Cobb500 Management Points (Part 2):

 Preheating:
Summer for 24 hours
Winter for 48 hours
35-360C (up to the first 48-72 hours of chick placement)
Humidity: 60%

 Reduce water pressure of nipple to make chicks easier to find water

Water temperature= 20-250C

 Brooder temperature:
Measure 8cm above litter
Remove brooder until chicks are fully feathered

 Measure cloaca temperature daily (random sampling)

Optimum cloaca temperature= 40-410C

Day Temperature (0C)

1-2 35-36
3-4 33-34
5-7 31-32
Week 2 28-29
Week 3 26-27
Week 4 22-24
Week 5+ 18-20

 Beak treatment:
Beak trimming on days 7-10 for layers
Do not feed 12 hrs before beak cutting
Only unstressed birds taken
Vitamin supplement (containing VitK) 2 days before and after cutting
Extra light hours and feed
For stress condition: Vit C 100-200mg/kg

 Light
Upto Day 7: 18 hour light
Intermittent light hours: For every 4h light: 2 hour dark

 Grit feeding:
Once a week 1g/bird
Week Size
 1-2 1g/bird, 1-2mm
3-8 2g/bird, 3-4mm
9+ 3g/bird, 4-6mm

 Transport conditions:
26-290C, 70% humidity

 DAILY REPORT SAMPLE

HOUSE 1 HOUSE 2 HOUSE 3 HOUSE 4

Flock Number
Age of birds
HDP
HDP%
HE
HE%
Mortality
Culled
Number of bird
(M/F)
Feed rate (g)
Feed rate (kg)
Water intake (l)
Temp (Min/Max)
Medicine
Light hours