Poultry house ventilation... is a process where a series of exhaust fans and tunnel circulation fans work in concert to move air through the chicken coop to generate a uniform flow of air at all points. With a good poultry house ventilation plan, ammonia, dust and carbon dioxide rarely present as a problem. Ventilation in a poultry farm house is one of the most important aspects of keeping chickens healthy, in order to reduce breathing problems in the birds and achieve higher productivity and operational profits.

Given our experience at Minxin with poultry farm house ventilation, we recommend a few key things to ensure you have the cleanest possible air in your poultry farm coop.

1. We recommend that the poultry farm coops be ventilated on an automatic schedule that runs at any time of day and night with help of thermostat system.
2. We recommend separate ventilation schedules that operate in the summer and winter, as the mitigation of excessive heat buildup is important in the summer, and reducing humidity is important in the winter.
3. In most breeds, the optimal temperature range for chickens is between 65° and 75°F (18°C and 24°C), while heat stress and heat-related illness tends to present in temperatures around 90°F (32°C) and above.

While chickens are at their happiest in the temperature range mentioned previously, they are actually more cold-hardy than heat-tolerant. Because of this, in a properly prepared poultry farm, most breeds can tolerate temperatures that dip below freezing. The key here is to ensure fresh water is always made available and in liquid state and ensure your poultry farm ventilation plan makes humidity reduction its top concern. In the winter, it is paramount that chicken coops are kept dry with poultry ventilation exhaust fans, as excessive build up of moisture can lead to freezes.