Poultry Farming Books

Welcome to all my dear readers. We know that as a poultry farmer or a poultry enthusiast we always struggle to get knowledge. We often have to do some training or undergo some sort of education in this field.

In this article, we are going to look at the Best Poultry farming Books. I have prepared the list of books on the basis of their language.

Why read Books?

As a poultry farmer, it becomes important for us to gain the knowledge. Most of the poultry farmers do not succeed because they do not gather enough knowledge which is required to do the poultry farming successfully.
Most of the time we need to consult someone which the better experience. But we all know that doing some sort of training or reading a book will provide the best knowledge.

1. Books will give you information which no one can.

2. Books have the detailed and technically correct information.

3. Books provide the knowledge on the Diseases and How to cure them.
4. Books will help you increase your knowledge about the poultry farming industry.
5. With the help of the books, you can find out which mistakes you were making and which mistakes to avoid in future.
6. You will have the correct knowledge.
7. Most of the problems can be solved by reading the books.
8. Books tell us about new inventions and technology in the field of poultry farming.

It is always advised that once in a while we need to keep our knowledge updated. This books will help you keep for that purpose.

It is also adviced that all the new farmers those who want to start poultry farming should first read a book to better understand this business. Learning from a book and undergoing a special training is the best way to get success in the poultry farming.

How to increase the profit in Poultry Farming ?

Everyone who wishes to earn more profit should consider reading a book. If you want to earn more then you need to have additional knowledge, which is only present in the books.
1. Read new books and learn new techniques.
2. Learn about new breeds, by reading from books.
3. Earn more profit by doing efficiency farming, learn more about this in the book.

Most of the advanced methods are always mentioned in the books. One who wants to learn more and earn more should consider learning from books.

Poultry Farming books in Hindi

Most of the people in India prefer Hindi. So we have provided the list of the best poultry farming books in Hindi.

Everyone should buy at least one book to increase knowledge and to earn more profit.
The best way to earn more profit in poultry farming is by reading new books are gaining more knowledge.

1.  Murgi Palan_-in Hindi (Best Book) by Jadhav

This books provides both the beginner and intermediate level knowledge. Everyone should buy this book are read it.

2.ADHUNIK PASHU & POULTRY KE ROG & UNKI PATENT AUSHADHIYAN (Hindi) by DR. BRIJ BHUSHAN LAL

 This Book is the best book if you want the knowledge in Hindi for treating poultry diseases. As farmer you should know how to cure he poultry diseases.

 This books is Highly recommend to all the poultry farmers and doctors also.

The best advantage is that this book is in Hindi.

3. COMMERCIAL POULTRY & BROILER FARMING (WITH FISHERIES & PIGGERY FARMING) (Hindi) by DR. J. S CHAUHAN (Author)

Those farmers who have got huge success in the poultry farming, should start the poultry farming in very large commercial scale. This book tells about all the requirements and knowledge that you need to have in order to get success in the poultry farming at a very large commercial scale. 

4.Murgi Palan Ke Siddhant (Hindi) by Jai Singh (Author)

 This book provides the best knowledge about scientific approach towards the poultry farming. A farmer or a doctor can learn a lot of things from this book. It is recommended to everyone. 

Poultry Farming Book in Marathi 

Following is the list of best Poultry farming books in Marathi. Every poultry farmer from Maharashtra who wants to start poultry farming should definitely read this books. It is a must.

1. Adarsh Poultry Vyavasay (Marathi)by Dr.Burkule (Author)

This book is the best book for getting the beginners and the advance knowledge in the field of poultry farming. Everyone who wants to learn about poultry farming in Marathi should consider buying this book.

 2.Commercial Layer Farming Modern Management (Marathi) by Dr. Satishchandra Borole (Author)

This book is the best books if you want to learn about the Commercial Layer Farming, which comes under the poultry farming. Everyone should read this book.

3. POULTRY by Nayna Nirgun (Author)

Last but not the least. This book is the best value for money book if yo want to buy the book. Please go ahead and buy. It is the most important book, it will help you improve you profit in poultry farming.

Read More

10 Mistakes made by All Poultry Farmers with Solutions.

10 Mistakes which All Poultry Farmers Make.

When it comes to poultry farming, many of us make mistakes. These mistakes occur due to lack of experience, improper guidance or any other factor. In this article, we are going to look at the mistake which poultry farmers make.

The mistake made by each farmer is different. The new farmer may suffer loss due to inadequate knowledge and expertise, whereas an experienced farmer may suffer loss due to overconfidence or negligence.

We will categories this mistake accordingly. The mistakes mentioned here also come with solutions to avoid them. We wish that everyone who does poultry farming should be successful. We would love to be a part of your poultry farming success story by helping you to avoid these mistakes.
Read our article on: How to start poultry farming.

Mistakes made by New Farmers:

These mistakes are made by new poultry farmers as they don't have any previous experience. It is advised to the new poultry farmers to be very cautious when starting a new farm to avoid these mistakes.

