Prepare for your first flock
The existing DOC guide encourages new farmers to plan their broiler enterprise before ordering chicks.
Your chicks need
- Good ventilation
- 24 hour access to food and clean water
- Regulated temperature
- A rearing pen with reasonable security to keep predators out.
Plan your market and your next flock
- You need to create a market to sell your chicks.
- You have to properly disinfect your pen before your next consignment arrives.
- You cannot add small chicks to the bigger ones.
Explore the Broiler Guide and housing resources as you prepare. Contact DOC to discuss current availability and the requirements for your account.