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D-point-of-lay Dictionary

Point-Of-Lay Hen

A young hen ready to start laying

All termsIntroduced in M12Open the Toolkit
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Plain meaning
A young hen ready to start laying
How to use it
Buy point-of-lay hens to start earning sooner.
South African benchmark
South African layer farms restock with point-of-lay hens from rearing farms.
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M12-U6
Calculate it
T-M12-03 Layer Flock Calculator
Library sources
LIB-A077, LIB-A081, LIB-P-Broiler, LIB-P-Ostrich
See also
Layer
Poultry and Ostrich: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedPoultry and Ostrich: how the business runsSold bybirds per batch, kg per bird1Day-old chicks2Brood3Grow 6 weeks4Catch5Sell or slaughterZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Poultry and Ostrich Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M12 Poultry and Ostrich.