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1. Water softeners and filters.
- Water with high total dissolved solids will cause deposits on the humidity controls, spray nozzles, jets and valve seats..
- Therefore filter systems and water softeners are necessary to reduce the TDS content of the water used for hatchery operations.
2. Water heaters
- Hot water will be necessary for operating most hatchery tray washers and for general clean up..
- A large capacity boiler is generally used to provide hot water.
Waterers
- Waterers or drinkers are used to provide water to the birds.
- Waterers are available in different sizes, design and shape.
i) Pan and Jar type
- This type of waterer is circular in nature, having two compartments i.e. jar for filling water and pan for delivering water.
ii) Linear waterer / Channel type waterers
- This type waterer is usually attached with cages for providing continuous water supply.
- One end of channel type waterer is designed as funnel shape to receive water from a tap and the other end has the provision for draining the excess water.
iii) Water basin made of plastic/wood/GI with grill
- Basins of different diameters are available (10”, 12”, 14” and 16” diameter).
- A separate grill is available to prevent the entry of birds inside the water.
iv) Bell type automatic waterer
- These are made of high-impact plastic in a bell shape usually suspended from separate pipeline for the purpose.
- This type of waterers has control over the water flow and maintains the required water level always.
- There will be a continuous flow of water so as to ensure water available for the birds throughout the day.
- Height at which the water is available can be easily adjusted by simple clamp mechanism and rate of flow water is adjustable by a valve (spring-mounted). Plastic drinkers will be brightly colored (red,blue) and hence are expected to attract layers, especially chicks to water.
- No. of bell-drinkers=1.3*(circumference÷ Drinker space)
v) Nipple drinker.
- It can be used both in deep-litter and in cage system.
- When used in deep-litter system, it is attached with cup under the nipple to prevent wetting of litter material.
- These drinkers look like a nipple and water drops comes out when they are pressed.
- They can be used for all types and classes of birds, but most commonly used in laying cages.
- One nipple drinkers in each cage housing 3 layers is sufficient.
vi) Manual drinker.
- In case of chicks during first week of brooding, manual drinkers are popularly used.
- They also referred as “fountain drinkers” because water comes out of the holes like that in case of a fountain.
- The main advantage of manual drinkers is the ease of giving vitamins and other probiotics/medicines/vaccines through water.
- Manual drinkers with stand made of high-impact plastic in bright colors (red or blue) are available.
- Arrangement of drinkers at an equal distance of 0.6m between any two feeders and feeder and a drinker.
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Dr.Rahulpreet Singh
( M.V.Sc Scholar ) |
Dr. Pranav Kumar
(Assistant Professor)
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Dr. Amandeep Singh
(M.V.Sc Scholar, IVRI ) |
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| Division of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.S. Pura, SKUAST Jammu |
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