What equipment is needed to raise poultry?

- Bedding to line the floor

- Feeders and waterers

- A heat source such as a brooder lamp or heat plate:

2. Feed:

- Starter feed for chicks

- Layer feed after they mature,

- Treats such as scratch grains

3. Water: A clean and abundant supply of water with water bottles or other feeders

4. Supplementary Vitamins: such as electrolytes in their water to keep them healthier

5. Roosting Space: Perches for the poultry to roost on at night

6. Equipment such as:

- Nest boxes,

- Egg boxes.

- Scales for weighing the mature birds and

- A brooder or incubator used by poultry keepers that raises young chicks until

sufficiently advanced.

NOTE: The size and quantity of supplies you will need are based on how many hens you would like to keep.