Every Poultry Farm Manager should be doing the following.

CHICKEN SHACK AGENCIES

BROILER FARM - MANAGEMENT

21.  FARMER'S DUTY

22.1        Feed stocks must be checked and feed orders made out. Feed stocks may never go below 3 tones except 3 days prior to P.O.L transferring.

22.2        Check feeder and drinker height and correct ventilation of birds.

22.3        Housekeeping, gate house, site office, worker houses as well as his residence are to be of an acceptable standard as in the case of the worker's houses.

22.4        Complete wage attendance register daily.

22.5        Be on site 15 minutes before official starting time.

22.6        Check that site staff and visitors shower with soap.

22.7        Record temperature readings.

22.8        Check for cull, runt broodiness and mortality.

22.9        Supervise vaccination, medication, weighing, day old chick placement and point of lay bird transfer.

22.10      Provide staff training on a weekly basis.

22.11      Control of fixed and loose assets as well as consumable.

22.12      Keep a check on general maintenance work, done by the Broiler Maintenance Team.

22.13      Follow procedures on bio security and disease control.

22.14      Record keeping must be tidy and up to date.

22.15      Site and access roads kept clear from rubbish.

22.16      Prompt and efficient execution of instructions from Broiler Farm Manager.

22.17      Ensure all employees do what is expected from them to do.

22.18      Check that the farm borehole pumps and water reservoir booster pump is always in operational condition,

22.19      Check that the water control program is in place.

22.20      Check that a feral cat control program is in place.

22.21      Check that the rodent control program is in place.

22.22      Follow bio - security procedures.

22.23      To make sure that the site staff works in a safe environment as per the safety regulations.

22.24      Check that the lighting program is in place.

22.25      Check that the vaccination program is in place.

22.26      Check that the routine serological examination is in place.

22.27      To ensure that the standby generator is in operational condition when needed.

22.28      See to that company assets are serviced timorously e.g. services every 10,000 km and kept clean. It is also your responsibility to fill in your logbook daily before undergoing any form of business.

22.29      Be cost conscious.

22.30      Keep a record of all gas deliveries and usage.

22.31      If we have a breakage in farms, which affect production, have them rectified immediately and if spares are not available, contact the Broiler Farm Manager so spares can be obtained elsewhere. Don’t wait until tomorrow.

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