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Expert resources on poultry farming, biosecurity, bird health, and raising healthier flocks.
At IPPE 2026, we sat down with Precision Lighting to talk about how dimming systems reduce bird stress and why gradual light transitions matter for flock performance.
By allen-reynolds
How much of each Southland Organics product to use for backyard flocks of 3 to 25 birds. Clear dosing tables for Big Ole Bird, Hen Helper, Litter Life, Catalyst, and Desecticide.
By mike-usry
Week-by-week guide for new chicken owners. What to do days 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, and 22-30 with your first flock — feeding, health checks, coop setup, and when to start supplements.
By mike-usry
Identify common backyard chicken health problems by symptom. Lethargy, sneezing, feather loss, pale combs, dropped egg production — what each one means and what to do first.
By mike-usry
A practical guide to reducing ammonia in poultry houses using ventilation, litter management, dietary changes, and biological amendments. Methods compared with seasonal tips.
By mike-usry
A practical guide to natural alternatives for poultry litter, water, pest control, and sanitation. Includes comparison tables, transition planning, and ROI analysis.
By mike-usry
This summer, while performing due diligence for our launch of [Hen Helper](https://www.southlandorganics.com/products/hen-helper "Hen Helper for Egg Production"), we came across some fascinating statistics on national egg production...
By mike-usry
Mass mortality is one of the most difficult realities a grower can face—and its impact goes far beyond operations. Recognizing and addressing the emotional strain is a critical step in protecting both people and farms.
By allen-reynolds
Gangrenous dermatitis is a poultry disease caused by the bacterium, Clostridium, and Staph (Staphylococcus aureus). Farmers experience a rapid onset of skin lesions and mortality spikes as reactions to Gangrenous dermatitis.
By allen-reynolds
Lighting directly influences bird stress, behavior and overall welfare. Research and real-world experience both show that smarter lighting management supports calmer, healthier flocks.
By allen-reynolds
Smart organization and preparation can save valuable time, money and stress when maintenance issues arise. These real-world tips from an Arkansas grower highlight simple ways to stay ready year-round.
By allen-reynolds
Catalyst Poultry Vitamin is specially formulated with poultry-specific vitamins and minerals that maximize health and boost immunity. Just like vitamins help keep you in your best health, Catalyst helps maximize your birds’ performance.
By isabella-dobbins
At the Sunbelt Ag Expo, we spoke with Chad Brubaker of Innovative Poultry Products, LLC about the company's dehydrator system.
By allen-reynolds
Electrical failures often stem from preventable issues like heat, wear and lack of inspections. These seven best practices can help protect your equipment, birds and peace of mind.
By allen-reynolds
Our seventh edition of the popular Tips and Tricks series!
By allen-reynolds
At the Sunbelt Ag Expo, we spoke with Colton Johnson of APEX Predator Mortality Disposal about the company's thermal dehydration technology designed to protect your flock, your farm and the environment.
By allen-reynolds
This Thanksgiving, we’re pausing to give thanks to the people who make this industry what it is.
By allen-reynolds
From our Southland Organics family to yours, we wish you a peaceful, restorative and joy-filled Thanksgiving.
By mike-usry
Your birds spend most of their lives on litter, but what’s really happening underfoot? Here's why poultry litter management is crucial for flock health, air quality and long-term performance.
By allen-reynolds
Water is one of the most powerful indicators of flock health. By tracking water consumption, you can spot early warning signs of disease, manage feed efficiency and support stronger growth from the start.
By allen-reynolds
On National Farmer’s Day, Southland Organics celebrates the farmers whose dedication and perseverance keep America growing.
By erin-flowers
On National Farmer’s Day, we pause to recognize the farmers who keep America fed. As poultry growers, your hard work and dedication form the backbone of the industry.
By allen-reynolds
Sometimes the biggest risks on the farm are the ones we stop noticing. Let's dive into the concept of "normalization of deviance" and why focusing on details is key to your flock’s long-term success.
By allen-reynolds
Our sixth edition of the popular Tips and Tricks series!
