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Poultry
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Chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys and quail, sold one by one or as a batch. Day-old chicks, grown birds, pullets about to lay and adult flocks all appear, which is why the head count sits beside breed and age on the card: that number tells you whether a batch covers your need. Age decides almost everything here, because day-olds travel under different rules than grown birds and are priced differently too. Filters work on age, region and price, and a need nobody has listed can be written up as a buyer request.
When does a hen start laying?
Laying crosses begin at four and a half to five and a half months, heavy dual-purpose breeds later. The first eggs are small, and the usual size arrives a month to six weeks after she starts.
How is a broiler different from a layer?
A broiler is a meat cross: it reaches 2 to 2.5 kg in 40 to 45 days and barely lays. A layer grows slowly but gives some 250 to 300 eggs a year. Dual-purpose breeds give both and are middling at each.
How should day-old chicks travel?
In a ventilated box with bedding and no draught. For the first days they need 30 to 32 degrees Celsius under a lamp, lowered week by week. A journey longer than a few hours is risky at that age.
What should I ask about a batch?
Age in days, what the birds were fed, whether they were vaccinated and against what, and how many head are left. Look the batch over alive: activity, clean feathering around the vent, steady breathing.