Otherwise, he may spend a large amount of money and end up with no company interested in placing chicks in his facilities. Companies will not place chickens in houses just because they are available. It must be to their advantage to use them. Companies try to screen prospective producers closely to determine whether they will be good business partners. Each company wants an honest, dependable, hard working person or family who is well respected within the community.
Companies invest large amounts of money in the chickens, feed and field service workers.
Interested farmers should study the attributes of the poultry company with which they plan to contract. A good farmer usually chooses the best company and vice versa. The farmer should expect the company to be honest, dependable, well established and show interest in and concern for its contract producers. The farmer also invests much money in houses and equipment. Broilers are usually placed at the rate of one broiler for each 0.65 to 0.80 square foot of floor space.