Agricultural Science
Candidate Name: Shanell McKay
Subject: Agricultural Science (Single Award)
School: Clarendon College
Location: Clarendon College Tutorial Farm
Duration: 26\9\11 – 16\10\11
Schedule of operations 1) Poultry House Preparation: a. Removal of old litter b. Cob-webbing of poultry house c. Poultry house sanitation d. Hanging of tarpaulin
2) Setting-up of brooding area: a. Installing light source b. Spreading new litter & newspaper c. Placing of waterers and feeders
3) Arrival of chicks
4) Daily observation
5) Expansion of brooding area
6) Calculating the mortality rate
7) Calculating the dressing percentage
8) Slaughtering
9) Calculating the F.C.R 10) Dressing of birds and Marketing 11) Cleaning up of slaughtering area
Materials and Equipments used * Shovel * Sawdust * Newspaper * Waterers * Feeders * Infra red bulb * Broom * Disinfectant * Booster * Baby Chicks * Feed bags * Feed * Knife * Pot * Plastic bags
Preparation of the Poultry House (19|9|11)
The poultry house was properly sanitized in order to keep the chicks healthy and warm in all weather conditions. This was also done to keep away diseases from the chicks. The poultry house was erected at an east – west orientation. * Tools were collected (e.g. broom, empty bags, disinfectant, shovel) * Old litter was shoveled up, bagged and removed to the compost heap. See figure 1. * Using the broom, the mesh and ceiling were cob-webbed. See figure 2. * Materials that were caked onto the floor was scraped using the shovel, the floor was then washed with disinfectant. The tarpaulin was hoisten for sunlight to penetrate the area. * The area was left to dry for two (2) days. * The tools were cleaned and dried then returned to the storeroom.
Preparation of the Brooding Area (21|9|11)
Brooding is the special care given to
Subject: Agricultural Science (Single Award)
School: Clarendon College
Location: Clarendon College Tutorial Farm
Duration: 26\9\11 – 16\10\11
Schedule of operations 1) Poultry House Preparation: a. Removal of old litter b. Cob-webbing of poultry house c. Poultry house sanitation d. Hanging of tarpaulin
2) Setting-up of brooding area: a. Installing light source b. Spreading new litter & newspaper c. Placing of waterers and feeders
3) Arrival of chicks
4) Daily observation
5) Expansion of brooding area
6) Calculating the mortality rate
7) Calculating the dressing percentage
8) Slaughtering
9) Calculating the F.C.R 10) Dressing of birds and Marketing 11) Cleaning up of slaughtering area
Materials and Equipments used * Shovel * Sawdust * Newspaper * Waterers * Feeders * Infra red bulb * Broom * Disinfectant * Booster * Baby Chicks * Feed bags * Feed * Knife * Pot * Plastic bags
Preparation of the Poultry House (19|9|11)
The poultry house was properly sanitized in order to keep the chicks healthy and warm in all weather conditions. This was also done to keep away diseases from the chicks. The poultry house was erected at an east – west orientation. * Tools were collected (e.g. broom, empty bags, disinfectant, shovel) * Old litter was shoveled up, bagged and removed to the compost heap. See figure 1. * Using the broom, the mesh and ceiling were cob-webbed. See figure 2. * Materials that were caked onto the floor was scraped using the shovel, the floor was then washed with disinfectant. The tarpaulin was hoisten for sunlight to penetrate the area. * The area was left to dry for two (2) days. * The tools were cleaned and dried then returned to the storeroom.
Preparation of the Brooding Area (21|9|11)
Brooding is the special care given to