Chicken Snippets

Poultry farming (…in an egg-shell…) is a game of:

Feed conversion.

That’s the root aim of the discipline.

Nothing more.

And certainly nothing less.

However, feed conversion has limits.

And also its factors of influence.

The primary limit of poultry feed conversion [Read more…] about Collecting Data for Feed Conversion Ratio on Your Poultry Farm

What’s your leaning on the free-range vs. caged debate?

Which side do you support?

Whilst we are aware of most points of contention on the matter,

Here are some considerations that might NOT have crossed your mind before.

The results in this document prove our current understanding [Read more…] about Does Free-Range Rearing Have Any Drawbacks On Egg Quality?

If you are considering milling your own layer feed, or sourcing layer feed from a local miller…

…then, this study teaches is a valuable addition to your reading library.

Now, it’s no news to you that corn contributes the main food source in layer feed.

Until now you might have [Read more…] about How Size Of Corn Grain Affects Laying Hen Performance

A largely misunderstood technicality in the rearing of layer hens for profit is:

Moulting (molting).

It’s yet again another physiological hurdle to cross in your race to egg production profits.

But handled well,

It can lead to profit improvement,

Rather than profit interruption.

This [Read more…] about A Method For Bringing Laying Hens To Molt For Max Profit

Wouldn’t it be good if BEFORE you started your broiler farming enterprise,

You could get tipped off by an experienced broiler farmer? [Read more…] about Which Factors Most Affect Broiler Farm Profit?

These are two distinctive schools of thought among us poultry people.

(…yes, that’s even beside the broiler vs. layer debate…)

The head-to-head showcased by this study is organic vs. conventional poultry farming.

Each undoubtedly has its pros vs cons on either side of the fence. [Read more…] about Organic vs. Conventional Poultry Farming: Profit Analysis