How Do You Design A Poultry House?
Designing a poultry house can present unique challenges over the simple chicken coop because “poultry” is a designation for several types of birds that have different space requirements. Ducks, geese, quail, and chickens are some of the fowl that are raised in a poultry house. Because the physical layout and design of a poultry house can take on many different shapes, let’s take a look at the basic requirements and leave the final design up to your own imagination. Determine how many and what kinds of poultry you are planning on housing. This will need to be as specific as possible so you can determine the size of the house and the run as accurately as possible. Calculate the square footage needed inside the poultry house based on the numbers you determined in step 1. Small chicken breeds and other small poultry such as quail require an average of 1 square foot per bird in the house. Larger chicken breeds and birds require an average of 2 square feet per bird. Larger fowl such as ducks
