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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to work in poultry shed
  2. Check and maintain shed and equipment
  3. Prepare shed
  4. Place chickens
  5. Complete hygiene and activities

Required Skills

Required skills

identify hazards and follow safety directions

prepare and clean sheds

put bird wire and barriers in place

maintain biosecurity and hygiene protocols

read thermometers and adjust ventilation

use literacy skills to follow sequenced written instructions and record information accurately and legibly

use oral communication skillslanguage competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning active listening asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor

use numeracy skills to estimate calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge

environmental controls and codes of practice applicable to the enterprise

bird behaviours in the first few hours of life

brooder shed set up and environmental parameters

biosecurity and hygiene

animal welfare

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following

check alarms time switches and lighting systems are working effectively prior to placement of the hatchlings

put bird wire and rodent barriers in place

handle and move birds in line with animal welfare codes of practice

place birds evenly throughout shed

maintain hygiene and quarantine procedures

dispose of left over fluids waste and debris from the operation

maintain temperature and air quality

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances