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Technology and
Livelihood Education
Agri-Fishery Arts
Animal Production
Poultry Raising - Chicken
Quarter 4 - Module 7
Poultry Breeds, Classes and Varieties
of Chicken
Poultry Housing Equipment and Facilities

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

Technology and Livelihood Education Grade 10
Agri-Fishery Arts - Animal Production (Poultry Raising - Chicken)
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 - Module 7: Poultry Breeds, Classes and Varieties of Chicken
Poultry Housing Equipment and Facilities
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Technology and
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Agri-Fishery Arts
Animal Production
Poultry Raising - Chicken
Quarter 4 - Module 7
Poultry Breeds, Classes and Varieties
of Chicken
Poultry Housing Equipment and Facilities

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 Table of Contents
Page
COVER PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
TITLE PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE

Lesson 1. Poultry Breeds, Classes and Varieties of Chicken 1

What I Need to Know 1
What I Know 2
What’s In 4
What’s New 4
What Is It 5
What’s More 7
What I Have Learned 9
What I Can Do 10
Assessment 10
Additional Activities 13

Lesson 2. Poultry Housing Equipment and Facilities 16

What I Need to Know 16
What I Know 17
What’s In 17
What’s New 18
What Is It 19
What’s More 24
What I Have Learned 25
What I Can Do 26
Assessment 26
Additional Activities 29

Answer Key 30
References 31
What This Module Is about
This module designed to presents the different learning
exercises that will give you an idea on how to breed chicken
successfully in accordance with industry and BAI procedure. The
skills learned will make you feel to share others especially to the
person who wants to acquire knowledge in breeding chicken.
This module is presented and designed to help you understand
on the underlying theories in breeding chicken.

Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education Grade 10

Agri-Fishery Arts Animal Production (Poultry - Chicken) Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Poultry Breeds, Classes and Varieties of
Chicken and Poultry Housing Equipment and Facilities!

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Agri-Fishery Arts Animal Production (Poultry - Chicken) Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Poultry Breeds, Classes and Varieties of
Chicken and Poultry Housing Equipment and Facilities!
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Lesson
Poultry Breeds, Classes
1 and Varieties of Chicken
 This lesson allows the student to identify and familiarize himself
with necessary things needed in poultry breeds, classes and varieties
of chicken

So, explore and experience the lessons in Identifying of poultry

breeds, classes and varieties of chicken for you to be able to become a skilled
breeder in the future.

What I Need to Know

This module was intended and written with you in mind. It is

here to help you master the nature of breeding of male and female
animals. This module allows it to be used in many different learning
situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level
of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence
of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed
to match with the textbook you are now using.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Classify the breeds of poultry;
2. Identify the types of breeds;
3. Identify the characteristics of the types of poultry breeds; and
4. Know the tips on breeding pure breeds of chicken;

What I Know
Pre-Test

Multiple Choice.

Direction. Write the best letter of your answer on a separate sheet of

paper.

1. Which of the types of poultry breeds that raised for egg

production?
a. Broiler (Meat Productive Poultry Breeds)
b. Dual Purpose Poultry Breeds (General Purpose )
c. Egg Productive Poultry Breeds (Layer )
d. Ornamental/Fancy Poultry Breeds
2. It is a type of poultry breeds that are generally poorer egg layers
and lay brown-shelled eggs.
a. Broiler ( Meat Productive Poultry Breeds)
b. Dual Purpose Poultry Breeds ( General Purpose )
c. Egg Productive Poultry Breeds ( Layer )
d. Fighting Class Poultry Breeds
3. Which of the following poultry breeds of chicken intended for
meat and egg production purposes?
a. Broiler ( Meat Productive Poultry Breeds)
b. Dual Purpose Poultry Breeds ( General Purpose )
c. Egg Productive Poultry Breeds ( Layer )
d. Fighting Class Poultry Breeds
4. What commercial strain of egg productive poultry breed is best for egg
production?
a. New Hampshire
b. Plymouth Rock
c. Rhode Island Red
d. White Leghorn Strain
5. Which of the following classification of poultry breeds that are
light bodied and well developed for high egg production?
a. Asiatic Class
b. American Class
c. English Class
d. Mediterranean Class
6. What is a female chicken less than one year of age?
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a. Cockerel
b. Drakes
c. Gander
d. Pullet
 7. Which of the following classification of poultry breeds that they
are mostly utility breeds noted for their excellent flushing
properties?
a. American Class
b. Asiatic Class
c. English Class
d. Mediterranean Class
8. What is a Cockerel?
a. A female chicken less than one year of age
b. A female turkey less than one year of age
c. A male chicken less than one year of age
d. A male duck less than one year of age
9. For economical egg production,which type of breeds is usually the most
efficient layers?
a. Ancona type layer
b. Brown type layer
c. Leghorn type layer
d. Minorca type layer
10. Which of the classification of poultry breeds that they are large
bodied with heavy bones feathered shanks and poor layers?
a. Asiatic Class
b. American Class
c. English Class
d. Mediterranean Class
11. Which of the following is not a characteristics of an egg
productive poultry breeds ( layer )?
a. Egg producing power is very high
b. Egg producing power is very low
c. Gain sexual maturity earlier
d. Less egg incubating trend
12. Which of the following breeds of poultry that belongs to
American class?
a. Asil
b. Australorp
c. Orphington
d. White Plymouth rock
13. Which is not included in the English classification breeds of
poultry?
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a. Australorp
b. Minorca
c. Orphington
 d. Sussex
14. Which of the following is the characteristic of a meat
productive poultry breeds ( Boiler )/Meat type?
a. Converting efficiency of food to egg is very high
b. Egg producing power is very high
c. Food to meat converting efficiency is very high
d. Lay less eggs than egg productive breeds
15. Is it true that the popular dual purpose breeds for both meat
and egg production are new Hampshire, Australorp, and
Rhode island red?
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. Nevertheless

