Poultry House

[Wmwai]

What's the recommended poultry house for young chicks; should it be raised or at the ground

 

[nedward]

Chicks are rises in a brooder which is usually constructed within the unit where the birds will be raised for the rest of their lives in case of small holder farms. It is hence advisable to construct unit ment for the mature flock at spacing of 2sqft per bird for layers and 1 sqft per bird for broilers then have your brooder constructed in it.

 

[Wmwai]

My poultry house is about three feet from the ground and when I brought in the month old chicks they could crowd in one corner at night so the following morning I collect a number of them after dieing from a stampede. Therefore, my observation is that the house that is raised from the ground is not warm as the one at the ground

 

[nedward]

Brooder shouldn't have any corner. Should be round. Kindly join course through this link https://farmcourses.com/ to learn more on chicken brooding

 

[Wmwai]

Iam talking about a poultry house of chicks that I bought when they were a month old, not a brooder.

 

[nedward]

Designed to standard, you shouldn't experience deaths whether raised or not. Key point is having litter on the floor and solid walls 3ft high.