By allen-reynolds
LVI Enterprises provides poultry litter management equipment, including windrowers, pulverizers and blowers designed to prepare houses between flocks.
By allen-reynolds
For far too long, commercial poultry farmers and other hardworking folks have been stuck in John Deere’s repair racket.
By allen-reynolds
At the Southern Farm Show, we spoke with Ashley Harris Moore of Harris-Moore Specialty Equipment about the company’s work, poultry equipment and what sets their offerings apart.
By allen-reynolds
In today’s poultry industry, producers can’t always rely on reactive solutions like antibiotics or prescriptions. Challenges come fast, and not everything has a simple fix. That’s why proactive bird health—like Hen Helper—is essential.
By allen-reynolds
By implementing the Chicken Reaper in your poultry house, you can increase efficiency, reduce physical strain and optimize daily operations.
By allen-reynolds
Poultry farmers have been increasing sustainability for decades. Sustainable practices are so ingrained in the industry that you may not even realize the significant impact you're making.
By allen-reynolds
Microbiome management is one of the most intriguing yet underexplored areas of poultry science—and it can make all the difference for your flock.
By allen-reynolds
Poultry growers John Tuck and Jason Jackson discuss the quail industry, highlighting the key differences between quail and chicken farming.
By allen-reynolds
During cleanout or catch night, it’s inevitable that litter will spill out of your poultry houses and into your parking lot. Jason Jackson, our friend and Alabama poultry farmer, shares tips on how to manage it.
By allen-reynolds
We headed over to Blount County, Alabama, to bring you expert tips for raising quail from John Tuck of Tuck Farms.
By allen-reynolds
Jason Jackson, our friend and Alabama poultry grower, speaks on four new USDA rules and how they impact growers.
By allen-reynolds
By taking advantage of tax credits, you can keep more of your hard-earned money, and by taking advantage of farm credits, you can even save money too.
By allen-reynolds
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, but prevention isn't always possible for certain diseases. In those cases, early detection is the next best thing.
By allen-reynolds
Today, we’re combining a popular topic on our blog—tips—with my favorite topic—how to take care of you, the grower. Here are five tips to beat the heat this summer.
By allen-reynolds
Body temperature. Feed conversion ratio. Weight gain. All common terms in the poultry industry. All interconnected. And all important to your bottom line.
By allen-reynolds
During the summer, we're all looking for ways to beat the heat. Here in Georgia, it’s sprinklers in the garden, popsicles for the kiddos and bug spray for everyone. But what about helping your birds beat the heat?
By erin-flowers
The three main ingredients to growing a bird are water, air and feed. This time, we're focusing on water, and specifically, cleaning water lines in poultry houses.
By allen-reynolds
Chickens need vitamin supplements just like people do! Catalyst provides birds with poultry vitamins and minerals to boost immunity and improve heart, skin and blood health.
By allen-reynolds
To grow healthy birds, you have to take care of their legs. After all, that's what supports all of that weight! Strong leg health builds a strong foundation for your birds. Here are common leg issues and how to manage them.
By allen-reynolds
Our fifth edition of the popular Tips and Tricks series!
By allen-reynolds
How to identify, treat and prevent clostridial dermatitis in turkey farms. Chicken farmers can learn from this too!
By allen-reynolds
What do you do with your mortality? Let's talk about a few different methods for managing poultry mortality.
By allen-reynolds
Internal parasites can pose a huge challenge for your flock, from diarrhea to weight loss to decreased production and even worms in your eggs. Let’s talk about where these unwelcome worms come from and what you should be doing about them.
By erin-flowers
Prepare for the summer heat by tuning up your ventilation system now! Here's how to maintain fans and cool cells.
By allen-reynolds
How a commercial layer farmer used Big Ole Bird to help his flock recover from a Staph infection.
By isabella-dobbins
Efficacy of Big Ole Bird for the reduction of Necrotic Enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens in Broiler Chickens.