What’s New

What’s In

Do you have animals at your home? Can you name the different
animals found in your backyard or farm? Do you have an idea of what kind
of breeds of an animal is it?
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Visit a poultry farm or poultry raiser nearer to your place. observe and
interview carefully the important factors present in the area that the chicken
needs as they grow, the type of breeds, classification and characteristics of
the breeds present in that area.

What Is It
Lesson 1. Breeding of Male and Female Animals
Origin of Fowl
It is believed that the modern breed of poultry probably
originated from wild species: Red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus), Grey
jungle fowl (Gallus sonnerati), Ceylon jungle fowl (Gallus lafayetti),
Java jungle fowl (Gallus varius).
India has made considerable growth in broiler production in the
two decades. High quality chicks, equipments, vaccines and even
medicines are accessible entire region. With an annual output 41.06
billion eggs and 1000 million broilers. They rank as fourth largest
producer of eggs and fifth in poultry broiler in the whole world. The
reason why broiler farming given significance in the national policy
and has a good scope for expansion in the years to come.
Today, there are hundreds of highly prolific poultry breeds available
around the world. Some are famous for egg production, meat
production, both meat and egg production, ornamentals/fancy and
fighting class production.

Below are the Types of breeds on the basis of their productivity:

1. Egg Productive Poultry Breeds (Layer) – are known as layer
chickens. Practically all types of commercial layer poultry breed
star laying eggs within their five to six month of age. They
continuously lay about 275 to 300 eggs per year some are 330
eggs per year. Leghorn, Minorca, Ancona and Fayoumi are
highly productive breeds.
Characteristics:
a. Comparatively weights less than other poultry breeds.
b. Gain sexual maturity earlier.
c. Less egg incubating trend.
d. Start laying eggs within their five to six month of age.
e. Converting efficiency of food to egg is very high.
f. Contain less fat in their body.
g. Egg producing power is very high.
h. Lay big sized eggs.
2. Meat Productive Poultry Breeds (Broiler) – used only for meat
production purpose. Their meat become very soft and tasty.
They weights about 2 to 2.5 kg within their 7 to 8 weeks of age,
consuming about 4 kg of food. Exact for marketing within 8
weeks and most popular breeds of broiler poultry are Starbro,
Plymouth rock, Cornish, Sussex, brahma, hy-line, rose broiler,
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3. Asil, and cochin.
Characteristics:
a. Comparatively weights much than other poultry breeds.
b. Don’t incubate their eggs.

