From placement to market
A strong cycle is not one perfect number. It is a chain of timely checks: prepared housing, immediate feed and water, measured growth, dry litter, controlled heat, clean records and a sale planned before the birds are ready.
Weekly weight, feed use and survival reveal drift early enough to act.
Temperature, air speed, water and litter interact; manage them as one system.
Use your real chick, feed and sale prices before committing to a placement.
The operating sequence
01 · Before placement
Clean and dry the house, test every drinker and heat source, secure feed, confirm the chick source, and write down the numbers that define success: birds placed, target market age, target weight and expected losses.
02 · Days 0–7
Judge brooding by chick behaviour as well as temperature. Birds should spread evenly, find feed and water quickly, and show strong crop fill. Record daily deaths and investigate a rising pattern rather than waiting for the weekly total.
03 · Weeks 2–4
Weigh a representative sample each week. Compare average live weight with the relevant breed curve, track cumulative feed, repair leaks immediately and keep air moving at bird level as body heat and moisture rise.
04 · Weeks 5–market
Heavier birds produce more heat and reduce the safe headcount per square metre. Confirm local density and withdrawal rules, line up transport or processing, and recalculate margin with the price you can actually receive.
Breed performance
Broiler.ai carries four baseline growth profiles. Housing and climate can reduce expected performance, so weekly weighing matters more than waiting for the final market age.
| Breed | Reference age | Target weight | Baseline FCR | Week 4 weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross 308 | 42 days | 2.80 kg | 1.55 | 2.27 kg |
| Cobb 500 | 42 days | 2.75 kg | 1.57 | 2.23 kg |
| Cornish Cross | 49 days | 2.60 kg | 1.72 | 2.08 kg |
| Local dual-purpose | 84 days | 1.80 kg | 2.40 | 0.90 kg |
Housing decisions
These are planning assumptions, not legal stocking limits. Confirm density, welfare, medicines, transport, slaughter and disease-reporting obligations with the authority responsible where you operate.
Tell Broiler.ai your region, housing, breed and bird count. The growth curve, floor area, feed estimate and economics update around those assumptions.
Open the planning canvasField guidance only. Sudden deaths, respiratory signs, severe diarrhoea or suspected notifiable disease require a veterinarian or local animal-health authority.
