Equipment and tools required for raising broilers:

1. Insulating Umbrella
A 2.1 meter diameter umbrella shaped brooder can hold 500 chickens. The heat source can be electric heating wire, infrared bulb, Far infrared ray or natural gas, or it can be adapted to local conditions. The insulation umbrella is equipped with an automatic temperature control device, which can adjust the temperature according to the different fish meal prices and age of the chicks. It is stable and reliable (Animal Husbandry Forum), and there is a certain temperature difference inside and outside the umbrella. The chicks can choose a suitable temperature range according to their needs, which is conducive to their growth and development. Therefore, the insulation umbrella is an ideal incubator for raising chicks in flat farming. In places where coal is cheap, it can also be used for raising chicks on a hot kang or flue, reducing production costs.
2. The price of soybean meal in the early stage of raising chicks. In order to prevent chicks from getting cold away from the temperature source, thick cardboard or reed mats can be used to circle around the insulation umbrella. The height of the protective fence is 45-50 centimeters, and the distance from the edge of the insulation umbrella varies depending on the raising season and chick age, which is 70-150 centimeters. The enclosure is usually expanded from the next day and can be removed within 6-7 days.
3. Feed trays, feed troughs, and feed buckets should be used in the early stages of hatching, and replaced with feed troughs or feed buckets after 10 days of age. A square feed tray with a side length of 42 centimeters and a height of 4 centimeters, which can be used by 60 chickens. The long feed trough should occupy a feeding position of 5 centimeters for each chicken. A circular feed tray with a diameter of 38 centimeters (with a capacity of 14 kilograms) or a suspended feed bucket should have 3 for every 100 chickens. The feed bucket is manually filled and transported by a crane inside the house. The long material trough can be manually fed or chain type automatic feeding, while the circular material tray is mostly spiral or plug type automatic feeding. Chain feeding can be divided into different feeding orders, with uneven feeding. In recent years, high-speed chains (36 meters per minute) have been commonly used.
4. Use a portable water dispenser (with a capacity of 4 liters) in the early stages of chick rearing, one for every 100 chickens. After 10 days of age, use a hanging bell shaped automatic water dispenser, one for every 125 chickens. The long slot water dispenser should occupy 2 centimeters of the sink position for each chicken.