Chicken clocks: pullet grow-out vs broiler harvest

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Chicken clocks: pullet grow-out vs broiler harvest

Use the layer clock (pullet then lay) or the broiler clock (grow, fatten, harvest). Do not mix them.

Staff · 2026-09-18 · 1 min read

Chicken clocks

Stage flocks by purpose.

Layers: started → brooding → growing → pullet → laying. After a year some flocks molt, then lay again, then are spent.

Broilers: started → brooding → growing → fattening → harvest ready when age or sample weight hits the farm target (generic band about 42 days / 2.2 kg).

Open the flock Lifecycle tab to see the current stage. If the card still looks like a cow timeline, the purpose field on the flock is wrong.

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