ROILER REARING
CHECKLIST
ARE YOU READY TO KEEP BROILERS?
Yes| No
Have | booked chicks on time?
(4 weeks in advance)
Do | have enough space?
(10 birds/ m?)
Do | have appropriate heat sources?
(infra red lamps, gas heater, brazier/mbaura/imbawula)
Do | have the right bedding?
(grass hay, wood shavings)
Do | have enough curtains?
What is my light source?
(1 x 18 W energy saver light for 200 birds)
Do | have enough chick trays?
(1 tray per 50 chicks)
Are my chick fonts adequate?
(1 font per 50 - 75 chicks)
Do | have enough tubular feeders?
(1 per 50 - 60 birds)
Do | have enough manual drinkers?
(1 per 50 birds)
What will | use to measure temperature?
(1 thermometer per 10m? of brooding space)
Do | have tools to measure & record
performance?
(Scale, record book)
Have I bought the feed & Stress Pack?
(One week before chick arrival)
Have | bought disinfectant for foot and wheel
bath?
GOOD PREPARATION = G00 CHICKENS = GREAT PRORT