This article is to educate you before you choose between deep litter system and battery cage system of poultry rearing. I want to quickly but thoroughly answer one of the most commonly asked questions about these two housing systems.

Just so we are on the same page, deep litter system is where chickens are raised on concrete floor covered with bedding material such as wood shavings. The purpose of the litter material is to insulate the floor and prevent birds from having direct contact with the bare floor. Battery cage system on the other hand is where birds are kept in small compartments of galvanized irons built into cages. The cages are usually partitioned into cells. Yeah, it’s more like imprisoning chickens in a friendly way.

Let’s get back to choosing between deep litter and battery cage systems. You will be wrong to think that you will get a direct answer as to which one of the two you should choose. No! There is no such rule anywhere. The professional help I will give you is to open your eyes to the pros and cons of the deep litter and battery cage systems. To do this, I would like to focus on some key areas of poultry management and compare the two systems. If you are patient enough to read through, you will definitely discover which system is best for you and ‘your’ birds. Now let’s compare the two systems of rearing based on the following:

Chicken Type
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