By isabella-dobbins
We've all heard the age-old riddle, "Which came first: the chicken or the egg?" Well, in the poultry industry, the pullets come first! Our goal is to take care of pullet farmers because you impact us all.
By allen-reynolds
Here is a checklist for cleaning poultry houses between flocks, even if you hire out the job.
By allen-reynolds
Fewer culls mean more profits for you as the egg producer. With Hen Helper, a poultry supplement and probiotic, you can boost overall health in your hens, leading to firmer litter with white caps, cleaner eggs and better shell quality.
By allen-reynolds
Recently, we’ve heard a lot of farmers ask why their chickens are huddling together. Huddling usually happens when chicks are too cold or grown chickens have a fever. Let’s go over why both of these situations happen and what you can do to stop the huddling.
By allen-reynolds
A healthy floor is a healthy bird. Learn how to improve litter quality and strengthen poultry health with a scientifically designed poultry litter treatment.
By allen-reynolds
Darkling beetles are a nuisance that can cause serious problems if left uncontrolled. They are known to invade agricultural spaces from poultry houses to garden plants.
By erin-flowers
Gut health is an important part of overall well-being for both humans and animals. For poultry, gut health can make the difference between a thriving, profitable flock and a devastating mortality crisis.
By allen-reynolds
According to a 2018 SPRG and UGA study, Big Ole Bird leads to an improved feed conversion ratio, decreased mortality and increased weight gain.
By mike-usry
This one is for our female farmers! Business owner Leisa Coyne explains how she has overcome the challenges of being a woman CEO in a male-dominated industry.
By allen-reynolds
We love sharing great farmer-to-farmer advice, so Allen is back with our fourth edition of Tips and Tricks for Your Poultry Farm.
By allen-reynolds
Imagine walking into your chicken coop on a cool autumn morning, and to your surprise, you find the floor covered with feathers. What if we told you this is completely normal and even healthy? Congratulations, your birds have entered their annual molt.
By erin-flowers
Happy Thanksgiving! It's high time we give our hard-working turkey farmers the attention they deserve. Here are some of the main differences between turkey farming and chicken farming.
By allen-reynolds
Whether you raise birds antibiotic free, no antibiotics ever (NAE), reduced use or with a full spectrum of antibiotics, changes in antibiotic regulations have impacted your farm in one way or another.
By allen-reynolds
An electrician's advice on protecting your poultry farm from lightning damage.
By allen-reynolds
The leaves are changing, and we’re starting to cook soup and chili—that's right, fall is here! That means it's time to start thinking about preparing your coop for the cold winter.
By erin-flowers
Winter is coming! Here's a comparison between two main types of radiant heaters for poultry farms: pancake and tube heaters.
By allen-reynolds
Every stage of a bird's life is important, but the first three days are the most pivotal in a chick's development.
By allen-reynolds
Mower maintenance expert Leisa gives her best tips for keeping lawn mowers running smoothly, saving you money in the long run.
By allen-reynolds
What comes out of your birds is just as important as what goes in, and it's time for their poop to start getting the attention it deserves.
By erin-flowers
We often get asked how to become a poultry farmer. Two soon-to-be farmers tell their story of starting a poultry farm!
By allen-reynolds
We tested Litter Life against _Salmonella_. Here are our encouraging results!
By isabella-dobbins
Let's talk about the "mother" of all vinegar and how to use it to improve health on your poultry farm.
By isabella-dobbins
When it comes to pest control, sometimes it feels like the only options are using potentially harmful chemicals or making friends with the neighborhood creepy crawlies. Desecticide is here to change that.
By erin-flowers
Heat is one of the top environmental stressors for poultry. But did you know that humidity can make its effects compound? Let's go over heat, humidity and how to combat them in your poultry house.
By isabella-dobbins
Between bacteria, viruses, infections, parasites and predators, sometimes it can feel like the world is out to get your flock. One disease that can make both seasoned professionals and new bird owners feel this way is coccidiosis, or cocci for short.
By erin-flowers
Torched is a non-selective and highly effective weed killer for your poultry farm.
