General cage chicken house design rules

Dec 06, 2022 Leave a message

1. The narrower the aisles the more difficult it is to ventilate

      ①1m wide minimum... 1.2m wide ideal.

      ②Wider aisles increase cost.

      ③Tunnel air velocity in the aisels should be betwen 600 and 70 ft/min.

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2. The taller the cage row the more difficult it is to ventilate

    Attention: Shorter cage rows increase cost.

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3. Maximum length = 90m

      ①You need to think about ventilation, manure handling, catching, chick placement feeders, etc. 

      ②Wider house is better than longer one.


4. Single direction


5.No split direction

      When pads in center, fans on end or fans in center, pads on ends, it can cause that it get harder to cool birds or to create a uniform environment.

       Attention: Pads near the chickens cause a number of problems.

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6.Minimum of 1.5 above the top of the cage row

        Taller side walls increase cost.

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