Simple chicken coop construction should focus on internal manure separation and rapid cleaning
Several issues to note in chicken coop construction
A reasonable chicken coop layout structure can provide chickens with a good living environment and allow them to fully realize their production potential, so in addition to understanding the physiological characteristics of chickens themselves, it is also necessary to reasonably plan and build the chicken coop.
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I. Notes on chicken layout
1. The site should be chosen far from residential areas, with convenient transportation, and away from roads
2. It should be on high, dry terrain with ample sunlight. As far as possible, it should not block light in winter, not block wind in summer, and not accumulate water after rain. The area should be relatively large, leaving room for development
3. Water resources should be abundant and pollution-free, easy to access, and electricity should be sufficient and guaranteed
4. The housing structure should be practical and economical, saving both funds and energy, and its orientation should conform to local natural and physiological conditions, with good lighting, easy ventilation, and convenient operation, so that it helps with heat prevention and cooling in summer and with heat preservation and cold protection in winter
5. The housing layout should be reasonable, separating the production area from the non-production area, with the non-production area and water source located upwind of the chicken farm, separate dirty roads and clean roads that do not intersect, the manure yard located downwind of the chicken farm, and the brooding house separated from the growing house, with the brooding house located upwind of the chicken farm. (For manure treatment, a small compartment should be made below the chicken coop; by using a spaced chicken coop, the manure will fall into the compartment below, achieving manure separation, and for cleaning, simply install a manure carrier in the compartment and wash it, which is hygienic and convenient)
6. Understand the local poultry disease situation and try to avoid epidemic areas or areas where outbreaks have occurred
7. Avoid urban pollution areas and adopt appropriate environmental protection measures to minimize environmental pollution
II. Housing design
1. General requirements for chicken coop construction
(1) Meet the needs of broiler chicken raising
(2) Leave room for technical transformation to facilitate expanded reproduction. During construction, strictly practice saving funds and energy
(4) Conform to the overall layout requirements of the chicken farm
2. Methods of chicken coop construction
Chicken coop building types are divided into closed and open types. A closed chicken coop has no windows on all sides, uses artificial lighting and mechanical ventilation, is an energy-consuming chicken coop, and its microclimate environment is easy to control and manage. An open chicken coop is a windowed chicken coop, an energy-saving chicken coop that uses external natural resources. Generally, no powered ventilation is needed, and artificial lighting is fully used. The disadvantage is that it is greatly affected by the outside world.
The design of the housing structure is based on balancing the rational indicators for the optimal environment for chickens and the economic indicators of construction cost, and mainly involves factors such as ventilation and air exchange, warmth, cooling, water supply and drainage, and lighting of the chicken coop.
3. Ventilation and air exchange
The purpose of ventilation and air exchange is to remove as much foul air from the coop as possible: introduce fresh air, keep the air in the coop fresh, cool it, dissipate moisture, and lower the chickens' perceived temperature. This is the first factor in measuring the chicken coop environment.
(1) Parameters: The air exchange rate is calculated according to the maximum demand in summer, 4-5 cubic meters per kilogram of body weight per hour, and the harmful gas concentration should not exceed ammonia 20 ppm, hydrogen sulfide 10 ppm, carbon dioxide 0.15%.
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I. Notes on chicken layout
1. The site should be chosen far from residential areas, with convenient transportation, and away from roads
2. It should be on high, dry terrain with ample sunlight. As far as possible, it should not block light in winter, not block wind in summer, and not accumulate water after rain. The area should be relatively large, leaving room for development
3. Water resources should be abundant and pollution-free, easy to access, and electricity should be sufficient and guaranteed
4. The housing structure should be practical and economical, saving both funds and energy, and its orientation should conform to local natural and physiological conditions, with good lighting, easy ventilation, and convenient operation, so that it helps with heat prevention and cooling in summer and with heat preservation and cold protection in winter
5. The housing layout should be reasonable, separating the production area from the non-production area, with the non-production area and water source located upwind of the chicken farm, separate dirty roads and clean roads that do not intersect, the manure yard located downwind of the chicken farm, and the brooding house separated from the growing house, with the brooding house located upwind of the chicken farm. (For manure treatment, a small compartment should be made below the chicken coop; by using a spaced chicken coop, the manure will fall into the compartment below, achieving manure separation, and for cleaning, simply install a manure carrier in the compartment and wash it, which is hygienic and convenient)
6. Understand the local poultry disease situation and try to avoid epidemic areas or areas where outbreaks have occurred
7. Avoid urban pollution areas and adopt appropriate environmental protection measures to minimize environmental pollution
II. Housing design
1. General requirements for chicken coop construction
(1) Meet the needs of broiler chicken raising
(2) Leave room for technical transformation to facilitate expanded reproduction. During construction, strictly practice saving funds and energy
(4) Conform to the overall layout requirements of the chicken farm
2. Methods of chicken coop construction
Chicken coop building types are divided into closed and open types. A closed chicken coop has no windows on all sides, uses artificial lighting and mechanical ventilation, is an energy-consuming chicken coop, and its microclimate environment is easy to control and manage. An open chicken coop is a windowed chicken coop, an energy-saving chicken coop that uses external natural resources. Generally, no powered ventilation is needed, and artificial lighting is fully used. The disadvantage is that it is greatly affected by the outside world.
The design of the housing structure is based on balancing the rational indicators for the optimal environment for chickens and the economic indicators of construction cost, and mainly involves factors such as ventilation and air exchange, warmth, cooling, water supply and drainage, and lighting of the chicken coop.
3. Ventilation and air exchange
The purpose of ventilation and air exchange is to remove as much foul air from the coop as possible: introduce fresh air, keep the air in the coop fresh, cool it, dissipate moisture, and lower the chickens' perceived temperature. This is the first factor in measuring the chicken coop environment.
(1) Parameters: The air exchange rate is calculated according to the maximum demand in summer, 4-5 cubic meters per kilogram of body weight per hour, and the harmful gas concentration should not exceed ammonia 20 ppm, hydrogen sulfide 10 ppm, carbon dioxide 0.15%.