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 c. Food to meat converting efficiency is very high.
d. Grow very fast.
e. Contain much fat in their body.
f. Egg producing power is very low.
g. They become very big sized.
4. Dual – Purpose Poultry Breeds – intended for both meat and
egg production are new Hampshire, australorp, rhode island
red, Plymouth etc.
Characteristics:
a. This types of poultry breeds are medium sized.
b. Weight high.
c. They may have trend for hatching eggs.
d. Lay less eggs than egg productive breeds
e. They contain proper ratio of fat in their body
f. Grows very well
g. Gain maturity very fast
5. Fancy type/ornamentals – breeds under this class may be
characterized by processing unusual appearance and decided
beauty of plumage or form. Silkies, Chinese bantam, and frizzle
belong to this group.
6. Fighting class – these are groups of this kind of chicken now
developed by national and international aficionados in this
game. Examples : Rubie, Hulsay, Claret and oasis
Standard Classification of Breeds of Poultry
1. American Class – which includes the White Plymouth Rock,
Wyandote II, Rhode Island Red, Jersey Black Giant, and New
Hampshire are large birds with yellow shanks which are free
from feathers, red ear lobes and lay brown shelled eggs.
2. Mediterranean Class – which includes the Leghorn, Minorca
and Ancona are small birds noted for their high egg
production capacity with shanks free from feathers, white
ear lobes, light bodied , well developed for high egg
production and lay white shelled eggs.
3. English Class – which includes the Orphington, Cornish,
Sussex and Australorp are generally large well-fleshed birds
with white skin( except the Cornish which has yellow
skin)red ear lobes and lay brown shelled eggs and they are
mostly utility breeds noted for their excellent flushing
properties.
4. Asiatic Class – which includes the Brahma, Cochin, and
Langshan have large bodies, feathered shanks, yellow skin,
red ear lobes and lay brown shelled eggs.
5. Other classes by origin of development are Polish, Hamburg,
French and oriental class.
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Tips on Breeding pure Breeds of Chicken
1. Start with the best flock – an expensive approach,
considering some birds coming from top breeders will sell
hundreds of pounds, considering the number of years of
 selective breeding it takes time to produce such kind of
birds.
2. Inbreeding – meaning breeding related from related stock,
keeping the same genetic pool and therefore as faults occur,
these can be eliminated through selection.
3. Out-crossing – from the inbreeding result if you found the
characteristic you desire is not in your strain, next to do is to
outcross to the birds. Another reason the birds so inbred
that hatchability suffer.
4. Combs on cockerels – the comb of cockerel comes from the
dam then you would like to improve the comb, best way is to
select hens with a nice comb in the breeding area.

What’s More

Direction. A. Matching Type. Match Column A with Column B. Write

your answer in your notebook.

Column A Column B

____ 1. Light bodied a. American Class

and well
developed for
high egg
production.

____ 2. Mostly utility b. Fighting class

breeds noted
for their
excellent
flushing
properties.

____ 3. Large bodied c. Fancy type/ornamentals

with heavy
bones
feathered
shanks and
poor layer

____ 4. Chicken d. Asil

raised for egg
 production.

____ 5. Poultry e. Dual purpose poultry breeds

breeds used
for meat
production
purpose.

____ 6. Raised for f. Meat productive poultry breeds

meat and egg
production.

____ 7. Noted for its g. Layer

pugnacity,
high stamina,
majestic gait,
and dogged
fighting
qualities.

____ 8. Characterized h. Asiatic class

by possessing
unusual
appearance
and decided
beauty of
plumage or
form.

____ 9. Kinds of i. English class

chicken
developed by
national and
international
Afficionados
for game.

____ 10. Breeds and j. mediterranean

varieties that
were
 developed in
American
continent.

Activity No. 2
Direction. A. Identification: Identify whether the following
classification of poultry breeds are American Class, Mediterranean
Class, English Class, Asiatic Class, and Fancy type/ornamentals.
Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.

______ 1. New Hampshire ______ 9. Sussex

______ 2. White Plymouth rock ______ 10. Orphington
______ 3. Rhode island red ______ 11. Asil
______ 4. Wyandote II ______ 12. Kadacknath
______ 5. Leghorn ______ 13. Bursa
______ 6. Minorca ______ 14. Silkies
______ 7. Ancona ______ 15. Chinese bantam
______ 8. Australorp

Activity 3.Enumeration
Direction. Enumeration: Enumerate what is ask. write your answer
in a separate sheet of paper.
1. Characteristics of an egg productive poultry breeds (layer).

1. ___________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________
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2. Standards classification of breeds of poultry.

1. ___________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________
 What I Have Learned

Direction. Fill in the blanks. Write the correct word/s that describes
the statement below.

____ 1. Light bodied and well developed for high egg production.

____ 2. Mostly utility breeds noted for their excellent flushing

properties.

____ 3. Large bodied with heavy bones feathered shanks and

poor layer

____ 4. Chicken raised for egg production.

____ 5. Poultry breeds used for meat production purpose.

____ 6. Raised for meat and egg production.

____ 7. Noted for its pugnacity, high stamina, majestic gait, and
dogged fighting qualities.

____ 8. Characterized by possessing unusual appearance and

decided beauty of plumage or form.

____ 9. Kinds of chicken developed by national and

international Afficionados for game.

____ 10. Breeds and varieties that were developed in America.

What I Can Do

Answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. From the list of breeds of poultry animals below. Choose a
particular breed which you can suggest to Mang Jose, Mang
 Andoy, Aling Nena. Justify why you are recommending the
particular breed. You may go back to the past lesson so you give
enough information on the breed.

