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How do you choose good chicks and how do you know a good chick from a bad chick? What are the signs or criteria to know if a chick is good or not? The best type of chicks for raising egg-laying chicks, is it the big chick, the ross chick, or the ARM, or are there other criteria to determine the quality of the chicks? What is the ideal weight of the chick upon receipt? We will also know the specifications of a good chick from the shape of the beak and eyes, the health of the joints, and the vitality of the chicks inside the cages and after receipt in the house. Likewise, The absence of omphalitis in chicks protects them from harmful bacteria such as salmonella in chicks and accelerates the absorption of the yolk sac.
The homogeneity of the chicks in terms of size indicates that they are from a homogeneous flock, and this benefits the response to vaccinations during the chick-rearing cycle.