Different types of poultry houses

a) Brooder / chick house-It is used to brood and rear egg-type chicks from 0 to 8 weeks of age.

b) Grower house-It is used to grow egg-type birds from 9 to 18 weeks of age.

c) Brooders cum grower house-Here, the birds are reared from 0 to 18 weeks of age (entire brooding and growing period of egg-type chicken).

d) Layer house-In which birds over 18 weeks of age are reared, usually up to 72 weeks of age.

e) Broiler house-In which broilers are reared up to 6 weeks of age.

f) Breeder house-In which both male and female breeders are maintained at appropriate sex ratio.

g) Environmentally controlled (EC) house-In which, entire environment is manipulated in such a way that is optimum for the birds growth.