Start Them Right from Day One Reliable dosing for chicks even at ultra-low water flow (from 4 L/h)

The first days of a broiler chick’s life are among the most critical stages of the production cycle, directly impacting flock health, uniformity, and overall performance.

During this early phase, chicks consume extremely low amounts of water, making reliable dosing a real challenge.

Now there is a solution. The new Tefen’s MixRite LF-1000 is specifically designed to deliver reliable dosing from as low as 4 L/h, helping farmers provide essential vitamins, vaccines, and treatments from Day One.

The challenge of low water consumption in young broiler flocks

During the first days after chicks arrive at the broiler house, water consumption is extremely low, often amounting to only a few milliliters per chick per hour, resulting in flow rates of only 4-8 liters per hour in the dosing line.

For poultry farmers, this creates a practical challenge: delivering precise dosing through the drinking water when the system flow is that low.

This is also the stage when accurate dosing of vitamins, vaccines, and medications is most critical for flock health.

In many cases, when dosing pumps cannot operate at such low flow rates, farmers often have to dose manually during the first week to ten days of the flock cycle.

Why low flow creates dosing challenges

Most dosing pumps are designed to operate within standard flow rates, typically starting at around 10 L/h, making it difficult to maintain accurate dosing when flow rates drop to only a few liters per hour.

So when the flow rates are too low for them, these dosing pumps may simply stop working.

A dosing pump designed specifically for low-flow environments

To address this challenge, Tefen developed the MixRite LF-1000, a dosing pump designed to operate accurately even at extremely low water flow rates.

The unit is capable of functioning at flow rates as low as 4 liters per hour, allowing farmers to maintain consistent dosing during the early stages of the flock cycle.

While the LF-1000 can operate in houses of various sizes under very low flow conditions, it is ideally suited as a standalone solution for small to medium-sized poultry houses, and as a complementary dosing pump in larger operations.

Like other MixRite systems, the LF-1000 operates using water pressure alone and requires no electricity, making it suitable for a wide range of poultry and livestock operations.

The unique technology behind the new LF-1000 holds a few patents pending, reflecting its innovative design for reliable operation under extremely low flow conditions.

Reliable dosing when it matters most

By enabling accurate dosing even at minimal flow rates, the MixRite LF-1000 helps poultry farmers maintain effective water-based treatment during the most sensitive stage of flock development – the first week of life.

The system is already in use by poultry farms, where growers report reliable performance and consistent dosing even under very low flow conditions.

The MixRite LF-1000 is now available, providing reliable dosing during the most critical stage of poultry production.