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Battle pure are pure blakliz that are not intensely inbred, They
may be distantly related but they are very safe to fight.
The blakliz is meant for intra-family breeding. In fact, we recommend that you do it this way because battle pure blakliz is already an allaround fighter. But if you are inclined to breed the blakliz crossed with
other bloodlines it is best to blend them with lines with considerable flying ability without sacrificing cutting and speed. Preferably choose the
high flying individuals among blacks, brown reds dark legged hatches or
dark legged greys to avoid too much variation in the phenotype.
Preparing the blakliz for mating
About a month before the start of mating, breeders should be deloused, de-wormed, and immunized. Hens can pass on to her chicks what
is called passive immunity. The chicks can take advantage of this for a
few days while they have not been given yet the active immunity through
vaccination. We may also subject the breeders to bacterial flushing by
antibiotics to kill bad bacteria in their system. However, it is known that
among the bad effects of antibiotic is that it cannot distinguish good bacteria from the bad, thereby killing both. It is therefore necessary that we
give pro-biotic to the breeders after bacterial flushing to replenish the
good bacteria killed by antibiotic. We also advice that you incorporate in
the nutrition program pro-biotic and organic feeding methods.
Then at this point we should start feeding the breeders with appropriate layer feeds. Some layer pellets should be mixed with the hens
feeds. And conditioning ration for the brood cocks.
A cost saving program suggested by RB Sugbo involves the mixture of laying mash and pegion pellets, plus a very small portion of flax
seed, instead of the expensive breeders pellets. Coupled with regular provision of pro-biotic, the program results in high laying rate.
For brood cocks use your maintenance pellets instead of the expensive high protein conditioning pellets. To increase the protein value
just increase the proportion of pellets vis-à-vis the grains.
Instead of 50-50 or 60-40, make it 80-20. Then give pro-biotic
and regular vitamin-mineral supplement mixed in the water an occasional
dose of injectable b-complex and ADE will greatly help. The better if
you can find an affordable injectable b complex with amino acid. For the
ADE there are affordable injection and also some water soluble brands.
The breeding yards or pens must be provided with artificial light
to extend daylight hours. Provide the hens or pullets 14-16 light hours
per day starting about a month before breeding season.
Also always remember to keep first class sanitation at all times.
Hatching of eggs
Tips in incubating eggs.
- avoid eggs that are either extremely large or small
- Do not set misshapen eggs