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Management overview
This is how our daily check list is prepared by using the farms smartphone, or iPad. This template will trigger different responses when the right situation accrues. Low feed and or propane innovatory for example will trigger a drop down box that will give us our supplier links and info for ordering. This self audit will trigger and inshore that our On - Farm Bio security is safe by strict boundaries we have set that provide guidance on the appropriate procedures to follow.
Our Mission Statement / Vision
Check if you have read our Mission Statement / Vision
Operation info
Barn preparation for chick placement.
are you preparing for chick placement
Heating system and fuel availability checked
Bulk tanks and feeder lines checked
Drinkers and feeders checked individual
Ventilation system checked
Monitoring system checked
Stand-by generator checked
Bedding material (checked for mold, feathers, droppings at placement)
Rest period: indicate the number of days from when the flock was shipped to the placement of chicks
Outside broiler barn and access management
Clean ( garbage, vegetation cut/sprayed, clutter picked up
Visual (CAZ) & (RAZ) signs in place and up to date
Access to building and equipment ok
Is our contact information up to date and posted in a easy to find location
Was the rodent trap rebated
Pest name
Controls and/or product used
Propane % level
Bulk feed tank level (tones in tank)
Office
Papers, files, computer, work done
Workers safety equipment available
Inside broiler barn
Watering system working properly
What is the problem to fix
What is the problem to fix
Number of dead birds
How are the heat exchangers
Is the lighting working properly
Ventilation fans working and guards in place
Catching, Loading, Transport
Is it time to prepare for flock shipment to the processor
Person
Title, name, and Contact info:
Preparing your barn
Farmer/manager on-site during placement, catching, and loading
Safety equipment in place and in good condition
Instructions re: barn, lighting, ventilation, other controls posted and/or discussed
Ventilation properly guarded
Daylight loading procedures discussed
Entrance, equipment room, stairways must be well lit and free of clutter
Barn doors unsealed/ready to open
Remove litter within 1 meter of 3rd floor load out holes
Water leaks taken care of
Wet litter removed and/or additional bedding applied
Fans adjacent to loading doors turned off for loading unless experiencing extreme temperatures.
Current and direct contact number of farm manager/owner posted in utility rooms in case of emergency. Location of closest 24 hour emergency room included
Preparing your farm & lane way
Free of objects overhead (Branches/Wires) and on ground.
Level beside the barn where loading occurs.
Fill added where required
Snow cleared and sanded if needed
Access to barn door unobstructed
Current yard map sent to processor.
Processor contacted when access to to yard is hindered ( snow, road bans, road construction)
Preparing your flock
Dead/culled birds removed/disposed of appropriately throughout grow out and prior to catching
Feed lines lifted at designated time.
Water lines lifted at designated time
Preparing your paperwork
Form 3 sent to processor prior to shipping and available for 1st load
Form 6 available for completion
Communicating with processor and/or contracted services
Processor notified of any significant changes with flock
Catching and trucking crews contacted if there is a delay
Procedures/special circumstances reviewed with crew foreman upon arrival.
Unsafe work habits reported to crew foreman
On-site injuries reported
Copies of WSIB Form 7 for any serious injuries requested
Additional hazards identified and discussed
Persons name and contact info
Barn and equipment clean out
Is it time for clean up after crop
Dry clean (I.e. Blower) barn, entranceway, and equipment (feeders, drinkers, fans, walls, floors, barn footwear, mortality bucket etc.)
Thoroughly wash all of the barn and equipment (minimum once per year)
Equipment used during clean out is cleaned
Flush, clean and/or disinfect water lines
Inspect inside and outside of feed bins, knock down feed and clean if needed
West Farms
Wests broiler barn
Operations day to day per cycle
Please note that this checklist is a hypothetical example and provides basic information only. It is not intended
to
take the place of, among other things, workplace, health and safety advice; medical advice, diagnosis, or
treatment;
or other applicable laws. You should also seek your own professional advice to determine if the use of such
checklist is
permissible in your workplace or jurisdiction.
