Selecting the right bird is the foundation of a profitable farm. In this category, we analyze the genetic potential of popular layer strains like Isa Brown, Ross 308 (for dual-purpose), and Lohmann. Learn how to choose the best breed for the humid climates of West Africa, focusing on heat tolerance, egg mass, and feed conversion efficiency.
Every management decision made across 72 weeks of layer production — every correctly timed vaccine, every precisely formulated ration, every litter management intervention — is built on one foundational input:…
The breed decision is the most permanent choice a layer farmer makes before the first chick arrives. It determines the production ceiling of the flock, the nutritional program required to…
Hy-Line International is one of the world’s three dominant commercial layer genetics companies alongside Hendrix Genetics (ISA Brown) and Lohmann Tierzucht. Its two primary commercial products — Hy-Line Brown and…
The dual-purpose breed is the chicken that sounds perfect in theory: one bird, two revenue streams, maximum resource utilization. The hen lays eggs. The cockerels become meat. The spent hens…
The breed management guide is the most underused document in commercial layer farming. Most farmers receive it when they purchase day-old chicks, place it in a drawer, and retrieve it…
