Bhadru Poultry Farms

The farm is out in Bhanjipet, specifically at the Chandrunayak Thanda. It’s a bit of a drive from the main Narsampet area, but it's where we have the space for the birds. Every morning starts at about five when the chickens start making noise. We have to check the water lines first thing to make sure everything is flowing right. The smell of the feed is something you just get used to after a while. My family helps out with the daily chores like cleaning the floor and checking the temperature. It’s important to keep the shed at the right heat or the birds get stressed. We have a few big fans that run all day when it’s hot in Warangal. Sometimes we get a delivery of new chicks and that’s always a very busy day. We sell the eggs and the chickens to the local markets around here. It’s a lot of physical work, lifting heavy bags of grain and moving crates around. The rain can make the path to the shed pretty muddy, so we have to be careful with the tractor. It’s a simple life but there's no day off because the animals need to eat every single day. We don't have any big signs, just the farm and the work we do. It’s been our way of living for quite some time now.