Ready to lay pullets are the best option if you want to cut down production costs and time. These pullets are for sale and are available on most poultry farm.
If you intend buying ready to lay pullets for your farm, here are some important things you need to know. Buying these pullets can be challenging without the right knowledge.
What are ready to lay pullets?
Ready to lay pullets are between 16 to18 weeks old and ready to lay or at least have layed thier first egg. This may vary depending on the breed and environmental conditions.
How to buy started pullets for sale?
Buying started pullets means, a transfer of ownership from one chicken farmer to another including every responsibility that follows after purchased is done.
If this is your first time, you need to learn the following:
1. Know the chicken breed
Get to know the chicken breed you are buying. Find out how good they are, their characteristiccs, and the conditions suitable for them to thrive. Some chicken breeds find it hard to survive in some places.
2. Pullet health records
One key thing to do is to request for the pullets medication records. Get access to all medication records to know their health status. Some farms may forge documents which state otherwise. Your best help is to get a chicken veterinary assistance.
3. Check farm records
Is the farm known for rampant chicken disease outbreaks on the farm? Signs of disease in chickens on farm is not a good sign for you to stock pullets from there.
4. Plan ahead
Buy the pullets ahead of time. You should make your purchase 2-3 weeks before they start laying. This will help the pullets to adjust to their new environment before they start laying eggs.
Where to buy ready to lay pullets
1. Check online
Check online for websites owned by chicken farmers and hatcheries. These online store put on phrases like “ready to lay pullets”, “started pullets” or “point of lay pullets when they have them in stock and ready to lay.
2. Local farmers market
Local farmers put on sale for pullets when they have extra birds. Pullets from these local farmers can be a great option. This because the pullets will have to be transferred over a short distance and the change in environment wouldn’t be a great change.
3. Local farm supply stores and feed stores
Check local farm supply stores, feed stores, or poultry breeders in your area. Many will have pullets available for purchase once they reach 16-20 weeks old and are ready to start laying eggs.
4. Hatchery listings
Check for listings from hatcheries or large poultry farms that may be selling off pullets that are just reaching egg-laying age.
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