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Ostrich Farming Systems
Ostrich Farming Systems
1-Natural Breeding Pairs
2-Breeding Pair plus Incubator
3-Artifcal Incubation of Eggs
4-Artifical Rearing of Ostriches
5-Feather Production
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1-Natural Breeding Pairs
One male and one female
4 pairs /ha
Breeder lay and incubate the eggs
25 chicks rear / pair
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2-Breeding Pairs plus Incubator
Breeder pairs lay eggs
Eggs are collected from shed
Hatch the eggs in incubator
Chicks from incubator are than
added with breeder pairs
maintained 25 chicks / pair
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3-Artifical Incubation of Eggs
Breeder pairs lay eggs
Eggs are collected from shed
Eggs are stored for 3 days
Hatch the eggs in incubator
Chicks from incubator are than
sold or
Ostrich chicks raised upto 3 or 6
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feed:
first 6 mo second six months
ost 20 ost 11
per day 35 kg per day 35
days 180 days 180
126000 kg 69300
eggs 126 beg bal waste 0
kg used 69300
eggs 69.3
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4-Artifical Rearing of Chicks
This system apply mainly to
entrepreneurs who buy and rear
chicks upto different ages i.e.
Ostrich chicks raised upto 3 or 6
12 months
Ostrich chicks reared like
poultry birds .
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4-Artifical Rearing of Chicks
Required the skill of farm
management
After 3 month can be kept in flock
of 50 to 100 chicks upto slaughter
age
Feed offered in shed
Water offered in shed .
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Beginning eggs total egs
ostrich 10 4 40
land 10 3 30
incubator 1 16 16
feed 126000 /1000 63
shelter 1 2
total 151
Younger sister
Capital –whose?
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End of the year-Younger
At the end of the year, she exchanged her
remaining eggs for 18 pairs of ostriches of
the same breed as hers
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During the year- Younger
5-Feather Production
1863-1975 feather production was
the main aim of ostrich production
Feather are used in royal cap
Income generation 7-10%
Breeder – yield after every 8 months
Slaughter birds –yield one in life
Production 1.5-2 kg but low cost
Ostrich free from internal and
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