BAT Academy

A Beautiful White Laying Hen
July 7, 2026

How Long Do Chickens Live? Lifespan by Breed and Purpose

A woman is holding a chick in her hands. It helps relieve stress; they are calm.
July 1, 2026

Broiler Stress Factors That Silently Cut Performance

The BAT1 scale and a little chick on it. Tracking how much the chick weighs.
June 26, 2026

Ross 308 broilers and the case for continuous weight monitoring

The Little Chicks Farm.
June 22, 2026

Newcastle Disease in Chickens: Symptoms and Control

A large number of chicken eggs on a transport rack
June 17, 2026

How Chicken Eggs Are Fertilized: Biology and Farm Practice

A flock of chickens on a farm moving across a BAT2 Connect scale to record their body weight to detect farm losses.
June 15, 2026

Broiler Gut Health: Crop, Gizzard and Live Weight Signals

Chicken on the farm with a slightly swollen head.
June 11, 2026

Swollen Head Syndrome in Chickens: Causes and Control

A man operating a BAT2 scale for correct and accurate weighing of chickens.
June 10, 2026

Accurate Poultry Weighing: How to Prevent False Weight Data and Improve Farm Performance

A woman on a chicken farm checks a chicken for lice or mites.
June 8, 2026

Chicken Lice vs Mites: How to Tell the Difference

Two workers at a chicken farm inspect the breeding and proper lighting
June 5, 2026

Do Broiler Chicks Need 24-Hour Lighting? New Research Challenges a Long-Held Industry Belief