The conditions under which broiler chickens should be kept are completely different from those in which laying hens are kept. To get a huge number of eggs, you need warmth, a secluded place and darkness. But the cages for broilers should be very bright and spacious enough.
Cell Benefits
Many poultry farmers know that broilers can be grown in several ways: conventional floor and cell. On large farms, chickens are usually kept in spacious rooms on removable bedding. Its replacement is carried out after each batch.
But at home, such broiler farming is unacceptable. Therefore, many owners are thinking about how to build cages for broilers with their own hands. Drawings of such buildings are understandable even to beginner poultry farmers. Cell growth in this case allows to achieve certain successes. In small bright houses, chickens gain weight very quickly. In addition , the cage allows you to keep the birds clean, as well as save on feed. It is worth noting that the increase in meat in chickens belonging to the first category is almost 95%.
What should be the cell
Before starting the construction of small houses, it is worthwhile to figure out what cages for broilers should be. First of all, they should be convenient in terms of service. Recently, large enterprises have been using fully automated cells. These houses are equipped with a feed system and, of course, water. In addition, they have a more functional battery shape. It is worth noting that making such cages for broilers with your own hands will not be difficult. After all, such a design allows you to save on stern, litter and space. Currently there are several types of such cells: KK-10 for ten goals, KK-20 - 20 goals and KK-30 - for 30 broilers.
Such houses are made mainly of mesh. This allows you to constantly monitor chickens. At the same time, birds have free access to water and feed. When building cages, it is worth considering that broilers do not need a lot of space. In winter, it is better to keep up to 10 goals per square meter.
Some guidelines for building cells
When creating a cage for broilers with your own hands, it is worth remembering that this species of birds should be kept in not very spacious houses. After all, the main task is to build meat, as well as rapid growth. Therefore, housing for broilers should be light and small.
In addition, the cage should be made more durable, as over time the number of birds per square meter increases. If you are engaged in the independent manufacture of mesh, then the structure during welding should be strengthened with additional points. When building cages for layers, you can use boards with a thickness of 1.5 centimeters to equip the floor. For broilers, this option is not suitable. The floor of the structure is best made from boards 2 cm thick. It is worth remembering that with sufficient care and good nutrition, the weight of one bird can be more than five kilograms. Naturally, the load on the floor increases over time.
As for the grid, it is better to take the product with sufficiently large cells (cell size 4-7 centimeters). In addition, their cost is much lower than the cost of the lattice, designed to equip a chicken coop for laying hens.
The roof is best made from materials that do not allow moisture to pass through. At the same time, the roof must be qualitatively attached to the structure.
Making poultry houses
How to build cages for broilers with your own hands. The drawings in this case greatly facilitate the work. They immediately show how many materials are needed. So, for the cell you will need:
- Wood screws.
- Grid.
- Wooden slats.
- Metal plates.
- Plywood.
How to build
The process of making cages for broilers is not that difficult in itself. To begin with, you should make 6 racks 165 cm long. At the same time, they should be all 7 by 2 centimeters in size. After that, all racks should be connected to the frame. To do this, you will need 6 parts with a section of 3 by 2 cm, three parts - 10 by 2 cm and 2 parts - 5 by 2 cm. Each rail should be 1.4 meters in length.
To make the side walls, it is better to use sheets of plywood. They should be 57.5 by 30.5 centimeters. There will be several such sheets.
As for metal plates, with their help you can easily equip special pallets to remove litter and other debris. Their sizes: length - 30.5 cm, width - 20 cm, height - 67 cm.
The roof of such a cell should be 70 to 140.7 centimeters. The open sides of the product should be meshed. This will create a bright cage for broilers. To make it more convenient to move such a house, you can install several wheels on its bottom.
As you can see, you can easily and quickly make cages for broilers with your own hands. A photo of finished products allows you to clearly imagine what a house should be for this type of poultry.
Of course, do not forget about the arrangement of cells. It is better to install a drinking bowl nipple. This will reduce the cost of litter and keep the water clean for several days. As for the feeder, it should be mounted on brackets. In principle, everyone can make cages for broilers with their own hands. The main thing is to follow all the rules and some recommendations.
What needs to be installed in the cage
If you made cages for broilers with your own hands, then you can proceed to equip them with various useful devices. First of all, you should think about drinking bowls. For their manufacture, you can use ordinary plastic bottles equipped with a nipple. At the same time, they should be located slightly below the head of broilers. Otherwise, they will be uncomfortable drinking.
For the manufacture of drinking bowls, it is better to use containers with a volume of at least five liters. This will allow you not to worry about the presence of water in birds for several days. In addition, in the place where the shelf is fixed, it is worthwhile to provide a more reliable fastening of the entire structure. Indeed, as a result of constant loads, the grid can be deformed.
As for feeders, they should be installed so that only ¼ part is inside the cage, and the rest is outside. This will make it easy to clean and fill them with fresh food.
It is best to make feeders from plastic pipes, the diameter of which is 30 centimeters. Mounts should be done along the entire length.
That's it, homemade broiler cages are ready.