Point-of-lay pullets are sold at the exact moment their care changes hands and their laying life begins, which makes the accompanying record unusually important. The new keeper did not rear these birds; everything they know about them is what the seller tells them. A single clear page per batch — not a verbal summary across a farm gate — is what those birds should travel with.
Breed, age and origin
Start with identity: the breed or hybrid strain, the birds' age in weeks, and where they came from — hatched on the seller's holding, bought in as chicks, or reared from another breeder's eggs. Age accuracy matters because a pullet sold as point-of-lay who is actually several weeks younger will leave the new keeper feeding a bird that is not ready to lay and wondering what is wrong. If the birds are a pure breed, note the breeding pen they came from where that is known; hybrid pullets should carry the strain name, since laying expectations and mature size differ between strains.
The health history
Record what has actually been done: vaccinations administered during rearing and against which diseases, worming treatments and when they were given, and any illness, losses or treatment the batch has been through. This is not about presenting the birds as flawless; it is about letting the new keeper continue care sensibly — not worming again too soon, not repeating a vaccination unnecessarily, and knowing what the flock has already met. If the source flock is monitored for anything in particular, say so. Honesty here is what brings buyers back for the next batch.
Feed and management notes
Pullets arriving at a new home cope better when their feed does not change overnight, so name the feed they are on — grower or layer ration, and the form it takes — and note anything they are used to, such as mixed corn as a scratch feed or access to range. Useful management details include whether they are used to perches and nest boxes, whether they have been under lights, and how they have been housed, all of which helps the buyer settle them without a setback just as laying begins.
Laying status, stated plainly
Finish with the truth about laying: how many of the batch have started, whether eggs are still small and occasional, or whether the birds are being sold just ahead of lay. That single honest line prevents the commonest disappointment in pullet buying and sets a realistic expectation for the first weeks.
Birds settle fastest when their story travels with them, and KinsLe's Transferrable Profiles are built for that handover — a profile passes to the new keeper with the bird's history and records intact, so the pullets' page does not get left behind in the seller's kitchen drawer.