By isabella-dobbins
You don't have to be a poultry farmer for long before your integrator suggests you make upgrades to your farm. Is it worth it to make these upgrades?
By isabella-dobbins
Trust us, you're going to want to check out Solectrac's electric tractors. This cutting-edge technology will blow your mind.
By erin-flowers
A 5th generation farmer explains his decision to add more poultry houses to his farm.
By isabella-dobbins
Tips and Tricks Part III features advice and tools submitted to us from poultry farmers across the country.
By isabella-dobbins
Fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water are the secret ingredients to your birds’ perfect diet.
By erin-flowers
Here are six steps to get NRCS grants for your poultry farm.
By isabella-dobbins
Bryant Madren shares two major hacks he uses on his poultry farm.
By isabella-dobbins
Choosing eggs from the supermarket shelf is no longer an easy decision. Conventional? Cage-free? Organic? What are the differences?
By erin-flowers
Desecticide is a non-toxic, effective solution for darkling beetle control in poultry houses. Learn how it works and how to use it!
By isabella-dobbins
Our all-natural weed killer, Torched, is non-selective and highly effective against those pesky weeds in your coop, yard or garden.
By isabella-dobbins
Here's a rundown on our top poultry equipment finds from the 2022 Sunbelt Ag Expo.
By erin-flowers
What you need to know about hatching your own chicks at home.
By isabella-dobbins
Allen interviewed Chad Brubaker, president of Innovative Poultry Products LLC and inventor of the Poultry Hawk, on finding improvements for poultry farmers through innovation.
By isabella-dobbins
Learn more about how the AG 25 light fixture works and what it can do for your farm.
By isabella-dobbins
Let's talk about something on all of our minds—HPAI, or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
By isabella-dobbins
Allen is back with 3 new tips for poultry farmers!
By isabella-dobbins
If you raise chickens, you know that a scrambled egg in the morning can be an excellent source of protein, healthy fats and several vitamins and minerals. But have you ever wondered why?
By erin-flowers
We took a trip to our friend's farm to show you how and why to clean feed bins.
By isabella-dobbins
With many factors affecting your poultry houses, it’s essential to have some sort of controller to monitor and control every aspect of your houses—all from one centralized location.
By erin-flowers
Let's go back to the basics—the basics of poultry biosecurity that is. Defending your flock against disease and pests starts with your biosecurity program.
By isabella-dobbins
From darkling beetles to fleas, finding bugs in your poultry houses is never a fun experience. When it’s time to spray pest control, here are a few tips to ensure the pest control is effective and your birds are protected.
By erin-flowers
At Southland Organics, we believe that nature offers us solutions to the problems it presents. This is the basis for the inclusion of essential oils in several of our products used by homeowners and farmers alike.
By isabella-dobbins
Jason Jackson shares three tips for effectively and efficiently using lighting on a poultry farm.
By isabella-dobbins
One of the most exciting parts of raising chickens is collecting their fresh eggs. But when your hens lay for the first time, you may be uncertain about a few things.
By erin-flowers
What is the NPIP, why is it important and what do you need to know about its new updates?
By isabella-dobbins
It's no secret that the birds you grow today are different than those grown 40 years ago. But why?
By isabella-dobbins
On poultry farms, the control room is one of the main threats to food safety. Let's talk about how to properly sanitize your control room to maintain strong poultry biosecurity.
By isabella-dobbins
Winter is coming! Prepare your poultry houses for cold weather with these winterization tips.
By isabella-dobbins
We've done a few grower spotlights in the past that highlight a poultry farmer who shares his story. But what about the son of a grower, someone who grew up with his dad raising chickens?
By isabella-dobbins
After talking to countless growers across the country, we've gathered some simple poultry farming tips that anyone can use around their poultry farm.
By isabella-dobbins
We all know that birds need food and water. But they need air, too! If you're going to take good care of your birds, you have to take good care of your ventilation system.
By isabella-dobbins
One of the most heavily investigated areas of animal agriculture is nutrition—ruminant nutrition, swine nutrition and our personal favorite, poultry nutrition. From proteins and carbs to vitamins and minerals, every aspect of your flock’s diet plays a role in their success.
