Practical Poultry Raising (Peace Corps, 1981, 225 p.): 6. Housing and equipment: Free

Practical Poultry Raising (Peace Corps, 1981, 225 p.)

6. Housing and equipment

		(introduction...)
		Free - range
		Contained, with limited range
		Contained systems
		Building a chicken house
		Making wire cages
		Use of cages
		Equipment

Free - range

Whether or not overnight shelter is provided, any kind of free - range system usually is unacceptable for the new breeds. Losses to disease and predators will be much too high to justify costs.