GROWING BROILERS

Which has more square footage? Modern day broiler house Football field Modern day broiler house Which is longer?

Chicken map HATCHERY BROILERS CORNISH LAYERS 8 WEEKS EGGS 4 WEEKS PROCESSING

objectives List the steps to raising broilers with 85% accuracy. Accurately describe a method of heating with 100 % accuracy. Accurately describe a method of cooling with 100% accuracy. Describe a ventilation method orally with 90% accuracy. objectives

Evolution of chicken houses Hand water/feed chain feeder windows Side/end curtains, houses ran N to S Curtain machines connected to thermostat Manual wenches Breaker boxes Evolution of chicken houses

statistics 4 - 40/400 1985-86 80,000 chickens 250,000 ++ chickens today 32/300 – 9,600 ft2, 10,000 4 # 12 – 14 weeks 40/300 -15,000 40/400 - 20,000 43/500 – 27,000 66/600 – 40,000 ft2 50,000 6# 7-8 weeks statistics

ventilation Tunnel fans --------- 54” Vent boards (bring in fresh air) Remove ammonia Vent boards (bring in fresh air) Stir fans – no vents on, stagnant air Attic vents Blow heat down in winter, fresh air trapped in attic ventilation

cooling Power mode (vent boards) Tunnel mode ( tunnel fans) with or w/out cool cells Size of bird, outside conditions Cool cells- swamp coolers (radiator)85 deg. Foggers – misters 100 deg + cooling

heating Propane / natural gas Attic vents Radiant brooder stoves $60,000 to $30,000 / year propane (200,000 birds) heating

lighting LED $40 each- $5000 / house Min 3 years Use less energy Money saved on energy cost will pay for the bulbs lighting

Feeding Feeder trays/lids Feed pans Augers Chick mate 7-10 days 14” apart Augers Feeding

Set up Shavings/rice hulls Paper under feeder lids Feeder lids Up to temp 24 hours before chicks, to heat floor and equip Lower water, feed lines, stoves Ventilation and light programs Migration panels/tubes Set up

Getting chickens Chickens are hatched the day of Brought in on climate controlled truck Used to be school busses Brought into houses on forklift on a pallet 120 trays on a pallet, 12,000 birds pallet pulled back as trays are dumped 12,500 birds per section Getting chickens

Daily Pick up dead and record numbers Water pressure Feed Air quality Temperature Comfort Equipment repair Daily

selling Catch crew 5,000 / truck 50,000 birds in 8 hours Growers must raise feed, water, and stoves to be out of the way selling

preparation Decake Windrowing Litter saving 2” deep Windrowing 103 deg in 24 hours Litter saving Top-dress with shavings or rice hulls Clean out can be contracted out where everything is cleaned out and new shavings or rice hulls are hauled in Litter is hauled out of state to row crop farmers- mainly due to high regulations to be spread here. Decake removal of hard layer under feed and water lines 2” deep to remove crust off of top Windrowing Bring litter into windrows- kills bacteria/bugs 130 deg in 24 hours, turn and repeat Litter saving Chopped the litter up – not highly used now Top-dress with shavings or rice hulls Clean out can be contracted out where everything is cleaned out and new shavings or rice hulls are hauled in Litter is hauled out of state to row crop farmers- mainly due to high regulations to be spread here.

Amount of feed compared to the average weight of chicken determines performance 4# 1.75/lb of body weight 6.5# 1.9 Feed conversion

There are no steroids/hormones in the chicken feed There are no steroids/hormones in the chicken feed. Restrictions do not allow anything to be put into the feed, the growers will have to sign a contract abiding by this rule. Myths

Reflection What new technology is used in modern chicken houses How many chickens can a single person raise with todays technology. What job opportunities are there with a broiler operation. Reflection

? To answer Why is chicken important to agriculture. What new technology is used in modern chicken houses How many chickens can a single person raise with todays technology. What job opportunities are there with a broiler operation. ? To answer

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