By isabella-dobbins
We’re going over some tiny menaces that can threaten your birds’ health: viruses and bacteria.
By isabella-dobbins
Your poultry house has everything pests need to thrive. Here are some environmental pest management measures you can take to make your farm a less hospitable place for rodents and bugs.
By isabella-dobbins
When handling live poultry or any other animals, it is always important to consider your safety as well as theirs.
By isabella-dobbins
Inclusion body hepatitis in chickens is all about the liver. You can't treat it reactively, but there are methods to prevent IBH and help your birds get through it.
By isabella-dobbins
With warmer weather settling in for the summer, keeping cool is on everyone’s mind. From greenhouses to poultry farms, cooling cell systems are at the heart of heat abatement strategies.
By isabella-dobbins
Shanon, a poultry farmer in GA, shares his story of carrying on his grandfather's legacies, risking it all and overcoming dermatitis _without_ losing the farm.
By allen-reynolds
In this video, Mike makes a guest appearance to explain the important step many people miss when fixing potholes on a gravel driveway.
By isabella-dobbins
Installing solar photovoltaic panels converts thermal energy into electricity. When you harvest the energy from a solar PV system to power your farm, you can save some serious money on your energy bills!
By isabella-dobbins
Our poultry products make the perfect gift for the chicken lover in your life! Whether they're keeping chickens for the farm fresh eggs or the good company, chicken keepers will love these great gift ideas that will boost their roost.
By isabella-dobbins
People love finding out the "secret ingredient." We'll tell you our secret ingredient straight up: fulvic acid.
By isabella-dobbins
Have you ever received any unsolicited advice from another poultry grower? Or worse- have you been written up by a service tech for something that really makes you say... "huh?!"
By allen-reynolds
Over the course of time, we have been asked often "what are the ingredients in Big ole Bird?" Despite our open and honest reply, many people are confused...
By allen-reynolds
Poultry farmers work so hard all year round. Feeding the world is a huge task! In this video, Allen has one message of encouragement to you: Take a break!
By isabella-dobbins
Did you know that chickens benefit from vitamin supplements just like you and me? Catalyst Poultry Vitamin is a complete vitamin and mineral supplement for chickens.
By isabella-dobbins
At the end of the day it's not how much you make, it's how much you keep!
By allen-reynolds
Sarah perfectly exemplifies core Southland values: Serve with purpose and lead the way. She's a missionary in Nicaragua who helps educate on the intersection of agriculture and the gospel.
By isabella-dobbins
Poultry farming in winter can be tough. Cold air enters your poultry house, air and floor temperatures change and keeping your house warm becomes more expensive.
By isabella-dobbins
Tractor maintenance is the key to keeping your operation running smoothly. As some farmers say, "If you don't make time for tractor maintenance, it will make time _for_ you."
By allen-reynolds
Merry Christmas! Wishes of hope and joy from Allen Reynolds to commercial poultry farmers.
By allen-reynolds
We had the pleasure of talking to Jason Jackson, our friend and poultry farmer in Alabama, about LED lighting in poultry houses. Jason is a big fan of LED bulbs- his farm runs on about 1,200 of them!
By allen-reynolds
Aside from monitoring for theft, a farm security system can help you know who has visited to your farm and when they arrive and leave. Simply knowing when the feed truck arrives and which bin it fills can be really helpful!
By isabella-dobbins
If you have a poultry farm, you know that your operation requires very specific equipment. We went to the 2021 Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia to interview poultry equipment experts on some of the best tools to have in your poultry house.
By isabella-dobbins
Electric motor maintenance is essential to the longevity of a successful farm and a reliable operation. Performing maintenance regularly can save you loads of time and money!
By isabella-dobbins
If you have a farm, you probably have a septic tank. And if you have a septic tank, you definitely need a septic tank treatment.
By isabella-dobbins
Chicken mites will not just go away on their own. It takes deliberate action to treat mites and kill them. But killing mites doesn’t have to hurt your chickens!
