The Poultry Entrepreneur Blog

As already established, broilers consume feed for growth at an astonishing rate. For every day of rearing that elapses, feed cost is incurred (feed contributing to some 70% of the total cost of rearing). [Read more…] about The unrecoverable costs of late-stage broiler mortality

Brooder barn dynamics is an art. A mystery to the inexperienced. But a well-defined formula of success to the masters of the stockman craft. [Read more…] about Mystery of brooder barn dynamics

Commercially bred flocks – either broilers or layers are highly specified products. Creatures (and therefore, by nature) expressing variation, but selectively bred (by design) for predictable results. [Read more…] about Flocks don’t tell tales

Stockmanship bails poultry farmers out of the most desperate disasters. Stockmanship is the art of feeling there’s something wrong with your flock, before you really know it. [Read more…] about Stockmanship: a poultry farmer’s best friend

How well are your chicks adapting to life in your brooder? What’s your measure? The trusted yardstick is crop fill. [Read more…] about Crop fill: a trusted measure of brooder hospitality

The value of data analysis is sound direction. And this begins with accurate data collection. “There’s no point reading, if what you’re reading is misleading.” [Read more…] about Accuracy: the bedrock of meaningful poultry farm analysis