White leghorn Chinese bantam

Plymouth rock Rubie

New Hampshire Asil

Rhode island red

a. Mang Jesie wants to raise poultry for their egg production

b. Aling Belen wants to raise and start their business on bothe
meat and egg production.
c. Mang Boy wants to raise poultry breeds for his fighting cock
business.
d. Aling Ana wants to raise poultry breeds to add beautification
to his backyard garden.
2. Collect pictures and make a collage of the different poultry
breeds. ( use bond paper for your output)

Assessment

Post-Test

Multiple Choice
Direction. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen
letter on a separate sheet of paper.

Write the best letter of your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the types of poultry breeds that raised for egg

production?
a. Broiler ( Meat Productive Poultry Breeds)
b. Dual Purpose Poultry Breeds ( General Purpose )
c. Egg Productive Poultry Breeds ( Layer )
d. Ornamental/Fancy Poultry Breeds
2. Which of the following poultry breeds of chicken intended for
meat and egg production purposes?
a. Broiler ( Meat Productive Poultry Breeds)
 b. Dual Purpose Poultry Breeds ( General Purpose )
c. Egg Productive Poultry Breeds ( Layer )
d. Fighting Class Poultry Breeds
3. It is a type of poultry breeds that are generally poorer egg layers
and lay brown-shelled eggs.
a. Broiler ( Meat Productive Poultry Breeds)
b. Dual Purpose Poultry Breeds ( General Purpose )
c. Egg Productive Poultry Breeds ( Layer )
d. Fighting Class Poultry Breeds
4. What commercial strain of egg productive poultry breed is best for egg
production?
a. New Hampshire
b. Plymouth Rock
c. Rhode Island Red
d. White Leghorn Strain
5. Which of the following classification of poultry breeds that are
light bodied and well developed for high egg production?
a. Asiatic Class
b. American Class
c. English Class
d. Mediterranean Class
6. Which of the following classification of poultry breeds that they
are mostly utility breeds noted for their excellent flushing
properties?
a. American Class
b. Asiatic Class
c. English Class
d. Mediterranean Class
7. What is a female chicken less than one year of age?
a. Cockerel
b. Drakes
c. Gander
d. Pullet
8. What is a Cockerel?
a. A female chicken less than one year of age
b. A female turkey less than one year of age
c. A male chicken less than one year of age
d. A male duck less than one year of age
9. For economical egg production,which type of breeds is usually the most
efficient layers?
a. Ancona type layer
b. Brown type layer
c. Leghorn type layer
 d. Minorca type layer
10. Which of the classification of poultry breeds that they are large
bodied with heavy bones feathered shanks and poor layers?
a. Asiatic Class
b. American Class
c. English Class
d. Mediterranean Class
11. Which of the following breeds of poultry that belongs to
American class?
a. Asil
b. Australorp
c. Orphington
d. White Plymouth rock
12. Which of the following is not a characteristics of an egg
productive poultry breeds ( layer )?
a. Egg producing power is very high
b. Egg producing power is very low
c. Gain sexual maturity earlier
d. Less egg incubating trend
13. Which is not included in the English classification breeds of
poultry?
a. Australorp
b. Minorca
c. Orphington
d. Sussex
14. Is it true that the popular dual purpose breeds for both meat
and egg production are new Hampshire, Australorp, and
Rhode island red?
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. Nevertheless
15.Which of the following is the characteristic of a meat productive

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poultry breeds ( Boiler )/Meat type?

a. Converting efficiency of food to egg is very high

b. Egg producing power is very high
c. Food to meat converting efficiency is very high
d. Lay less eggs than egg productive breeds
 Additional Activities

WORDSHUNTING PUZZLE
Direction: Look for 15 words related to lesson 1 and encircle them
horizontally, diagonally, and vertically.

M L A Y E R B O A B N F S I A
D O N D L E G H O R N I Y C M
U D N B R O I L E R E G S T E
A R A I T I N G Y C W H T P R
L M I N O R C A X P H T E L I
P B R E E D S W T O A I M O C
U S U S S E X A R U M N U T A
R I A B F G C N R L P G N T N
P N H I K I L C G T S C I E C
O T L J L A U O L R H L S I L
S E M P C T I N M Y I A S T A
E R P I N W S A F T R S R E S
V A T O A S U M I L E S R E S
A S I L C O C K E R E L G R E
O Q B U R S A E S S O R O N T

Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. (1 Words)

1. __________________________
2. __________________________
3. __________________________
4. __________________________
5. __________________________
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6. __________________________
7. __________________________
8.__________________________
9. __________________________
10. _________________________
11. _________________________
12. _________________________
13. _________________________
14. _________________________
15.___________________________
 What‘s More What‘s More
Answer
ActivityKey
No. 1 Activity No.2 Identification
Matching Type 1. American Class
2. American Class
1. J
3. American class
What I Know 2. I
4. American class
3. H
Pre-test 5. Mediterranean class
4. G
1. C 6. Mediterranean class
5. F
2. A 7. Mediterranean class
6. E
3. B 8. English class
7. D
4. D 9. English class
8. C
5. D 10. English class
9. B
6. D 11. Asiatic class
10. A
7. C 12. Asiatic class
8. C 13. Asiatic class
9. C 14. Ornamentals/fancy
10. A 15. Ornamentals/fancy
11. B
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. A

