Types Of Poultry Cages

Types Of Poultry Cages

Based on the number of birds in a cage(Poultry Cages)

it is classified as

• Single or individual bird cage (Only one bird in a cage)
• Multiple bird cage (From 2 to 10 birds, usually 3 or 4 birds per cage)
• Colony cages (Holding birds more than 11 per cage)

Based on the number of rows(Poultry Cages)

• Single-deck
• Double-deck
• Triple-deck
• Four-deck
• Flat-deck

Based on arrangement of cages(Poultry Cages)

• Stair-step cages
  • M-type cages
  • L-type cages
• Battery cages (Vertical cages)

TYPE OF BIRD REARED(Poultry Cages)

Based on the type of bird reared(Poultry Cages)

• Brooder / Chick cages/Battery brooders
• Grower cages
• Layer cages
• Breeder cages
• Broiler cages

Brooder cage/chick cage(Poultry Cages)

• Specifications
  • Front feeding length : 60 inch
  • Front & Back height : 12 inch
  • Depth : 36 inch
  • of chicks (0-8 weeks) accommodated per box : 60
• Chick cages are arranged either as single deck or double deck system. The feeders and waterers are arranged on
• Now-a-days nipple drinker system is followed from day-old
• Newspaper may be spread over the cage floor for first 7 or 10
• Feed is usually provided inside the cage during the first week of Grower cage

Grower cage(Poultry Cages)

• Specifications
  • Front feeding length : 30 inch
  • Front & Back height : 15 inch
  • Depth : 18 inch
  • of growers (9 to 18 weeks) accommodated per box : 10 Layer cage
• Two types of stair-step layer cages are commonly used in open-sided poultry houses

1. Conventional cages
2. Reverse cages (Californian cages)

Conventional cages(Poultry Cages)

• Specifications for each box
  • Front feeding length : 15 inch
  • Front height : 18 inch
  • Back height : 15 inch
  • Depth : 18 inch

Reverse cages(Poultry Cages)

• Specifications for each box
  • Front feeding length : 18 inch
  • Front height : 18 inch
  • Back height : 15 inch
  • Depth : 15 inch
• These cages can hold 3 to 4 They are arranged either in 2-tier or 3-tier.
• A slope of 1/6 is provided in conventional cages, where as in reverse cages the slope is 1/5.

Advantages of reverse cages over conventional cages(Poultry Cages)

• More feeding space is available in reverse cages. So, all 4 birds can take feed at a time, where as in conventional cages, 3 birds can take feed and the other one is waiting at the back.
• Number of cracked eggs is less due to lesser rolling
• Better ventilation in reverse cages than conventional

Elevated cage layer house(Poultry Cages)

• The height of the shed is raised by 6-7 feet using concrete
• The distance between two pillars is 10
• Two feet wide concrete platforms are made over the When 3 ‘M’ type cages are arranged 4 platforms are needed.
• In case of 2 ‘M’ and 2 ‘L’ type cages are arranged 3 platforms are
• When constructing platforms projecting angles or iron rods to be provided to fix the
• The inter-platform distance is 6-7 feet depending upon the type of the cages
• The total height of the house is 20-25 feet and the width is 30-33 This type of houses provides sufficient ventilation in tropical countries.

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