By isabella-dobbins
Broiler chickens' water has a huge impact on their overall health and performance. When troubleshooting issues with your flock, start with the basics and consider water consumption and quality.
By mike-usry
Garlic and apple cider vinegar for chickens offers immune support by attacking bad bacteria in the digestive tract, and contains the added benefits of vitamins, minerals and trace elements. It is an ideal addition to your poultry supplement program.
By isabella-dobbins
September is National Chicken Month. We take this as an opportunity to celebrate poultry growers in the U.S.A. and across the globe.
By mike-usry
Chicken litter can be an excellent fertilizer! It makes good use of something you may already have on your farm. You can use it yourself or make extra cash selling it to others. But too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Check out this video to learn about the major risk you should consider be
By isabella-dobbins
Litter Life is a conditioner that improves litter quality and strengthens poultry health. Litter Life speed ups the natural breakdown of litter by adding active, organic carbon and organic acids to the ground. This gives you a drier, healthier poultry house floor!
By isabella-dobbins
In this video, our poultry grower friend Jason Jackson shares with us his best tips for a successful and safe catch night!
By isabella-dobbins
We were thrilled to have the opportunity to sit down with Joey Rhodes to talk about his lifelong experience in the Georgia poultry industry. Allen interviewed Joey on his broiler farm- the same farm where his family grew eggs commercially in the 70s. Check out this video to get an inside look on the
By isabella-dobbins
Hen Helper is an effective way to increase your hens' health, nutrition and fertility. It uses probiotics to help your hens produce higher quality eggs and have better overall health.
By isabella-dobbins
We can take the grocery store for granted. The aisles are lined with fresh produce and meat, always convenient for us to simply show up and buy. We have endless choices set before us, and all we have to do is reach out and grab them… and buy them, of course. Grocery stores are a huge convenience to
By isabella-dobbins
With 10 key vitamins and minerals including folic acid, Vitamin D3 and Biotin, Catalyst provides the perfect nutritional boost for any flock. Here, Allen explains more about Catalyst and how to apply it to improve your flock.
By isabella-dobbins
What is one thing you never want to think about but are grateful to have when you need it? INSURANCE. Learn how to use it to protect your farm from harm.
By isabella-dobbins
Runt and Stunt is also known as Malabsorption Syndrome. It boils down to nutrient absorption. Nutrient absorption is what is needed to help the bird fight the “virus/disease,” but the virus prevents nutrient absorption.
By allen-reynolds
“Factory Farm”—what it means, why it’s used and why it shouldn’t be!
By allen-reynolds
While our natural chicken supplements are great for commercial poultry growers, they have very distinct benefits for backyard birds as well.
By mike-usry
So you want to build a chicken house. Whether you're a rookie or a seasoned professional, there is an extensive process that all commercial growers go through when building a new house.
By allen-reynolds
There are numerous things that can cause stress in your birds. Heat, light, overcrowding, ventilation, noise, fear, lack of food, nutritional deficiencies, disease, infection and on and on. In this video, we take a quick look at two distinct types of stress and their impact on your birds.
By allen-reynolds
This video explains the parts of the ladder and their uses, proper set up, statistics on farmer injury causation and proper ladder storage and care.
By allen-reynolds
Spondylolisthesis is a technical name—this disease is also known as Kinky Back. This is a condition of the spine where one of the vertebrae moves more than it should and slips out of place.
By allen-reynolds
Stackhouses use the natural composting process to break your birds down and return them to the earth. In a stackhouse, bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms decompose your birds into a stable end product.
By allen-reynolds
Before choosing a cleaning product, you will first need to decide whether the surface needs to be cleaned, sanitized or disinfected.
By mike-usry
Jason Jackson, a commercial broiler farmer in north Alabama, gives us his tips and tricks to sustaining the longevity of these Stenner Pump medicators.
By allen-reynolds
Poultry farmers, have a very Merry Christmas from our family to yours.