1. Approaching the poultry farming directly without any training/course/guidance/experience.

Solution: Before starting your poultry farm, it is advised to undergo some training. If training is not possible then, do the poultry farming under the guidance of experienced poultry farmer.

2. Not doing proper research about the poultry farming industry.

Solution: Before starting your poultry farm do a research about the industry, read our article on How to start poultry farming. Also, do the research of local market to get knowledge about the industry. Ask the experienced people around you about the challenge in the poultry industry.

3. Being overexcited. (Slow and steady wins the race.)

Solution: You must understand that poultry farming is a delicate process. You will be successful in poultry farming when you will do all the steps properly. Have patience and follow the process. You will be a successful poultry Farmer.

4. Suffering Mortality and loss.(Experience is the key.)

Solution: If you suffered loss and mortality in your first attempt then don't get discouraged. Every mistake acts as a stepping stone to your success. Try to find out the mistake that you made. Avoid those mistakes next time.

Mistakes made by Every Poultry Farmer:

Following mistake are made by every farmer during their career as a poultry farmer. We want all the poultry farmers to avoid this general mistakes. These mistake area mostly common and lead to a major loss. Keep special attention on these mistakes.

The mortality of chicks, diseases, improper growth, the sudden death of birds, and many horrible things can happen if the following mistakes are not taken care of.

Please make sure that you do not make any of these mistakes.

1. Find the perfect supplier. Someone who can provide healthy chicks at a reasonable price. If your chicks are unhealthy then you won't have a successful batch. Always make sure that you buy chicks from the trusted sources.


2. Not taking care of chicks, not providing the proper vaccination or medicine.


3. Improper location of the farm, near the unhygienic area. Do not construct a farm near a pond site or water body.



4. Maintain clean farm. Make sure that you have done farm is antibacterial and antiviral before bringing the chicks to the farm.


5. Make sure that there is proper brooding. In winter days, provide proper heat to chicks. This is the main reason for the mortality of chicks in winter.


6. Make sure that there are proper ventilation and airflow on the farm. In the summer days, make sure that the temperature of farm in maintained. Use fogger if necessary.
7. Viral, Fungal and Bacterial diseases. These diseases can be caused by coming in contact with external people. Try to avoid the exposer of other people to the farm. They can also be the carrier of these diseases.


10. Impure water. The water that you give your birds should be clean. If should be free from contamination.


11. Overcrowding of birds. If you are crossing the limit of your shed capacity, this might lead to the improper growth of birds.


12. Debeaking(removing of the beak). Make sure that you cut the beak of birds. Due to this birds will not harm each other.


13. If Disease occurs. Note down the symptoms. Do not panic. Consult your fellow farmers. Ask for expert advise. Consult a Doctor. Give the medicine in Proper dose. If the disease is extreme in a category then try to contain it.


14. If improper growth. Make sure that you give high nutrition feed to your birds. The quality of feeds matters a lot. The feed that you give to the birds should be proper, to improve their health.


15. Improper growth of birds. Another reason for the improper growth can be less number of feeder and drinker. Less number of feeder increases the competition for feed. Small birds do not get chance to eat. Make sure that you have number of a feeder than expected. Twice the number of expected feeder and drinker should be kept.


16. Low profit due to less weight of overall batch. You as a farmer will notice that there are some birds which will be larger in size and weight. Some birds will be smaller in size and weight. To gain the maximum profit from the batch follow the following steps. It will help you maximize the profit.


a) If possible sell your batch is few steps, do not sell the whole batch at once. Separate the birds with better weight from the batch and keep them in one compartment. Sell the birds will the better weight first.

b) Once larger weight birds are sold. The farm becomes little free. It gives the smaller birds a chance to grow to their maximum weight. And then sell the remaining birds following this same procedure.

17. Farmer is always in a hurry to start the next batch after selling the previous batch. Do not hurry. It is very important for every farmer to make the farm completely dry. Clean the farm completely. Let the air flow inside the farm. Open the farm for air intake. Make the farm antibacterial and antiviral. Once your farm is completely cleaned. Then start for the next batch.

Mistakes Made by Experienced Farmers.

Sometimes even the experts make mistake. It is not a bad thing. It is bound to happen we are humans. Here we will see some mistakes made by the expert farmers which cause heavy losses not just to them but to everyone.

1. Being careless

As a professional farmer, we should not be careless. Sometimes you keep your workers to do your job. Your workers do not tell you about the mistake they have done. It advised that, if you have workers at your farm then keep checking their work. Do not start depending on your workers, this can be bad. Be cautious and provide your input to the workers.

2. Getting Distracted

Once you achieve success, you start neglecting the poultry farm. You get distracted by the other business ideas. You start considering poultry farming as a alternative. Do not make this mistake, it may cost you dearly.

3. Overconfidence

Sometimes being overconfident causes loss. You must take pride in your experience. But few mistakes can cause diseases like bird flu. It is advised to always maintain the politeness towards the poutlry farm industry. In such way that your mistake should not be the cause of loss to everyone.

