Being a lucrative business in agriculture, the quality and quantity of fayoumi chicken products obtained from chicken farming is determined by the production technology used.
As foyoumi chicken are active breed of chicken, they are reared by commercial egg farmers and are resistant to diseases than others and have high demand. They start egg production at 6 months of age with average of 182-280 eggs annually.
Fayoumi chicken management
First, Fayoumi chicken farming is a lucrative business with proper planning and care. They are very strong and hardy and to start, buy very good quality fayoumi chicks which are healthy and disease free. You can purchase day old chicks or mature birds depending.
Similarly, making a good comfortable and safe housing system is a must to protect birds from predators, adverse weather conditions and also to stay healthy. Use available materials such as bamboo or made of full concrete setup to construct house.
Deep litre system is generally used for fayoumi chicken farming and in this, avail 4-5 sq ft space for each bird and build a house in a way that is easily cleaned. Feeding being the most important part in chicken farming business as good food allows the bird to grow better and stay healthy, feed chicken on already made commercial feeds or feeds prepared by your self.
Furthermore, fayoumi chicken are good foragers and take most of their diet from foraging once allowed to move freely. Never provide chicken with contaminated feeds and always provide them with enough clean fresh water. Fayoumi chicken are naturally good breeders when kept at good ratio of 1 male to 10 females.
Finally, as fayoumi chicken are well suited to hot climate and active hardy birds requiring less caring and additional management, always take good care of birds which include monitoring and regular vaccination.
