Commercial Poultry Production and Hatchery Management

TYPES OF CAGES

Based on the number of birds in a cage, 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

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

Based on arrangement of cages

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