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In the Brooder
- Jul 11, 2015
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Rhea
I’m designing a community farm and I was wondering if you could do both or one of the following for me and either answer a few questions I have and or read over my care sheet and tell me if there’s any wrong information or things you would do differently.
Questions
When is too old to breed
Male to female hatch rate
Eggs cost
Chick cost 125
Adult cost
Chick feed to grower feed
Grower feed to maintainer feed
Grower feed to butcher feed
Maintainer feed
Male breeding age
Time of day eggs are laid
Write up
Rhea
Special care
Males housed separate
Temperament
Aggressive
Cost
Eggs cost
Chick cost
Adult cost
Chick feed to grower feed
Grower to maintainer
Feed amount
Chick feed to grower feed
Grower feed to maintainer feed
Grower feed to butcher feed
Enclosure
Size
15 m by 25 m
Height
6 ft
Fence type
Wood or chain link
Shelter
3 sided
Equipment
Food, git, water and calcium dish. Sliding egg devider
Terrain
grass
Diet
Feed type
Ratite maintaner or 20 % protien
Amount
2 times per day as much as they can eat in 30 mins
Minerals/other
grit
Breeding
Sexing
Vent check at 2 weeks with neck between legs
Ratio
1-6
Age
Female 2-4 years. Male
Season
march
Diet
Calcium added febuary 15 unitll end of season
Eggs
Clutch size and numbers per year
5-10. every 2nd or 3rd day
Collecting time
Storing
Hatch time
34-40 days
Incubation temp
100 f
Humidity
45
Candling
7 days, day 32 twice a day until hatch
Stop turning
31
Lock down
When to assist
Chip hole in iner membrane when penetraded by chick
Move to brooder
Walking and dry
Brooder
Size
40 sf
Height
Temperature decreasing
Same as outside
Feed type length
Water dishes
Marbles should not be placed
Special nutrients
Grow out pen
Size
15x24 m
Feed type length
Butcher
Butcher age
1 year
I’m designing a community farm and I was wondering if you could do both or one of the following for me and either answer a few questions I have and or read over my care sheet and tell me if there’s any wrong information or things you would do differently.
Questions
When is too old to breed
Male to female hatch rate
Eggs cost
Chick cost 125
Adult cost
Chick feed to grower feed
Grower feed to maintainer feed
Grower feed to butcher feed
Maintainer feed
Male breeding age
Time of day eggs are laid
Write up
Rhea
Special care
Males housed separate
Temperament
Aggressive
Cost
Eggs cost
Chick cost
Adult cost
Chick feed to grower feed
Grower to maintainer
Feed amount
Chick feed to grower feed
Grower feed to maintainer feed
Grower feed to butcher feed
Enclosure
Size
15 m by 25 m
Height
6 ft
Fence type
Wood or chain link
Shelter
3 sided
Equipment
Food, git, water and calcium dish. Sliding egg devider
Terrain
grass
Diet
Feed type
Ratite maintaner or 20 % protien
Amount
2 times per day as much as they can eat in 30 mins
Minerals/other
grit
Breeding
Sexing
Vent check at 2 weeks with neck between legs
Ratio
1-6
Age
Female 2-4 years. Male
Season
march
Diet
Calcium added febuary 15 unitll end of season
Eggs
Clutch size and numbers per year
5-10. every 2nd or 3rd day
Collecting time
Storing
Hatch time
34-40 days
Incubation temp
100 f
Humidity
45
Candling
7 days, day 32 twice a day until hatch
Stop turning
31
Lock down
When to assist
Chip hole in iner membrane when penetraded by chick
Move to brooder
Walking and dry
Brooder
Size
40 sf
Height
Temperature decreasing
Same as outside
Feed type length
Water dishes
Marbles should not be placed
Special nutrients
Grow out pen
Size
15x24 m
Feed type length
Butcher
Butcher age
1 year