Activity No. 3 Enumeration

1. Characteristics of an egg productive poultry breeders:
 Comparatively weights much than other poultry breeds.
 Don’t incubate their eggs.
 Food to meat converting efficiency is very high.
 Grow very fast.
 Contain much fat in their body.
 Egg producing power is very low.
 They become very big sized.
2. Standards classification of breeds of poultry
 American class
 Mediterranean class
 English class
 Asiatic class
 Other classes by origin of development are Polish,
Hamburg, French and oriental class

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What I have Learned
Fill in the Blank
1. Mediterranean class 6. Dual –purpose poultry breed
2. English class 7. Asil
3. Asiatic class 8. Fancy type/ornamentals
4. Layer 9. Fighting class
5. Meat productive poultry breeds 10.american class

Assessment: Additional Activities:

Post-test Words hunting Puzzle
1. C 1. Layer
2. B 2. Leghorn
3. A 3. Broiler
4. D 4. New Hampshire
5. D 5. Dual purpose
6. C 6. Fighting class
7. D 7. American class
8. C 8. Minorca
9. C 9. Sussex
10. A 10. Ancona
11. D 11. Asil
12. B 12. Bursa
13. B 13. Cockerel
14. A 14. Breeds
15. C 15. Poultry

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Lesson
Poultry Housing Equipment
2 and Facilities
This lesson allows the student to prepare and familiarize himself
with essential things in poultry housing.

So, discover and experience the lessons in Poultry Housing

equipment and facilities.

What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is

here to help you master the nature of Poultry Housing. The scope of
this module permits it to be used in many different learning
situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level
of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence
of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed
to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Know the general lay-out of poultry house;
2. Identify housing equipment;
3. Familiarize different types of housing for poultry and its
advantages and disadvantages;
4. Identify factors to consider in choosing a good poultry housing
system and its characteristics;
5. Identify the tips to train a chicken to lay her eggs in the nest
box; and
6. Cite methods of encouraging hens to lay eggs in the nest.

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 What I Know

Pre-Test

Multiple Choice.

Direction. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen
letter in your quiz notebook.
1. Which of the following types of housing for poultry that the
birds are kept in litter floor?
A. Cage rearing of broiler
B. Cage system
C. Deep litter
D. Elevated case system
2. Which of the following types of poultry house that involves
rearing of poultry on raised wire netting in smaller
compartments?
A. Cage rearing of broiler
B. Cage system
C. Deep litter
D. Elevated case system
3. Which of the following poultry house that describes the height of
the shed is raised by 6-7 feet using concrete pillars?
A. Cage rearing of broiler
B. Cage system
C. Deep litter
D. Elevated case system
4. A type of poultry house that present the beast blisters, the
bottom of the cage maybe coated with plastic materials.
A. Cage rearing of broiler
B. Cage system
C. Deep litter
D. Elevated case system
5. Which of the following factors in choosing a good poultry
housing system that consider as one of he most important first
thing to do?
A. Climatic conditions
B. Location
C. Purpose
D. Research
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6. Which of the following characteristics of a good poultry housing
system designed in such a way that workers can move easily,
unrestricted by obstacles?
A. Comfortable flooring or bedding for the birds.
B. Convenient to clean
C. Controlled access
D. Communication proper
7. Which of the following is not included of the factors in choosing
a good poultry housing system?
A. Climatic condition
B. Location
C. Type or breed of birds
D. Proper ventilation
8. Which of the following characteristics of a good poultry house
system that helps to provide adequate warmth, ensures and
lightens the birds to find their food?
A. Good lighting and heating system
B. Proper ventilation
C. Effective waste disposal unit
D. Standard hatchery unit
9. Which of the following factors in choosing a good poultry
housing system that will help to avoid all the inconveniences
and costly readjustments?
A. Climatic condition
B. Location
C. Type o breeds of birds
D. Purpose
10. Which of the following basic requirement for constructing
poultry
housing is not included?
A. It is rain proof
B. It has enough space
C. It is subject to flooding
D. It protects poultry from direct sunlight
11. Which of the following reason why we need to consider the
positioning of a poultry house?
A. To protect poultry from wind and rain storms.
B. To prevent direct sunlight from entering the house and
stressing the birds
C. To have good drainage around the house to protect it from
flooding.
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 D. All of the above
12. It is important to make sure that all equipment, including
the ventilation, feeder and drinker system is installed and
operational before birds enter the house.
A. True
B. False
C. Maybe
D. Nevertheless
13. Which of the following housing equipment can be placed
inside or along the front of the cages?
A. Feeding troughs
B. Feed cart
C. Portable catching panels
D. Water
14. A handy equipment which can reduce the number of
hours spent in feeding the chickens.
A. Feeding troughs
B. Feed cart
C. Portable catching panel
D. Water
15. Which of the following housing equipment usually made
of either bamboo, wood or wire frames and comes in handy
during vaccination?
A. Feeding troughs

