On the first day, give jaggery in water @1 Kg/1000 chicks. In summer, give 1 g electrolyte in one liter along with jaggery. Dip the beak of every chick in the jaggery solution before leaving them under the brooder, and administer vitamins for 5 days.

2.5.1 Medication Schedule for Kuroilers

• 1st Day: Jaggery @1 Kg/1000 chicks + Electrolyte @ 1 g/liter of water.
• 2-6 Days: Vitamin B Complex @ 10 ml/100 chicks and Vit AD3EC @ 2-3 ml/100 chicks. Neodox Forte or Vendox or Brigold (1% Neomycin & 1% Doxycycline) @ 2.5 gms/1000 chicks in morning and evening drinking water for 5 days.
• 9-12 Days: Any good quality liver tonic @ 5 ml/100 chicks.
• 15-19 Days: Nutrical/Merical (Cal., Phos. & D3 preparation) @ 10 ml/100 chicks.

NOTE: To avoid fungus problems (brooder pneumonia), use rice husk only as bedding material. In the beginning, spray copper sulfate (CuSO4) every week & ensure that the litter is dry throughout the rearing period. 

It is assumed that birds would be provided good quality palatable feed.