tailieunhanh - Poultry House Management for Alternative Production

Poultry require a dry, draft-free house. This can be accomplished by building a relatively draft free house with windows and/or doors which can be opened for ventilation when necessary. Build the coop on high, well-drained areas. This prevents prolonged dampness and water saturation of the floor of the coop and outside runs. Face the front of the coop, the windows and outside run to the south which allows the sun to warm and dry the coop and soil. Allowing an adequate level of space per bird also helps keep the humidity level in the coop to a minimum. Keeping. | Poultry House Management ATTRA for Alternative Production A Publication of ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service 1-800-346-9140 By Anne Fanatico NCAT Agriculture Specialist 2007 NCAT While access to the outdoors is an important feature of many alternative or free-range production systems the indoor environment and management are also crucial. Poultry need access to an appropriate indoor environment for good production and welfare. Ideally poultry should choose an environment whether to be indoors or outdoors. Attention to ventilation temperature lighting and litter conditions is needed. Additional good management practices include rodent control with a minimum of toxic materials. Alternative poultry production is often on a small scale with portable houses. Production may be certified organic. Special practices may be needed compared to conventional poultry production. Alternative poultry production is a way to boost farm income and add fertility or diversity to a farm while providing specialty poultry products to consumers as a part of sustainable agriculture. Contents Air Brooding Environment and General Rodent Appendix 1 Mechanical Appendix 2 Composting Poultry The indoor area is just as important as the outdoor area in free-range poultry production. Alternative poultry production usually includes outdoor access. ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology NCAT and is funded under a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture s Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Visit the NCAT Web site Introduction___________________ Alternative poultry production includes systems such as cage-free and free-range as an alternative to conventional poultry housing and .