I understand why you may want to start with point of lay chickens or hens as a poultry investor. In fact, who does not want a quick return on their investment? You will also hear different views of people concerning point of lay chickens for sale and raising day-old pullet chicks yourself. As someone who has been in the business for over a decade, I am here to get you informed about reasons why your point of lay chicken may not lay at all, or lay well.

Again, the reasons why people choose to buy point of lay hens include but not limited to the following

-Reasons for Choosing Point of Lay Chickens over Day-Old

-Faster Return on Investment (ROI)

-No need to have a brooding house

-It saves time and labor

-It is easier for newbies who have brooding expertise

-Lesser medication and vaccination needs

-You may never have to use that scarce commodity called wood shavings.

Why Point of Lay May Not Lay

Age: The truth is that there are more untruthful people than there are truthful ones in this country. And this includes folks in the poultry industry. A lot of farmers will tell you they are selling 16 weeks point of lay hens to you. But the truth is the birds are only 13 weeks old. This false ages of the birds will make you start to expect eggs within two to three weeks. If you are not careful, you may even start to serve the birds with feeds like pre-lay diet to prepare them for good production, not knowing that your change of feed will only cause further delay in laying