Production planning: single flock, multiple flocks, all-in / all-out, downtime
A farm without planning sells when the chickens are ready, buys when the store is empty and receives chicks when NEXTEKCI has room. A farm with planning knows in January what it will sell in December, orders its chicks six weeks ahead, and places its downtimes on the slack weeks. This lesson defines the words (flock, single flock, multiple flocks, all-in / all-out, downtime), sets out the cycle calculation, compares the two ways of organising three houses and builds, as a table, the calendar of a year for one house. The case study of lesson 10 does the same for three.
14 min read · 5-question quiz at the end
By Abdul Hussein ChoumanFounder of NEXTEKCI · Agnibilékrou hatchery since 2006This lesson is part of Level 13 — Organising the farm: staff, procedures, planning. It opens to registered students who have passed the level 12 exam. Levels 1 to 5 and the tracks remain readable by everyone.
- ✓Define flock, single flock, multiple flocks, all-in / all-out and downtime, and explain why downtime lasts 14 days minimum
- ✓Calculate the length of a cycle and the number of flocks per year for broilers, coloured chickens and layers
- ✓Choose between single flock and staggered flocks for several houses, weighing work, health risk, sales and cash
- ✓Build the annual calendar of a house taking into account seasons, the stocking density advised by NEXTEKCI and festivals