CONTACT VACANCIES DAY OUT NL FR HOME ABOUT US MOTHER ANIMALS FORECAST 1-DAY CHICKS MARKET PRICES ACTUA REARING The production chain of day-old chicks starts with rearing. Day-old chicks, both hens and roosters, arrive at the rearing companies, which we purchase from one of the breeding organisations. They remain in the barn with the rearer until the age of 20 weeks. During this period, the rearer ensures that the animals develop into a full-fledged mother animal in an ideal environment. After this period, the animals move to a breeding farm. During the rearing period, the essence is a controlled feed intake so that the body weight of the rearing animals steadily increases. In addition, a lot of time and attention is devoted to the correct vaccination of the mother animals, a determining factor in achieving a strong one-day-old chick. The vaccination schedule should be adapted to the needs of the time and the needs of the client. For example, the reduction of antibiotic use is a current theme within the poultry sector, to which an adequately prepared vaccination schedule can contribute. Other matters that play a major role during rearing are the provision of optimum drinking water quality, good light intensity and light distribution, a pleasant temperature and correct ventilation in function of the chicks' behaviour, an equal feed distribution and a correct feed intake. In other words, anything that contributes to a healthy and stable development of the precious production poultry must be monitored and pursued on a daily basis! To ensure that all actions are done correctly, we manage the entire rearing process in-house. Below you can view some photos from a rearing farm: DAVID HATCHERY Uitweg 3 8700 Tielt (Belgium) T: +32 (0)51 40 05 29 F: +32 (0)51 40 80 75 E: info@broeierijdavid.be COUVOIR DAVID 600, Route de Bourbourg 59630 Looberghe (FRANCE) T: +33 3 59 61 79 90 E: info@couvoirdavid.fr Copyright © David Hatchery 2021 Design: Brandle Privacy | Disclaimer | Sales conditions