What can the hens cloaca tell us?

Photo: Marcel Berendsen

Ask yourself the following questions:  What do I see?   What does it mean?   What should I do?

This is Practical guide to improving egg quality

• LOOK: The cloaca on the left is moist and the one on the right is dry.

• THINK: A moist cloaca indicates that this hen has developed sufficiently and is ready to lay.

• ACT: When the hens are ready to lay, make sure the feed composition is correct for laying hens. So sufficient calcium and energy.