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Pheasant chicks are hatched
every Tuesday in the custom built hatchery at Garth Pheasantry.
This building is 2 seasons old and houses Bristol incubators
holding 44,000 pheasant eggs each.
Hygiene is essential and a system of fans and heaters
are computer regulated to keep the room temperatures constant
to avoid chilling of eggs and chicks.
After every hatch, the rooms and equipment are cleaned
and disinfected thoroughly with anti-bacterial and anti-viral
agents ready for the next batch of eggs to ensure there
is no contamination and to minimise the risk of any disease.
Once out in the field, the day old chicks are housed in
specially designed huts for the first few weeks of their
lives before they are ready to venture out into the grass
pens.
Excellent husbandry is essential to everyday life at Garth
Pheasantry. Chicks are fed and drinkers are cleaned twice
daily. Moisture is kept to a minimum and disinfectant
is applied regularly each week to problem areas such as
around the drinking and feeding areas. Along with this,
drinkers and feeders are regularly moved around to avoid
the build up of food and droppings. |
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