A tractor with front-end loader, a manure spreader and a small trailer are convenient equipment around a broiler operation. Small tools and miscellaneous equipment, such as a wheel-barrow, step ladder, water hoses, broom and brushes will be needed for maintenance. The tractor and spreader are needed especially at clean-out time.
Some contractors require a foot-bath at the entrance of each house. In this case, growers are expected to place the soles of their shoes in a foot-bath containing a disinfectant before entering the poultry house. A foot-bath helps prevent disease contamination from house to house.
Other companies may require special clothing and rubber boots, which are used and disinfected on the farm. Lock the doors to keep visitors out of the house.