By allen-reynolds
Today, we are shedding light on a word that has struck many a grower with fear: dermatitis. No doubt it's a devastating disease, and the scariest thing is that it can hurt your farm quickly without much warning.
By allen-reynolds
Necrotic enteritis flare-up? Learn how to get the most out of your Big Ole Bird poultry probiotic applications.
By allen-reynolds
Four important concepts to help you troubleshoot and diagnose problems on your poultry farm.
By allen-reynolds
Charles and Scott share with us their journey from the front lines of military life to overcoming the battles they now face as commercial poultry farmers.
By allen-reynolds
Any good farm manager knows that you have to wear many hats to have an efficient, effective operation. Today, Jason Jackson talks about wearing your electrician's hat as a poultry farmer.
By allen-reynolds
If you've grown through any cold season, you know ammonia really kicks it up a notch when you're trying to keep the houses warm.
By allen-reynolds
Paying attention to water before it shows a problem pays off. If you have big challenges in your water, like bacteria overgrowth, then the birds will spend more energy fighting the challenge than converting feed.
By allen-reynolds
The financial side of your farm is just as important as any other aspect. This week, we hear directly from a poultry banker on all things finance.
By allen-reynolds
Each time another Milford man followed his heart and returned to the family poultry business, there was one thing that had to be done: build more chicken houses.
By allen-reynolds
Jason Jackson shares some helpful tips to ensure you and the people you work with stay as safe as possible when working on feed bins.
By allen-reynolds
We put our poultry supplement and probiotic to the test with two, third-party performance studies done by poultry science programs we knew farmers could trust: the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia and the Southern Poultry Research Group.
By allen-reynolds
Allen dives into some more practical tips to prioritize your health, so you can keep operating your farm per usual.
By allen-reynolds
Without this one thing, nothing else matters—feed conversion rates, mortality numbers, growth. All of that is pointless without taking care of this ONE thing.
By allen-reynolds
Jason Jackson shares simple, easy ways to refresh your generators to make sure they’re ready to serve you and your birds when you need them.
By allen-reynolds
Jason Jackson provides helpful reminders for fellow poultry farmers to prepare not just for hot weather, but for productivity and efficiency in general.
By allen-reynolds
Not just anyone could be a farmer, and it is becoming especially evident in the midst of this pandemic.
By allen-reynolds
We all know how expensive it can be to run a farm, so we took some time to sit down with an accountant who has served poultry farmers like you for more than 20 years.
By allen-reynolds
With the number of variables that play a part in maximizing birds' potential, you don’t need lack of nutrition to hinder everything else. Hitting the nutrition bullseye can really maximize birds’ resilience when faced with stress.
By allen-reynolds
Working on the human side of your business can sometimes be just as challenging as an outbreak of necrotic enteritis. That’s why Allen and Jason chat about how to lead well, motivate your employees and develop a meaningful work environment for everyone on your farm.
By allen-reynolds
Life on the farm has certain dangers. A simple safety reminder can go a long way. Jason Jackson shares five quick, potentially life-saving reminders.
By allen-reynolds
Did you know that there is a government agency in place that exists to help save—and even _give you money_ for your poultry production?
By mike-usry
Keeping floors dry and birds' paws healthy helps grow bigger birds and paychecks, regardless of whether China buys a single chicken foot.
By allen-reynolds
Before we can begin to understand what our birds might be trying to tell us, we need some basic understanding of bird anatomy.
By allen-reynolds
When it comes to water, birds are like Goldilocks—they don’t need too much, and they don’t need too little. Be sure you’re supplying the amount of water that’s juuuust right.
By allen-reynolds
Jason Jackson shares a few ways farmers can ensure water pressure is ideal for bird consumption without soaking floors or limiting birds.
By allen-reynolds
Apple cider vinegar has been used as a natural poultry supplement for decades. Today, we’re going to answer some questions many of you are asking—does it actually make a difference? Why? How will that difference show up in my birds?
By allen-reynolds
Ever thought much about poop? Yes, that's right—poop. Your chickens' poop, that is. What comes out of your birds is just as important as what goes in, and it's time for their poop to start getting the attention it deserves.
