DOC (day old chick), chicks aged 1 day was to determine the success of poultry business. DOC a good condition is the initial capital is very important.DOC is well marked with the following criteria:
1. Weight meet ideal weight, ie 35 g or appropriate standard weight, which is not less than 32 g. DOC body weight positively correlated to the rate of growth of chicken.
2. Behave nimble, agile, and active foraging. Will react to the touch, dirt will not stick in the rectum.
3. Position in the group are always scattered.
4. Elastic abdominal cavity, covered with dry navel hair smooth cotton, soft and shiny.
5. Eyes round and bright.
If in the election effort this seed breeders are able to identify the condition based on the above criteria, then at least this will reduce the risk because of factors in which we do not want.
In the world of livestock, seeds chicken laying by the breeders are divided into two types, namely types and types are mild.
DOC type of light
Mild type chicken was developed specifically to produce eggs. All the resources mobilized for the production of chicken eggs. This mild type chickens have characteristics as follows:
1. Small body, lean and agile behavior.
2. Combs single, large and seemed to fall aside.
3. Bright eyes.
4. Early sexual maturity grows, the age of 4 months of starting production.
5. High egg production, with a rather thin skin and egg white.
6. More sensitive to the environment and easily startled.
Some strains are included in this type of light is Babcock, Hisex White, Ross White, Hubbard Leghorn.
DOC type of medium
This type chicken was developed to produce eggs and meat (after the afkir). Thus, this type of chicken to share resources to produce eggs and meat. Therefore, this medium type chickens are also called dual to the type of chicken. But the emphasis remains focused its resources on egg production. This type of chicken has characteristics as follows:
1. Larger body size and more robust than the type of light, and behave calmly.
2. Badanya weights heavier than the type of light, because the amount of meat and more fat.
3. The muscles of legs and thicker chest.
4. High egg production, with a thick egg shell is brown.
Some strains are included in this type is the Lohman Brown, Hisex Brown, Hubbard Golden Comet, Rosa Brown, Dekalb Brown, Isa Brown. Lately, farmers were more likely to choose the type is due to high egg production and the meat was not bad either.
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