Precisely managing the broiler flock

Poultry growers take great care and devote much attention when brooding young chicks. However the most challenging time on a broiler unit is when the birds reach 21 days old. At that stage it may be more critical to manage the flock. By Richard Jackson, St David’s poultry team, Lympstone, Exmouth UK* Ensuring chicks are healthy and evenly grown, is the foundation stone of any flock. But the real test comes when the birds are between one and four weeks of age. And the most troub