4. Not being helpful to New farmers

If you are a experienced farmer then it is your responsibility to help others. The strong people lift others up. Don't be conservative. Be helpful. This will increase your respect in the community and make you better person. Respect is never given to anyone. One must earn the respect. If you want respected then help others. They will respect you.

We have seen some mistakes in this article. In the upcoming articles we will be telling you about the secret tips of becoming a successful poultry farmer. If you liked this article please share it with your friends. Please support out initiative by liking our Facebook page. Also comment and let us know your views.

Read More

Poultry Farming in India: How to start poultry farming in India?

 The growing demand for chicken meat in the past 10-15 years opened new opportunities for Poultry farming in India.  Many people those who are interested in poultry farming have a basic question in their mind, “How to start poultry farming in India?”.
This particular article will answer your question and provide you the knowledge about the things you need to know and the approach you need to have, to start the poultry farm.

The Poultry Farming involves various stages of work, here we will get the broader view of all the stages and their importance, later on, we will discuss each stage in details. The main motive here is to understand the process and the activities to be done when starting a poultry farm.

1. Stage One: Farm/Shed Construction

The very first thing to be done is the construction of the shed. This will mark the beginning of your journey into the world of poultry farming.

The stage involves following steps:
* Selection of appropriate land / Site for construction.
* Selection of appropriate capacity of shed
*Selection of appropriate layout plan for the shed.
*Selection of appropriate material for shed construction
* Making a Shed Estimate
*Actual Construction

2. Stage Two: Farm/Shed Setup

Once the shed construction is successfully completed, we need to prepare the shed for the birds. This stage involves attaching the equipment, pipeline, ground base, brooding system, airflow system and much more, this stage is one of the most important stages when starting a new batch of birds every time.

This stage involves the following steps:
*Making farm clean
*Attaching pipeline for drinker
*Attaching drinker and feeder
*Making farm antibacterial
*Covering the floor with Rice Husk
*Selection of appropriate brooding method

3. Stage Three: Selecting Poultry Breed for Farming

Selecting the perfect breed according to your nearby market is important since you profit depends on the type of your breed and the demand of the market. You need to be very cautious when it comes to selecting the breed for farming. You also need to consider the duration of your batch, as in when you will start the batch and when you will be ready to harvest it.
In India, there are a few months when people don't prefer to ear meat, so the starting time of batch becomes very important, make sure that your batch does not get harvested in the month when people don't prefer to eat.

This stage involves following steps:
*Doing the research of Local Poultry Market
*Try to find Buyer for your batch before you start farming.
*Check which breed has demand and provides better margin
*Selecting Appropriate Breed
*Timing of Starting the Poultry Batch
*Buying Chicks of selected Breed
*Buying the Perfect Feed with better Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR)
*Vaccination of Chicks
*Taking Care of Chicks
*Doing Debeaking(trimming the beaks of batch)

4. Stage Four: Diseases related to Breed

Once the chicks arrive at your farm, you need to take good care of them, provide them adequate water, feed, brooding, and vaccination. But even after taking good care there might be chances of diseases. That is why Poultry farming in India becomes a challenging task.
This stage involves following steps:

*Learning about the Diseases related to your breed
*Noting Down Symptoms
*Consulting the Doctor
*Asking your fellow farmers
*If mortality of chick is high, then considering post-mortem of chicks

5. Stage Five: Medicine for Diseases and Growth of the Batch

The medicine is not for the diseases but also for the growth of the batch, providing the supplements through medicine is a normal practice everywhere. You should consult a doctor and fellow farmers about the proper medicine. This stage involves following steps:

*Consulting Doctor
*Buying medicine for Diseases
*Giving the proper Dosage
*Separating ill Birds if necessary
*Giving supplements for the weight gain
*Giving Vitamins and Minerals
*Giving Growth Supplements
*Checking the weight of birds

6. Stage Six: Last two weeks before Harvesting

The last two weeks before harvesting are most crucial, this is the period during which the birds make their maximum growth, keep making sure that birds get all the required things right from the feed, water, and brooding. This stage involves following steps:

*Giving Second Dose of Vaccination/Medicine
*Giving Second Dose of Grower supplement
*Weighing the birds to check if the required weight is achieved.

7. Stage Seven: Selling of Birds/ Harvesting the Batch

The selling of birds is the important step, this is where you earn money the poultry farming market is very competitive in India. Make sure that your birds gain enough weight since your whole profit depends on the weight of birds. Also, note that not all the birds will have the same weight.

 This stage involves the following steps:

*If you can sell your birds to local supplier then
*First sell the birds with the best weight
*Then let the remaining birds gain the required weight in few days
* Then sell the Birds.
*This method gives more money
*Check the Online Market Rate on our site before selling
*Ask your buyer to buy at the same rate as Online Market Rate

8. Stage Eight: After Harvesting the batch/ Farm Cleaning

Once your batch is harvested and all the birds are sold. You can start cleaning the farm for the next batch. Start your procedure from the beginning of stage 2.

The stage involves following steps:

*Cleaning of Farm/Shed
*Cleaning of Equipment
*Cleaning of Farm Floor
*Making farm Antibacterial
*Starting again from stage 2.

Read More