Dear readers, see you again with the author, who is happy to share his knowledge about farm animals and all their care. Of course, the author always hopes that the ideas he shares can be useful in maximizing the daily care of his favorite pet.

This time, the author shares about pets that are not much different from the usual ones, friends, that is, about chickens. Chickens in general are certainly known as animals used for meat and eggs, although there are other benefits, for example as ornamental or fighting animals. On this occasion the author speaks specifically of ornamental hens.

Not a few breeders try to run an ornamental chicken business because it provides promising profits and is easy to care for. Here are some really needed important points about caring for ornamental chickens, let’s just take a look at the details, 13 Ways of Raising Decorative Chicken.

1. Choose the Type of Decorative Chicken

Each type of ornamental chicken has a different character that affects the treatment process, some of the best types of chicken for ornamental chickens are the Serama chicken which has a body shape with its head raised and a puffy chest, the kate chicken which has beauty in crests and feathers, the cemani chicken that has an all black physique, and a pheasant that has a long tail with more than 3 colors of feathers on its body.

2. Ornamental chicken life cycle

Ornamental chickens have a production cycle 2 times a year, which is around April to May and October to December. Ornamental chickens are highly priced for their physical beauty and performance.

3. Adaptation of the Ornamental Chicken

When you buy an ornamental chicken as a starting seed, you should pay attention so that the ornamental chicken feels comfortable and can adapt to its new environment, for that you must have comfortable care and have a different cage, not mixed with other types of chickens. They tend to live in groups. .

4. Intake for early growth

Give anti-stress medication to the ornamental nursery in the form of vitamin B and B12 complex, these vitamins are good for the period of adaptation to the new environment and whet her appetite so that she feels comfortable in the cage that my friend gave her.

5. Adapt to the home environment

In order for ornamental chickens to have a good development, in the early stages, provide feed according to the feed you ate in your previous place, my friend can slowly replace it if you want a better feed menu.

The environment is also made similar to his previous environment, make sure he has a large cage so he can move freely because ornamental chickens have different physical shapes like longer tail etc so they need more space.

6. Ornamental feed for chickens

Provide feed for the ornamental chickens keep as best as possible appropriate and not exceed the capacity of the ornamental chickens my friend can provide seeds for the morning and evening menu and moist voer for the afternoon each feed given should be of high quality for ornamental chickens have good normal growth, have good mentality, and have strong attractiveness.

7. Side feed menu

For additional food menus so ornamental chickens don’t get bored, you can also provide other foods such as fish oil, meat and bone powder, and liver powder. This food is the favorite food of ornamental chickens that can be mixed with their daily food.

Ornamental chickens will be more excited to eat and have a better mindset to make it easier for the owner to train or teach something. Good nutrition will also make ornamental chickens able to reproduce perfectly.

8. Multivitamins

In an effort to maximize the health of the ornamental chickens you have, you can add a multivitamin every 3 days using quality vitamins like AD Plex or Vitachick. The chickens will be healthier and stronger and away from diseases because they have good body resistance.

For ornamental chickens that appear sick, provide a separate cage as a form of quarantine so that the disease does not spread to other ornamental chickens, and treat as intensively as possible.

9. Ornamental Chicken Bath

There are several ways to bathe ornamental chickens depending on the type, here is an example of how to bathe ornamental chickens that you can do depending on the type.

• For bekisar hens, bathing is done by spraying water and ornamental hens are left to move in the environment or exposed to air to dry on their own.
• Chicken kate, bathed by rinsing with water and then removed to dry.
• Cemani chicken is bathed by submerging it in water and allowing it to soak for 1–2 minutes, then left to dry independently in the sun.

10. Protection against pests and diseases

The diseases that usually attack ornamental hens are lice and internal diseases. These diseases can be prevented by bathing them regularly to maintain body hygiene and giving them quality food to avoid diseases related to internal organs.

Meanwhile, for protection against pests and predators, it can provide the best place that predatory animals such as dogs or snakes cannot reach.

11. Cage cleaning

Ornamental chickens must be in a clean cage, at least clean the cage every 3 days so that the cage is free of dirt and odors. Clean the cage with clean water and spray an antiseptic liquid to maximize cleanliness.

12. Physical Development Assessment

Make sure that the ornamental chicken has a physical growth according to its age so that it does well and lives its life cycle perfectly, my friend can also maximize its benefits as when it is in a race.

13. Breeding

If you want to raise ornamental hens, make sure you choose quality ornamental hen seeds and give them the best care as described by the author in the points mentioned so that the breeding takes place normally according to its life cycle.

This is what the author can convey, I hope it will be a quality perspective for friends and the best guide in raising ornamental chickens. Of course, the results obtained are in accordance with what you are trying to do, that is, quality food and the best care. Finally, the author says thank you. Greetings.