Planning boosts poultry profits

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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3 Western Australia, Series 3

Volume 1

Number 3 May-June 1952 Article 29

5-1952

Planning boosts poultry profits Planning boosts poultry profits

K D. Giles

Department of Agriculture

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By K. D. GILES, B.Sc. Agric, Poultry Adviser

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MAZING as it may seem, the time and labour expended in the ordinary every- day chores on a poultry farm carrying 1,000 birds can be reduced five times by adopting modern efficiency methods. This will appeal to poultry farmers in this State who know t h a t low labour costs are closely linked to high profits.

T h a t such a saving of time and labour is possible was conclusively proved in a series of practical tests conducted by L. M. Hurd of the New York Agricultural College, Cornell, U.S.A. He found t h a t it could be achieved with little additional expense simply by planning the farm successfully and following a few simple rules.

The recommendations made by Mr.

Hurd in his Extension Poultry Farm Ser- vice Letter are substantially the same as those which are advocated by the Poul- try Branch of our own Department of Agriculture. The Department's recommendations are as follows:—

Have large laying sheds to reduce the opening and closing of m a n y doors; to reduce the number of waterers and the number of places to gather eggs and to make for easier clearing. One house can accommodate as many as 800 birds pro- viding three square feet per bird (semi- intensive) or four square feet per bird (intensive) is allowed.

Have a n automatic water supply and an efficient method of draining con- tainers.

Have community type nests near the door, to save travel in gathering eggs.

The habits of h e n s are largely what you make t h e m . They will come to you or you can go to t h e m . The nest should be kept reasonably dark but must have adequate ventilation on hot days. White sawdust will be found excellent nesting material.

Have egg room nearby, to reduce travel and encourage more frequent gathering of eggs without too much extra work. To ensure good quality eggs they should be collected three times daily and be stored in a cool, n o n - d r a u g h t y place.

Provide handy disposal methods, to make the job of removing droppings and litter easier and less time-consuming.

Use the deep litter system to reduce the number of cleanings.

Combine as many operations as possible. There is a wide variation in the number of things t h a t are done by dif- ferent poultrymen on each trip through the laying shed, and in the number of trips t h a t are made to do the jobs.

Have buildings and work areas close together to reduce travel.

Provide for circular travels to elimi- nate backtracking.

Use gravity to move feed a n d supplies, e.g., have feed shed at a higher level t h a n the sheds and use feed bins and self-feeders.

Provide suitable paths, alleys and doorways t h a t are sufficiently wide, level and smooth for carts.

Locate tools and supplies a t the place where the work is done.

Combine jobs and carry t h e m out to a system.

Plan to complete one operation where another begins.

Reduce trips by handling maximum practical loads.

Work a t reasonable speed—avoid wast- ing energy.

All dry mash feeding in self-feeders or open troughs reduces the number of feedings and ensures t h a t birds have food available at all times.

Try these time and labour-saving ideas on YOUR property. You will find them well worth any small initial cost incurred in changing over from t h e old methods. The "proof of the pudding"

will soon be evident in more leisure hours a n d / o r a greater output per m a n . 381 Journal of agriculture Vol. 1 1952

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