Rearing laying hens Rearing laying hens: what does it take to ensure quality? For rearing laying hens, besides good quality of the day-old chick, the right feed, craftsmanship, is the chosen housing system very important. Alex Welbergen... 3 minutes read
Cage-free A successful change from cage to aviary - step three: management of the birds The final aspect to achieve good results in an aviary after a good rearing and a correct lay-out is the management of the birds. A few stages can be determined... 6 minutes read
Cage-free A successful change from cage to aviary - step two: Lay-out of the house Choosing an aviary system In the previous article, I informed you about the importance of the rearing to make your production period in an aviary system... 5 minutes read
Cage-free A successful change from cage to aviary - step one: rearing Differences between cage and aviary systems Cage systems usually focus only on egg production and not on the chicken’s needs. You might wonder whether it is... 6 minutes read
Cage-free Switching to cage free poultry farming: history and welfare History of cage free Ruth Harrison was a British animal welfare activist and author. In 1964 she published Animal Machines, in which she describes the... 8 minutes read
Eggs Egg quality: how to achieve the highest quality level The goal of layer farmers is to produce as many good quality eggs as possible and for breeder farmers to produce as many good quality fertile eggs as possible.... 7 minutes read
Cage-free The Dutch journey to cage free This article is written for the Kikoushobou Poultry Magazine, as part of a series by our colleague Susanne Vonk. Our 'Cage Free' booklet is based upon these... 4 minutes read