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Poultry Facilities

Poultry Facilities. James Barnhill Utah State University. What is required?. Protection from weather Food and water Protection from predators. Protection from Weather. Rain, snow and wind Provide a good roof Excessive heat and cold Consider insulating the roof. Food and Water.

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Poultry Facilities

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  1. Poultry Facilities James Barnhill Utah State University

  2. What is required? • Protection from weather • Food and water • Protection from predators

  3. Protection from Weather • Rain, snow and wind • Provide a good roof • Excessive heat and cold • Consider insulating the roof

  4. Food and Water Hanging feeder One gallon waterer Chick feeder

  5. Protection from Predators Automatic door

  6. Brooding Chicks

  7. CoopSize • Need 2 square feet of coop space per chicken • Cannibalism and egg-eating are linked to crowding

  8. Desirable Coop Components • Ventilation • Light-sun/electric • Roost • Nest boxes

  9. Ventilation

  10. Ventilation

  11. Using the Sun Angle

  12. Light

  13. Roost

  14. Roost with 10 Inches per Chicken

  15. Nest Box – one per 4 Hens

  16. Nest Box

  17. Nest Boxes

  18. Type of Coop

  19. Fashionable Coops

  20. Coops

  21. Will you provide a run? Or will you let them run?

  22. Small Chicken Runs

  23. Pasture Raised

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