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 If you are given the opportunity to construct a poultry house or
a cage in your vacant area, what will you do first? Why?
Do you have any idea of a poultry housing? Have you ever seen or
visited a poultry farm? do you have an idea of what kind of poultry housing
is it?

________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
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What Is It

The purpose of constructing a poultry house is to protect

the birds from animals and other pests and thieves and to keep out
mice, rats and birds from eating valuable poultry feeds and
transmitting diseases.
The house should be low cost and constructed from local
materials as possible. But raw materials like bamboo, thatched roof,
wooden palm leaves will last only to 4-5 years unless refurbished
when wear and tear occurs. More expensive materials can be used fo

What’s New

permanent house constructed from sawn timber, poles, cement, wire –

mesh, galvanized iron etc.
Basic requirements for the building:
1. It is rain proof
2. It protects poultry from direct sunlight
3. It is not subject to flooding
4. It is wild bird proof (difficult to do)
 5. It has enough space
6. It is easy to clean out
7. It has a solid door with a lock
Important consideration in Positioning a poultry house as follows:

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 To protect poultry from wind and rain storms
 To prevent direct sunlight from entering the house and
stressing the birds
 To have good drainage around the house to protect it
from flooding.
 To avail of the prevailing wind to cool the house in a
warm climate
General layout of poultry house

1. Poultry house should be located away from the residential

and industrial area.
2. It should have proper road facilities.
3. It should have the basic amenities like water and electricity.
4. Available of farm laborer relative to cheaper wages.
5. It should be located in an elevated area.
6. It should have proper ventilation
7. It should not allow visitors or outside vehicles near the
sheds.
8. It should be located near the fresh air first passes through
brooder, grower, and layer sheds. This will prevent the
spreading of diseases.
9. A minimum distance is strictly observe of 50-100 feet
between chick, grower and layer shed a minimum of 100
meter.
10. The egg store room, office, and feed store should be
located near the entrance.
11. Disposal pit and sick room is constructed at the extreme
end of the site.
Different types of housing for poultry

1. Deep litter
- The birds are kept in litter floor.
- Arrangement for feed, water and nest are made inside
the house.
- Fresh litter materials spread on the floor.
- The birds are kept on suitable litter materials of about
3’’ to 5’’ depth.
- Usually paddy husk, saw dust, ground nutt hulls,
chopped straw or woods.
Advantages:
 - Vitamin B2 and Vit B12 are made available to birds
from the litter material by the bacterial action
- the welfare of birds is maintain to some extent,
- the deep litter manure is a useful fertilizer and lesser
nuisance from files when compared to cage system

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Disadvantages:
- because of direct contact o birds and litter bacterial
- and parasitic diseases be a problem.
- Respiratory problems may occur due to dust.
- additional cost for litter expense
2. Cage system
- Involves rearing of poultry on raised wire netting floor
in smaller compartments, called cages, very efficient
for laying operations.
- Auto-operated feeding trolleys and egg collection and
droppings are either collected in trays underneath
cages.
Advantages:
- minimum floor is needed, more number of eggs per
hen can be received, less feed wastage, better feed
efficiency, sick and unproductive birds can be easily
identified and eliminated and clean eggs production.
- vices like egg eating, pecking and broodiness is
minimal, no need of litter materials and can be
adopted through artificial insemination.
Disadvantages:
- high initial investment cost, handling of manure and
cage layer fatigue may be19a problem.
3. Elevated cage system
- The height of the shed is raised by 6-7 feet using
concrete pillars and a distance of 10 feet between two
pillars.
- The inter platform distance is 6-7 feet depending upon
the type of cages used and total height is 20-25 feet
with 30-33 feet width.
- Provide sufficient ventilation in tropical countries.
4. Cage rearing of broiler
- Similar to grower cage. To prevent the breast blisters,
the bottom of the cage will be coated to plastic
materials and 50% of the floor requirements needed in
deep litter.
Advantages:
 - higher density of rearing and easy to catch the birds at
the market, no expenditure, no incidence of
coccidiosis, reduce cannibalism, cleaning and
disinfection easier and better growth and feed
efficiency.
Factors to consider in choosing a good poultry housing system
1. Your research – the first thing to do for you to decide the
best poultry housing system from a reliable source you
gather.
2. The purpose – help to avoid all the inconveniences and costly
readjustments and help to put up the right housing for

