Preparation for the Placement of the Chicks

 

  • Remove old litter.
  • The shed should be washed with clean water, preferably using a sprayer.
  • The floor is to be soaked with 2 percent sodium hydroxide (NaOH) overnight for virus inactivation.
  • The floor should be cleaned with water containing 10 percent phenol and 5 percent copper sulfate.
  • Feeders and waterers should be dipped in boiling water using caustic soda and mild hydrochloric acid or iodophor compound for a few minutes, followed by usual washing. After cleaning, sun dry the equipment for a day or two.
  • Burning of the floor, sidewalls, and the chicken wire mesh with a flame gun will kill most microbes. There is no alternative to heat treatments, as it kills all the germs.
  • The shed is to be whitewashed with a solution containing lime powder, copper sulfate, kerosene, and formalin. 
     
Lime Powder20 kg per 1000 square feet
Copper Sulphate5%
Kerosene1%
Formalin5%