Better Farming Series 13 - Keeping Chickens (FAO - INADES, 1977, 48 p.): How to house poultry: (introduction...)

Better Farming Series 13 - Keeping Chickens (FAO - INADES, 1977, 48 p.)

How to house poultry

		*(introduction...)*
		How to build a poultry house
		Nests
		Feeding troughs
		Drinking troughs and fountains
		The brooder
		Here is an example

78. 100 birds at various ages need the following:

Age	Space in the poultry house	Drinking troughs		Feeding troughs accessible from both sides
Weeks	Square metres	Number	Capacity, litres	Length, metres
1	4	2	4	1.2
2- 4	6			2
5-11	8-15	2	10	4
12 onward	20-30			5-7
Adult birds	30			7

NOTE: 1 metre of perch is sufficient for 5 or 6 adult birds.