close the nest box doors in the non-layer pen.

* Less feed gram is given to the non-laying and broody birds.

* Maintain the males ration based on the production.

CONTROL PARAMETER:

The broody & Non-layer birds may be found may be found from 35th weeks onwards. CHARACTERISTICS NON-LAYING BIRDS:* Comb & wattles: Pale red, shrinkages and small* Pelvic bone: Below 2 finger space* Vent: dryness* Sound: Abnormal* Settling: Corner of the shed* Loss of tail and back feathers, wound in the combs, yellow colouration of the shank, beak and ear lobes.

BROODY BIRDS:

* The body feathers are shiny.* Goose flesh feathers.* Settles inside / under the nest box. Also in the corner & darker area of the pens.* Induce sound if any person / bird go near to it.

Character Good-Layer Non-LayerComb & Wattles Large, bright

red, glossy and velvet shine

Small, dull and

shrunken

Head Neat and polished Beefy and weak

Eye Bright and prominent Dull, sunken

Eye ring Bleached Yellow tinted

Beak Bleached Yellow

Abdomen Deep, soft and flexible Shallow, tough and tight

Pubic bones Flexible and wide apart Stiff and close together

Vent Large, moist and

bleached

Small, dry,

wrinkled and clean