Dude, I’m 20 and just bought 4 brand new hen house in Carnesville( going thru my first flock). Thanks so much for making this, I understand the system so much better now. Keep doing your thing man. AMAZING production quality.
How you doing your first year, me and my fiance are in process of buying 4 broiler breeder houses in Hartwell. This video is awesome for tips and thank you Gabby
What a great video Gabby. Where do I get a t-shirt (to buy)? Q) is it the pipes with the red feeders that descend down from the ceiling? I am looking forward to watching some of your old videos again. Always enjoyable, informative content. Thank you!!!
haha sorry, I don't have any Gabby Lyfe merch for sale. When I get over 10,000 subscribers I'll think about putting out shirts and stuff. Yeah the rooster feed gets spun inside the pipes from the middle of the chicken house to the ends. Thats how feed travels the entire length of the house. Inside the pipes is one big screw that spins. Glad I could help!
Hey Gabby thanks you have opened my eyes I've wanted to start a breeder farm but had no idea where to start still need a lot more info hope that you can help me
One set compost tank can handle about 10tons fresh chicken manure every day(moisture content:60%-70%) and from the 8 day on, will discharge 3-4tons high quality organic fertilizer every day(moisture content: about 30%)
This is a good video…..the reason i watched it is to figure some options. I have Buff Orpingtons……i am trying to cross them with Broilers. Here is my dikemma…..hiw do i get my BOs to breed the broilers? Hiw long do i raise broulers before my BOs can breed them? Help?
Hi..can I get an email to ask you some questions. I am in the Caribbean and want to start up a flock. We have to import all the eggs presently in most of the Caribbean Islands. Would love some more advice
Where in the day do you schedule the animal torture that other documentaries talk about so much? It seems like you livelihood goes hand and hand with the chickens and you actually do take care of them really well.
Hey, I noticed you don't have slats in the middle column of the barn but you still keep chickens there. Is it important to have that area like you do or can you add slats there as well?
The middle of the chicken house, also known as the "scratch", is kept open so that the chickens and the roosters can mate. They can mate on the slats as well, but in my experience, rarely have I seen this. (I guess they don't like doing it on the slats lol). On the other hand, the slats are important so that all the chicken waste can be safely stored away, underneath the chickens. Hens spend most of their time on the slats because that's were all the food and water are. Roosters spend most of their time in the middle because that's where their food is located as well.
Well I've got this video that can answer your question ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lmn6aKpqvNI.html but the shorter answer is: There are 2 types of farms that "lay eggs" A broiler breeder farm has hens that lay eggs that are fertilized and those eggs are for hatching. Those chicks go to broiler farms A layer farm also has hens that lay eggs, but those eggs are for consumption.
@@jonamanda6976 No , Jona, the broiler breeders is consist of male broiler and female broiler. Only they can production broiler breeder eggs. It is not determined by the length of raising time.
@@jonamanda6976 Yes, but it's not economical. Genetic markups of the broilers, parents stock (breeder) and grandparents stock (also breeder but at a higher family line) are different. They are carefully selected so when they cross breed down the line, you have a bird that grows quick and meaty.
@@Schneizel1208 thanks a lot for your humbleness to have time to after that video was for a year but please what can u advise me because I want to buy these day old and raise them as parental stock?Thanks
I thought broilers lay eggs later in life compared to layer breeds. My aunt has 3 and laid at around 9 months old. And they don't lay much compared to layers too.
The parent stock are not the broilers. Male and female parent stock are 2 different lines that are crossed to make broilers. They lay like a normal chicken would.
@@jurodiko2388 there are companies that breed them. The parent stock themselves are actually crosses between 4 lines, 2 for the male parents and 2 for the female parents. But these companies will never share those grandparent lines to anyone.
HI GABBY THIS IS SO INTERESTING 💓 PLZ PLZ I GOT A HIGH DEMAND OF BROILER LIVE CHICKEN AT ESHOWE AND GOT MY HATCHING MACHINE THAT NEVER START WORKING ALL I NEED ARE THOSE EGGS OR THOSE BREEDERS HELP ME TO GET EITHER OF THE TWO.
Well that is a very complex question. 1st. Find if there is a poultry company you want to partner with and if you are already living near them or you are willing to move near them. 2nd, See if they are willing to take on more partners, if not, find a poultry company that wants more farmers. 3rd, Buy a new or used poultry farm after finding a poultry company to partner with. 4th, Raise Chickens and pay your bills
Hi Gabby we have a two 600 foot broiler breeder farm and this is our first flock. Do you have any suggestions of preventing floor eggs. Our floor egg percentage is very high at 28 weeks. Thanks
The best thing you can do is pick up the floor eggs early in the morning at 9am or just before you normally pick up the first pick up, then pick up floor eggs again before the 2nd pick up. And then pick up floor eggs again between 5:00-7:00pm Chickens will eventually learn to not lay floor eggs, ONLY IF you pick up the floor eggs every day religiously, at least 3 times a day.
Guess and check. One morning you can be there for the feeding time and watch to see if roosters are only eating or if you see both hens and roosters eating from the pans. If you see both roosters and hens, then you know the pans are too low and you’ll have to adjust the winch system and test it again.
@@devilroshan1495 I am only looking into the industry, so I don't know for sure. What I heard is broiler growers often make more. However, there are many things to consider. Broilers growers get paid by weight of the chicken at the end. So there is more risk. For example, if a disease outbreak occur when the chicken is on the farm, then poultry company would not accept the chicken, growers wouldn't get paid after spending all the utilities expense during those months.
@@desmondmcintosh2992 The problem there is you can raise a chick with zero experience and 1 youtube video. Starting a boiler farm takes a quarter to half a million to build barns depending on how many you build, you can borrow that though. Then it takes years of daily work and dedication. It shouldn’t be too hard if you know what you are doing though, I would definitely try working at a farm for a month or two first.
Before buying anything, meet with all your local poultry companies and talk to them about getting a contract. Learn as much as you can before buying property.
@@GabbyLyfe I have a question. When you're on contract with the poultry company, are you allowed to have your own backyard chicken shed? I am interested to get to start a poultry farm, but I also want to raise a few of own chicken for egg, and meat beside the main business.
