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Game Bird Flight Pen Plan

Shown below are the basic design for building a Bobwhite Flight Pen facility for housing 1,000 to 1,200 quail. This design is part of a series of facility plans to produce flight-conditioned Bobwhite quail for shooting preserves. Click on each diagram for an enlarged view and additional details.

The diagrams can be printed from this web page or enlarged versions can be printed from the downloaded graphics files. The files can also be enlarged, viewed and printed using a graphic editing program.

Flight Pen Floor Plan

Flight Pen Cross Section

Flight Pen Cross Section

This basic plan can is only a guide. The construction details are not presented for the small house that connects to each pen. These features are left to the discretion of the producer to decide on the complexity of the structure. The building does not need to be more than a simple shed roof with enclosed sides and entry/exit doors. Construction details of pen construction help explain in more depth the materials and techniques used in building these facilities.

This original plan was developed by Dr. Robert L. Haynes, Professor and Leader of Poultry Extension (Retired), from information provided by Deerbrook Farms, Brooksville, Mississippi. Additional assistance or a printed copy of this plan can be obtained by contacting poultry@dept.msstate.edu.

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Last modified: Monday, 29-June-1998.
URL: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/fltplan.htm
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