Lohmann Brown
Available every 2 weeks.
Day-Old Layer Chicks
A-Grade | Vaccinated | Professionally Sexed.
Strong, healthy chicks ready to thrive.
- Stock-in-transit insured, nationwide delivery
- Beak trimming available on request
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What You Get
- A-Grade — healthy and strong
- Professionally sexed — laying pullets only, never mixed boxes
- Vaccinated on day one against Marek's, IB & Newcastle
- Breeds: Lohmann Brown, Hy-Line Brown, Hy-Line Silver
Available Breeds
Choose the breed that best suits your farm's needs. All breeds are A-Grade, vaccinated and professionally sexed.
Hy-Line Brown
Eggs are only set once enough orders have been secured.
Hy-Line Silver
Eggs are only set once enough orders have been secured.
Vaccination & Care
Every chick is vaccinated on day one and leaves the farm ready to thrive. Here's what we cover.
Marek's Disease
Infectious Bronchitis Disease (IBD)
Newcastle Disease
Brooding Guidance
Brooding: The First 14 Days
The brooding period shapes how the whole flock performs later on. Five things matter, and they matter equally.
- Temperature management — chicks lose heat very quickly, so holding the right ambient temperature protects both their health and their final weight.
- Clean water — water affects virtually every function in the bird, and how much clean water a chick gets while brooding shows up in its long-term growth.
- Fresh air — proper ventilation keeps air quality good throughout the brooder and spreads the heat evenly rather than leaving hot and cold pockets.
- Bright light — high light intensity for the first five to seven days stimulates activity, which is what gets chicks eating and drinking properly.
- Access to feed — clean, fresh feed from the moment the box is opened. A chick should never have to go looking for its next meal.
Brooding Temperatures
Day-old chicks cannot regulate their own body temperature, so the brooder does it for them. Start warm and step the temperature down each week as they feather up.
| Age | Cage brooding | Floor brooding |
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| Day 1–3 | 33–34 °C | 35 °C |
| Day 4–7 | 32–34 °C | 33 °C |
| Day 8–14 | 29–31 °C | 31 °C |
| Day 15–21 | 26–29 °C | 29 °C |
| Day 22–28 | 24–26 °C | 26 °C |
| Day 29–35 | 21–23 °C | 23 °C |
| Day 36+ | 21 °C | 21 °C |
Guideline temperatures measured at chick height. Always let the birds themselves have the final say.
Reading Your Chicks
How the chicks spread out under the heat source tells you more than the thermometer does.
- Just right — chicks evenly spread across the whole brooding area, moving freely and chirping contently.
- Too hot — chicks drift out to the perimeter, away from the heat, panting with their wings held away from the body, and go quiet.
- Too cold — chicks crowd together directly under the heat source and call loudly. Noisy chicks are almost always cold chicks.
- Draft — chicks huddle in one group off to one side, away from the draft. Check for gaps, open doors and uneven airflow.
Feeding Through The Rearing Period
Chicks move through three feed phases before they reach point of lay. Feed freely — there is nothing to gain from restricting a growing pullet.
Starter
High energy, protein, vitamin and mineral levels to drive optimum organ and skeletal growth at the stage that sets the bird up for life.
Grower
Slightly lower protein than the starter, with the mineral balance kept close to it so the frame keeps developing evenly.
Pullet Developer
Builds lean muscle and body reserves, and lays down the bone calcium reserve a pullet draws on once she comes into production.