In an apparatus for raising chickens from hatchlings including a barnhaving a floor and walls there is provided a plurality of rows of feedstationsarranged at spaced positions across the floor each with a feed supply lineconnectedalong the row for dispensing feed to each of the feed stations and a pluralityof rowsof water supply stations each with a water supply line connected along the rowfordispensing water to each of the water supply stations where rows of stationsareconnected to a lift system for raising the stations from the floor. A firststrip ofbiodegradable paper sheet is unrolled along the floor of the barn underneaththe rowof feed stations and a second strip of biodegradable paper sheet unrolledalong thefloor of the barn underneath the row of water supply stations where thebiodegradable paper is colored with a color selected to be attractive tohatchlings,typically red.
