Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Raising poultry for meat
• Method 2 of 3: Raising Poultry for Egg Consumption
• Method 3 of 3: Raising chicks for breeding or laying
• Tips
• Warnings

If you want to become a poultry farmer, you must decide what kind of poultry you want to raise. Another question is where you live, as most of the farmers live in the eastern United States and California. Usually, farmers breed one species of bird, such as chickens, turkeys, geese or ducks. More than half of the poultry farms breed chickens as broilers. The other two types of poultry farms breed turkeys and chickens for eggs. Some farms breed chickens, layers and brood hens. When you decide what kind of farmer you want to become, you need to find a job on a farm that does exactly the poultry industry that interests you. In this article, you will find a description of the responsibilities for each type of poultry farm.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Raising poultry for meat

1. 1 Use a blower to automate the cage feeding process.
2. 2 Remove cells. Again, you can automate the cleaning process with machines and conveyors.
3. 3 Check the entire flock every day and contact your veterinarian in case of illness. When the number of birds in a flock begins to grow, diseases can spread faster ..
4. 4 Monitor your food intake and egg production. Use this insight to control costs and match manufacturers.
5. 5 Transport poultry to processing plants.

Method 2 of 3: Raising Poultry for Egg Consumption

1. 1 Breed or buy chickens - they are good layers.
2. 2 Collect eggs immediately after laying.
3. 3 Rinse eggs in automatic machines.
4. 4 View each egg against the light to make sure the egg is good for sale.
5. 5 Sort eggs by size with the automatic sorting machine.
6. 6 Place eggs on cardboard and refrigerate.
7. 7 Transport the eggs to the distributor.

Method 3 of 3: Raising chicks for breeding or laying

1. 1 Collect eggs after laying. (Several modern poultry farms do not collect eggs until the chicks are hatched.)
2. 2 Transfer the eggs to an incubator to keep them warm until they hatch. Monitor incubators at all times to maintain proper temperature and moisture levels.
3. 3 Incubate newborn chicks for several days.
4. 4 Feed and care for the chicks until they are old.
5. 5 Sell ​​or keep chicks for breeding or laying.

Tips

• An agronomic education will prepare you to become a farm manager or even start your own farm. Some colleges even provide an associate poultry diploma.
• If you're going to go to an agricultural school, look for a summer part-time poultry job. The school can help you in further employment on a poultry farm, as a laboratory assistant or specialist.

Warnings

• Workers on small poultry farms sometimes have to work 7 days a week.
• Although automatic machines reduce the need for manual labor in poultry farms, work equipment is usually very loud and has an unpleasant odor.