Chicks on the move

Day-old chicks will typically travel to the farms where they will spend the majority of their lives. Broiler and layer chicks do not usually travel great distances, unlike PS and GPS chicks. Adequate transport conditions must be created and maintained to allow the birds the greatest chance of arriving on the farm in the best possible condition to get them off to a good, strong start. Keeping body temperature at the optimum level is of particular importance. By Ron Meijerhof, Poultry Performance