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your poultry farm.
3. The climatic conditions – help you put up poultry housing
that takes care of those challenges and also inquire from the
poultry farmers in your area regarding the climatic
challenges.
4. The location
5. The type or breeds of birds -help design the appropriate
housing with appropriate spacing.
Characteristics of a good poultry housing system
1. Controlled access – designed in such a way that workers can
move easily, unrestricted by obstacles and ease of movement
help in feeding, providing water and effective cleaning of the
farm.
2. Comfortable flooring or beddings for the birds – it is safe for the
birds and for the eggs but if bedding is poor, eggs can be easily
cracked and earn losses.
3. Convenient to clean
4. Easy egg collection
5. Good lighting and heating system – provide adequate warmth,
ensures and lightens the house to find their food.
6. Proper ventilation – prevents the spread of flu and other
contagious diseases and a key feature to the success of a
poultry farm.
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7. Effective waste disposal unit – reducing the birds in exposing
diseases.
8. Division for different ages and species of birds
9. Standard hatchery unit
Housing equipment
1. Feeding troughs or feeder – can be placed inside or along the
front of the cages. When making feeders, considers the ease
in cleaning and avoided by placing metal or wooden strip
along the inner mouth of the feeding trough.
2. Water – to facilitate cleaning, the shape and size of the
waterer should be semi-circular.
 3. Portable catching panels – is usually made of either bamboo,
wood or wire frames. This device comes in handy during
vaccination.
4. Feed carts – a handy equipment which can reduce the
number of hours spent in feeding the chicken. it makes the
feeding less tiresome and laborious.

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What’s More

Activity 1.True or False: Write TRUE if the statement is

correct and write FALSE if it is wrong. Write your answer in
a separate sheet of paper.

1. Poultry house should be located away from the residential and

industrial area.
2. Auto–operated feeding trolleys and egg collection belts can be
used in rearing system.
3. It is not important to make sure all equipment, including the
ventilation, feeder and drinker system is installed and
operational before birds enter the house.
4. If you have a small flock, you may provide extra nests to prevent
them from laying their eggs in the floor.
5. There should be a minimum distance of 50 -100 feet between
grower and layer sheds and a minimum of 100 meter.
6. A good poultry housing system should be designed in such a
way that workers can move easily, unrestricted by obstacles.
7. The best poultry housing should not have a comfortable
flooring/bedding for the birds.
8. It is not economical to hatch your own eggs than buying day –
old chicks.
9. Positioning of the house is an important consideration in order
to protect poultry from wind and rain storm.
10. The floor must be flat with no protruding rocks or other
objects.

Activity 2.Matching Type: Match column A to Column B. write

the letter of the correct answer.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____ 1. Prevents the spread of flu and A. Feeding troughs
other contagious diseases.
_____ 2. B. Water
_____ 3. Usually made of either C. Portable
bamboo, wood or wire frames. catching panel
_____ 4. To facilitate cleaning D. Feed cart
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_____ 5. can be placed inside or along E. Proper

the front of the cages. ventilation
_____ 6. In this system the birds are F. Deep litter
kept in litter floor.
_____ 7. Involves rearing of poultry on G. Cage System
raised wire netting floor in
smaller compartment.
_____ 8. The height of shed is raised H. Elevated cage
by 6-7 feet using concrete system
pillars.
_____ 9. Easy to catch birds at market I. Cage rearing of
time and hence reduces broiler
bruising.
_____ 10 Designed so that the workers J. Controlled
can move easily, unrestricted access
by obstacles.

What I Have Learned

Fill-in the Blank: Write the correct word/s that describes the
statement below.

__________ 1. In this system the birds are kept in litter floor.

__________ 2. Involves rearing of poultry on raised wire netting
floor in smaller compartment.
__________ 3. The height of shed is raised by 6-7 feet using
concrete pillars.
__________ 4. Easy to catch birds at market time and hence
reduces bruising.
 __________ 5. Designed so that the workers can move easily,
unrestricted by obstacles.
__________ 6. Prevents the spread of flu and other contagious
diseases.
__________ 7. A handy equipment which can reduce the number
of hours spent in feeding the chicken.
__________ 8. Usually made of either bamboo, wood or wire
frames.
__________ 9. To facilitate cleaning
__________ 10. Can be placed inside or along the front of the
cages.

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B. Enumeration: enumerate what is ask.
1. Types of housing for poultry (1-4)
2. Factors to consider in choosing a good poultry housing
system. (1-5)
3. Characteristics of a good poultry housing system. ( 1-9)

What I Can Do

Direction. Answer on a separate bond paper.

