
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO START YOUR OWN POULTRY FARM
If you're a retailer looking to help your clients start their own poultry farm, it's important to know the essential equipment they'll need to get started. Poultry farming is considered the cheapest form of livestock farming and can be highly profitable if the resources are used wisely. However, it requires hard work, dedication, and a solid business plan.
One of the most important aspects of starting a poultry farm is having the right equipment. This can help ensure the overall health, quality, and longevity of the livestock they hope to attain. That's where Poltek comes in.
Poltek is one of the top providers of plastic poultry technology in Africa. They offer a wide range of equipment, including drinkers, feeders, heating, thermometers, packaging, and laying cages at an affordable price. Their products are trusted by some of the biggest commercial farmers on the continent to sustain their poultry farms.
Whether your clients' poultry farm is for commercial or subsistence farming, having a solid business plan in place is essential. It can take a lot of time and effort to get the business off the ground, but with the right equipment and plan in place, your clients can be on their way to a successful poultry farming venture.
POLTEK DRINKERS
Molded from high-quality durable materials, these water fountains are easy to carry and graduated for medicines. Agrinet Supplies a wide range of sizes suitable for every size of poultry farm you might have in mind, as seen below:
PRODUCT NAME |
DRINKING CAPACITY | APPLICATION | CAPACITY | PRODUCT CODE |
POLTEK WATER FOUNT COMPLETE 750ML | 4 Fountains per 100 birds | 1 to 7 Day Old Chicks | 750ml | 636205 |
POLTEK POULTRY WATER FOUNTAIN 3L 3/100 | 3 Fountains per 100 birds | 1 to 7 Day Old Chicks | 3 Litre | 636200 |
POLTEK POULTRY WATER FOUNTAIN 4L 3/100 | 3 Fountains per 100 birds | 1 to 7 Day Old Chicks | 4 Litre | 636201 |
POLTEK POULTRY WATER FOUNTAIN 8L | 1 Fountain per 100 birds | From 7 days to end of life cycle | 8 Litre | 6361006 |
POLTEK POULTRY WATER FOUNTAIN 8L STANDING | 1 Fountain Per 100 birds | From 7 days to end of life cycle | 8 Litre | Coming Soon to Agrinet |
POLTEK POULTRY WATER FOUNTAIN 10L | 1 Fountain per 100 birds | From 7 days to end of life cycle | 10 Litre | 6361015 |
POLTEK POULTRY WATER FOUNTAIN 12L | 1 Fountain per 100 birds | From 7 days to end of life cycle | 12 Litre | 6361012 |
POLTEK POULTRY WATER FOUNTAIN 12L STANDING | 1 Fountain per 100 birds | From 7 days to end of life cycle | 12 Litre | Coming Soon to Agrinet |
POLTEK FEEDERS
Made with space, effectiveness, and quality in mind. These feeders take minimum effort to use and refill, while ensuring the livestock gets fed the right amount of food. Poltek provides two types of feeders, namely Tube Feeders and Hinged Feedsavers.
The Hinged Feedsaver is specifically designed to minimize spillage with the oval holes preventing the chicks from flicking feed out of the tray. It is a modular system that is easily clipped together to suit the farmers individual requirements. The Tube Feeder has four support struts with additional curves for extra strength and sturdiness, increased inner cone size for better feed flow and extra feet for superior stability. All metal parts are electroplated to prevent corrosion. These products also come in a variety of sizes:
PRODUCT NAME | FEEDING CAPACITY | APPLICATION | DIMENSIONS | PRODUCT CODE |
POLTEK FEEDER CHICK BULK | 4 Feedsavers Per 100 Chicks | 1-to-7-Day Old Chicks |
H: 204mm L: 204mm W: 286mm |
636620 |
POLTEK POULTRY OVAL HOLE FEEDER 4/100 | 4 Feedsavers Per 100 Chicks | 1-to-7-Day Old Chicks |
H: 54mm L: 294mm W 132mm |
636807 |
POLTEK POULTRY HINGED FEEDSAVER | 3 Feedsavers Per 100 Chicks | 1-to-7 Day Old Chicks |
H: 75mm L: 548mm W: 98mm |
636808 |
POLTEK POULTRY TUBE FEERDER 3/100 | 3 Per 100 Birds | From 7 Days Old |
H: 430mm D: 390mm |
636300 |
POLTEK POULTRY TUBE FEEDER RIBBED | 3 Per 100 Birds (15kg of Feed) | From 7 Days Old |
H: 430mm D: 390mm |
636320 |
POLTEK ECONO TUBE FEEDERS HANGING AND STANDING | 3 Per 100 Birds | From 7 Days Old |
H: 460mm D: 365mm |
Coming Soon to Agrinet |
POLTEK JUMBO TUBE FEEDERS HANGING AND STANDING | 2 Per 100 Birds | From 7 Days Old |
H: 460mm D: 530mm |
Coming Soon to Agrinet |
POLTEK HEATING
Poltek provides a variety of heating elements that can be used to keep the livestock warm and healthy. From Infrared lights to high pressure regulators. Keeping a poultry farm warm and healthy has never been this easy!
PRODUCT NAME | HEATING CAPACITY | APPLICATION | INSTALLATION | PRODUCT CODE |
POLTEK BROODER INFRA-RED ELECTRIC 550W | 450 Chicks | 1 to 21 day old chicks | 800mm from ground | 6361034 |
POLTEK POULTRY INFRA RED LAMP 175W 1/100 | 100 Chicks | 1 to 21 day old chicks | 60 cm from ground and 1 meter apart | 636962 |
POLTEK BROODER GAS LOW PRESSURE (600 BIRDS) | 600 Chicks | 1 to 21 day old chicks | 117cm from ground level | 636938 |
POLTEK THERMOMETERS
Accurately check and regulate the minimum and maximum temperature of a poultry farm to make sure sure the right heating can be applied using Poltek’s Thermostats!
POLTEK PACKAGING
The Classic Live Bird Crate is made from durable H.D.P.E and is assembled with nylon rivets. It features a single component reinforced gate to prevent birds escaping, with new locating pins to assist in securing the gate in place should pressure be applied from above. There is a second handle on the lid to allow for easier handling and carrying. A distinctive profile design on both the long and short sides allow for better airflow in transit and while stationary. Permanent locating pins on the base and lid to provide additional support and strengthening. Small lid and gate grids help prevent injury to chicken heads, while small floor grids help prevent injury to chicken feet.
PRODUCT NAME | CARRYING CAPACITY | STACKABILITY | DIMENSIONS | PRODUCT CODE |
POLTEK POULTRY LIVE BIRD CLASSIC BLACK CRATE | 6 – 10 Birds (Size Dependent) | 8 Crates High |
L: 745mm H:310mm W: 545mm |
636102 |
POLTEK POULTRY LIVE BIRD CAGE 10 BIRDS SPACE SAVER | 6 – 10 Birds (Size Dependent) | 8 Crates High |
L: 745mm H:310mm W: 545mm |
636101 |
The Classic Freezer Crate is made from durable H.D.P.E and is available in both virgin colour and recycled black. It has two distinctly unique features which include a smaller base grid which ensures a greater contact area to reduce bruising as well as an added strengthening rib to provide additional strength and support.
PRODUCT NAME | CARRYING CAPACITY | STACKABILITY | DIMENSIONS | PRODUCT CODE |
POLTEK TRAY FREEZER | 15kg | 8 high |
L: 640mm H: 170mm W: 453mm |
636LA110R |


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