Calculator
Stocking density
House capacity by floor area and by feeder space — the lower figure is your safe placement.
House & equipment
Chain feeder: count both sides of the trough (e.g. 2 lines × 100 m × 2 sides = 400 m). Density prefills from the housing standard — type your own figure to override it; switching the unit converts your value.
Recommended birds to place
6,000
Limited by feeder space
Usable floor area
1,200.0 m²
12,917 ft²
Density used
5.50 birds/m²
Production – floor, tunnel
Capacity by floor
6,600
1,200 m² × 5.50 birds/m²
Capacity by feeder
6,000
900 m ÷ 15 cm/bird
To fill the floor (6,600 birds) you need 990 m of feeding space.