By allen-reynolds
Since potentially hazardous activities make up part of everyday farm life, they become less threatening in our minds. Sometimes, we just need a reminder of their danger. That’s why we are starting to share occasional safety videos.
By allen-reynolds
As we begin a new year—and a new decade—we want to take a minute to encourage you. Maybe this year was great, or maybe this year was the toughest one yet. No matter what 2019 had for you, keep up the good fight.
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We hear regularly that grower-integrator relationships aren't always the easiest, so we're sharing some tips on integrator relations from Jason Jackson.
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The fact that our products are naturally-derived is the very thing that can bring you and your birds from surviving to **thriving** in the ABF environment.
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Our friend and poultry farmer, Jason Jackson, shares how farmers can install and monitor security camera systems for just a fraction of the cost that security companies charge.
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The bird droppings on the floor of your house can be the key indicators of bigger problems. They can also help you fine tune your business, find areas where you can tighten up your feed conversion.
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There is a lot to learn from what comes out of your bird at the end of the nutrition cycle—that’s right, poop.
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We spent some time with mom, wife, wedding venue owner and poultry grower—Tiffany Hodges—in Guntersville, Alabama to hear about everything from family life on the farm to being a woman in the poultry industry.
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We conclude this Poultry Biosecurity series with a focus on strengthening your poultry house all the way down to the molecular level by preventing the bad bacteria from returning.
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Following these guidelines will help you maximize bacteria annihilation in your poultry house windrows which, as we learned in our earlier videos, is the goal!
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Our good friend and poultry farmer, Jason Jackson, takes us to ground zero with best practices for setting up windrows.
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Whether you clean out, cake out, till or windrow, you know managing litter can be a bulk of your operation. Here's a rundown on the best practices and scientific benefits of windrowing.
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We covered many topics during our 18-minute interview. Jason's positive approach has him standing out as a true success in today's challenging world of poultry operations and broiler farming.
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As a poultry grower, perhaps the greatest fear you have is disease. _E. coli_, _Clostridium_, salmonella, enteritis and many other diseases can decimate a flock, leaving a grower with bills to pay and no money to pay those bills.
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Over the last 30 years, there have been many advancements that could be considered "game-changers." Housing technology has likely been the largest influencer in the industry.
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Over the past several years, there has been a rise in commercial quail farming. While the poultry industry is primarily dominated by broiler production, the domestic quail is finding its popularity in the poultry meat market.
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As poultry farmers, providing sufficient living conditions and environments for chickens is a practice that is instilled upon us. With a new law coming into effect, “sufficient” living conditions won’t be enough to pass the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Organic Program (N
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When you choose Litter Life, you get superior birds grown in a superior environment, **_and_**…you get a litter that is richer in nitrogen for those farmers that count on you for a quality fertilizer on their fields.
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Proven effective in helping birds challenged with necrotic enteritis, Big Ole Bird is a highly concentrated formula that provides poultry with the protection they need through probiotics. The formula improves gut microflora through the introduction of beneficial bacteria, rich organic acids and acti
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As a poultry grower, disease may be your greatest fear. _E. coli_, _Clostridium_, _Salmonella_, necrotic enteritis and many other poultry diseases can decimate a flock, leaving a grower with bills to pay and no money to pay them.
By allen-reynolds
It's hard not to talk business even while at your children’s school functions. One day in May 2015, while I was at a soccer practice...
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Few things are as fun as putting on mud boots at 4:30 a.m. and wading through the thick muck of a wet poultry house floor. Not only is it unpleasant to say the least, but wet litter problems are also detrimental to the health of your birds.
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The indigenous bacteria and selectively adaptive microbiology in Litter Life have been proven effective in E. coli prevention. Simply spraying the house floor is all it takes for nature to get to work.
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[Big Ole Bird](/products/poultry-probiotic "Probiotics for Chickens"), Southland Organics' unique and effective poultry probiotic, is now verified to comply with the USDA National Organic Program.
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