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AFA Poultry Housing

The document provides a fill-in-the-blank exercise for identifying various farm animal breeds and their characteristics. It also discusses different types of poultry housing systems, including free-range, semi-intensive, and intensive systems, along with their features and benefits. Additionally, it defines key terms related to animal housing and feeding equipment.

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AFA Poultry Housing

The document provides a fill-in-the-blank exercise for identifying various farm animal breeds and their characteristics. It also discusses different types of poultry housing systems, including free-range, semi-intensive, and intensive systems, along with their features and benefits. Additionally, it defines key terms related to animal housing and feeding equipment.

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Guess what?

Fill in blanks:
Direction: Given the description of any farm animal breeds,
supply the missing letters to complete the words. Raise your
hands upon completion of the
blanks and give your correct answer.
1. It is a small breed of dairy cattle. J _ r _ _ y
2. A swine originated in Denmark. It has a droopy ear.
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3. Oldest type of domestic rabbit. A _ g _ _ a
4. It is a good layer of white eggs, lays 280 eggs/year. L _ _ h _ _
n
5. It is our own small duck found in Pateros N _ t _ _ e d _ _ k
Guess the magic word/s combining two photos.

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D__p___gb___d

P__c__s
Animal Housing – any kind of shelter provided to
animals for physiological security and protection.
Feeding Through – it is a place or receptacle
where animals are fed to avoid food wastage.
Livestock – farm animals like hogs, cattle, goats
and rabbits that reproduce under man’s care.
Poultry – a term used for all feathered animals that
provides other way of income generating project for
families.
Waterer – is a receptacle where water is placed for
easy drinking access to farm animals.
1. Poultry Housing – is a shelter provided to
feathered animals to protect them from the harsh
environmental climatic conditions that can affect
chicken's growth, performance and productivity.
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Types of Poultry Houses:
⮚ The free-range or extensive poultry house
system- is the oldest type of poultry housing where
a small number of birds/chickens are reared. (10-12
birds per family of farmers). Free-range poultry
housing requires less capital investment to construct.
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⮚Semi-intensive poultry housing – it is common


type of housing among small-scale poultry farmers.
This system of poultry rearing is partly free-range
and partly intensive. It is a more economical use of
land in comparison to the free-range system.
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⮚ Folding units housing – this type of
housing system, poultry rearing is the same
as that of a semi-intensive system. Here, a
poultry house followed by a run where the
whole area of the run is enclosed by wire
nettings and the space requirement is less
and the total poultry unit can be shifted
from one place to another. You will spend
less in feeding the birds as they pick most
of their food from the range.
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⮚ Intensive system housing -it is the


most efficient, convenient, and economical
system for modern poultry production with
huge numbers. Commercial poultry is
applied in this poultry housing system.
Types of Intensive poultry housing:
Deep litter system – it is widely used by
successful poultry raisers. Known for other
terms as chicken coop. The floor of the
chicken house with beddings or good litter
materials. A good litter material for your
poultry farm could be straw, sawdust or
leaves to the depth of 2-3 inches. There is
easy access to feed, water, and egg
collection.
Slatted or Wire floor poultry system -
poultry house can be constructed on treated
wooden piers 0.8 to 1m above the ground. This
system allows a lot of ventilation into the
house and is easy for removing chicken
droppings. It is easy to collect manure as the
chicken droppings pass through the openings
on the wire floor. The chicken house is cleaner
with better sanitation.
Slat Floor Cum Litter System – combines both the
features and advantages of the slat system with that
of the deep litter system. It has slats on either side of
the house against each side wall leaving the central
portion for the littered floor. The water and feeding
trough for this system are placed on the slatted area
so that wastes can drop to the floor through the slots.
It also has drinkers
system is actually good if you are producing broilers
or going into the production of eggs for hatching.
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Multi-tier Housing System or
Aviaries –it is considered the best
non-cage alternative to cage systems
for large-scale egg production. This is
because it allows the housing of large
flocks, ensuring excellent production
results and low mortality. The
spacious character of the aviary
provides living space at several levels.
Approximately 18 hens per square

meters can be stock on the flour


surface
Cage or Battery housing system – it is the
latest system of poultry rearing.
The birds are confined in a cage just large enough
to permit limited movement and allow them to
er are found outside the cage. There is less
cracking of eggs in this system as the birds cannot
perk on the eggs. It is easy to
2. Perches – are horizontal and
vertical poles installed as a
resting place for poultry animals.
It should be provided, especially
during summer to keep animals
cool and comfortable
3. Feeding Trough – is a long
narrow container made of plastic
or metal used to hold food for
farm animals.
4.Waterer/drinking trough - is a
man-made or natural receptacle
intended to provide drinking water for
poultry animals

5. Dropping board - the area found


below the
roost bar in a chicken coop. It helps by
collecting the manure and keeping it
contained so that it is easy to remove
after a chicken has shed its droppings

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