Chicken embryos and newborn chicks are extremely sensitive creatures, especially in regard to environmental temperatures. Low temperatures, including those resulting from spray vaccination, may have a dramatic effect on the birds’ feed intake an...

When outside temperatures drop, sufficient warmth must be provided for a comfortable poultry house environment. Understanding the type of heat required and how it can be generated makes the job of choosing the best heater easier.

Broilers get a better start on a warm floor, grow faster and have improved feed conversion than on a cold floor. That is the outcome of a Dutch field trial

Individual chicks may have different environmental temperature demands. The trick is to provide every chick with the right body temperature. By measuring individual chick temperatures, hatchery staff and broiler growers or layer producers are be...

Primary breeding companies are producing broilers that are capable of producing more meat while consuming less feed. Economic pressures in the industry are resulting in fewer staff supervising larger numbers of broilers. In these conditions it i...