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Broiler House Equipment CURTAINING
The purpose of curtaining or screening the chicken house is to: a. Protect chicks from draft especially during the brooding period. b. Retain heat within the house. c. Prevent rain blowing into the house. The surface area of the curtain is to be unbroken or free of holes and must be held down tightly. When not in use, curtains should be neatly rolled to prevent obstruction to ventilation.
LIGHTING Light should be evenly distributed throughout the house; the more bulbs used, the better. Good fluorescent lighting is especially important in the summer months to induce eating during the cooler hours. A single 100 watt incandescent bulb is required to provide light for 1000 birds. However, the more evenly that bulbs are spaced to achieve this intensity, the better the spread of light. Light intensity can be reduced to 40 watts at 4 weeks old. NOTE: This light source is not a replacement for a heat source.