Spring has Sprung!

Barastoc Poultry Junior Scholarship

Once again, breeding season is in full swing and it’s time to assess your breeding pens and brooders. As chicks grow, it is important to have suitable sized pens to fit their needs. Here is a simple and cost-effective brooder system that has worked for me for the last few seasons. I have constructed these brooders using 1000L IBCs as they are easily cleaned, inexpensive and a suitable size. After each batch of chickens, they are cleaned out and sanitised ready for the next batch.

No Guts, No Glory! Poultry Gut Health

Anatomy, Barastoc Poultry Junior Scholarship, Chicken Health

You are what you eat! This concept is vitally important for your feathered friends! Dive into this behind-the-scenes world of how important chicken guts really are. The chicken gastrointestinal system is the main region for breaking down and absorbing nutrients needed for growth and production.  This amazing system is also home to many beneficial microbes that form a microbiome which help your chicken to get the most from its food.