The brooding period is the first 7 to 10 days of a chick's life. The objective during this period is to provide the optimum conditions for the development of appetite and feeding behaviour. Setting up the brooding area correctly will give chicks a good start, helping them to attain future high levels of flock performance, uniformity and welfare. With spot brooding the heat source is local so, chicks are able to select a preferred temperature.

Aviagen Boiler How Tos:

This information is taken from Broiler How To 1- How to set up a spot brooding circle.

The Broiler How To series provides practical, hands-on, step-by-step advice on key management topics for broilers.

1. How to set up a spot brooding circle
2. How to set up whole-house brooding
3. How to monitor temperature and relative humidity (RH)
4. How to assess crop fill
5. How to bulk weigh broilers between 0 and 21 days onwards
6. How to individually weigh broilers from 21-28 days onwards.

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