1. Draw your own poultry house or cage of your domesticated

birds following the basic requirement for constructing a
poultry house.

Assessment

Post Test

Multiple Choice
Direction. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen
letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is not included of the factors in choosing

good poultry housing system?
 A. Climatic condition
B. Location
C. Type or breed of birds
D. Proper ventilation
2. Which of the following characteristics of a good poultry house
system that helps to provide adequate warmth, ensures and
lightens the birds to find their food?
A. Good lighting and heating system
B. Proper ventilation
C. Effective waste disposal unit
D. Standard hatchery unit
3. Which of the following factors in choosing a good poultry
housing system that will help to avoid all the inconveniences
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4. and costly readjustments?

A. Climatic condition
B. Location
C. Type o breeds of birds
D. Purpose
5. Which of the following basic requirement for constructing
poultry housing is not included?
A. It is rain proof
B. It has enough space
C. It is subject to flooding
D. It protects poultry from direct sunlight
6. Which of the following reason why we need to consider the
positioning of a poultry house?
A. To protect poultry from wind and rain storms.
B. To prevent direct sunlight from entering the house and
stressing the birds
C. To have good drainage around the house to protect it from
flooding.
D. All of the above
7. It is important to make sure that all equipment, including the
ventilation, feeder and drinker system is installed and
operational before birds enter the house.
A. True
B. False
C. Maybe
D. Nevertheless
8. Which of the following housing equipment can be placed inside
or along the front of the cages?
 A. Feeding troughs
B. Feed cart
C. Portable catching panels
D. Water
9. Which of the following types of housing for poultry that the
birds are kept in litter floor?
A. Cage rearing of broiler
B. Cage system
C. Deep litter
D. Elevated case system
10. Which of the following types of poultry house that involves
rearing of poultry on raised wire netting in smaller
compartments?
A. Cage rearing of broiler
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B. Cage system
C. Deep litter
D. Elevated case system
11. Which of the following poultry house that describes the
height of the shed is raised by 6-7 feet using concrete pillars?
A. Cage rearing of broiler
B. Cage system
C. Deep litter
D. Elevated case system
12. A type of poultry house that present the beast blisters, the
bottom of the cage maybe coated with plastic materials.
A. Cage rearing of broiler
B. Cage system
C. Deep litter
D. Elevated case system
13. Which of the following factors in choosing a good poultry
housing system that consider as one of he most important first
thing to do?
A. Climatic conditions
B. Location
C. Purpose
D. Research
14. Which of the following characteristics of a good poultry
housing system designed in such a way that workers can move
easily, unrestricted by obstacles?
A. Comfortable flooring or bedding for the birds.
B. Convenient to clean
 C. Controlled access
D. Communication proper
15. Which of the following is not included of the factors in
choosing a good poultry housing system?
A. Climatic condition
B. Location
C. Type or breed of birds
D. Proper ventilation

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16. Which of the following characteristics of a good poultry

house system that helps to provide adequate warmth, ensures
and lightens the birds to find their food?
A. Good lighting and heating system
B. Proper ventilation
C. Effective waste disposal unit
D. Standard hatchery unit

Additional Activities

1. Discuss at least 3 characteristics of a good poultry

housing system.
2. Collect pictures and make a collage f the different
types of housing for poultry.
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What I have Learned

Answer Key A. Fill in the blank

1. Deep litter
2. Cage system
3. Elevated cage system
4. Cage rearing of broiler
5. Controlled access
6. Proper ventilation
7. Feed cart
8. Portable catching panels
9. Water
10.Feeding troughs
B. Enumeration
1. Types of housing poultry
 Deep litter
 Cage system
 Elevated cage system
 Cage rearing of
broiler
2. Factors to consider in
choosing a good poultry
housing system
 Your research
 The purpose
 Climatic condition
 The location
 The type or breeds of
birds
3. Characteristics of a good
poultry housing
 Controlled access
 Comfortable floor
flooring
 Convenient to clean
 15. C J
B I
A H
A G
D F
C A
D B
A C
D D
C E
D
A Matching type
D Activity No. 2
B
C
True
Pre-test:
True
What I Know False
False
True
Lesson 2 True
True
False
True
True
A.TRUE or FALSE
Activity No. 1:
What’s More

Assessment
Post-test
1. D 10. D
2. A 11. A
3. D 12. D 30
4. C 13. C
References
5. D 14. D
6. A 15.A
7. A
8. C
http://www.feedstuffsfoodlink.com/ME2/Default.asp

http://Agritech.tnau.ac.in/animal_husbandry/ani_chik_breeds

www.izoo.krakow.pl/improfarm/en/poultryEN
www.thespruce.com

https://articles.extension.org/poultry

http://domesticaticforest.com/chickens

www.rysfarm.com

www.backyardchickencoops.com.

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