Item
Chicken(Molting)
Chicken(No Molting
Quail
source
Average land size
2 acres
2 acres
2 acres
2
Space requirement
1.5-2 square feet
1.5-2 square feet
No. of birds
1000
1000
starter feed (pounds/week)
1 per bird
1 per bird
1.5-1.8 per bird
1.5-1.8 per bird
2
20 birds per feeder/40 doc per
feeder
20 birds per drinker and 40 doc
per drinker
20 birds per feeder
2
1
Feed cost ($/pound)
Layer feed (pounds/week)
Bedding
Feeders
Drinkers
Water
Labor
Brooding house
Heating lamp
Thermometer
Main housing
Bullet Points.
Average land size;
20 birds per drinker
Reference.
1. Bir, C., and Zook, D. (2021). Simple budgeting and pricing calculations for backyard hens. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Fact Sheets;
available at: extension.okstate.edu.
2. https://extension.psu.edu/small-scale-egg-production-organic-and-conventional
3. Tobin, M. R., Goldshear, J. L., Price, L. B., Graham, J. P., & Leibler, J. H. (2015). A framework to reduce infectious disease risk from urban
poultry in the United States. Public Health Reports, 130(4), 380–391. https://doi.org/10.1177/003335491513000417