Poultry/Rabbit Housing Plans
The Poultry Department offers many plans for the construction of poultry and rabbitry houses. Listed below are only a portion of the many plans available. Blueprint sized copies of the plans shown here and hundreds more are available by contacting your Mississippi County Extension Office. Many are also available from the Mississippi State University Poultry Department. Some publications are displayed using the "free" Adobe Reader. If you have not previously installed the reader, you can obtain a copy from the Adobe website by clicking on the following icon. 
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Construction plans available at this website include:
- Bobwhite Quail Brooder House Plans
A set of blueprint plans for building a power ventilated quail brooding house for 7,000 chicks through six-weeks of age.
- Bobwhite Quail Grower House Plans
A set of plans for building a quail grower house for 8,000 chicks between 7- and 14-weeks of age. This plan compliments the plan listed above.
- Bobwhite Quail Flight Pen Plans
A set of diagrams addresses the building of a flight pen facility for 1,000 to 1,200 Bobwhite quail during the flight conditioning phase of their growth. This plan compliments both plans listed above.
- 6-Row Caged Rabbit House Plans
Cross section, floor plan and detail drawings of a single-tier cage house for approximately 100 does and bucks. Capacity can be doubled or tripled by stacking cages.
- 4-Row Caged Rabbit House Plans
Cross section, floor plan and detail drawings of a smaller version of the previous house. Approximately 60 does and bucks can be housed. Capacity can be doubled or tripled by stacking cages.
- Home Made Rabbit Cages
Plans for building two types of all metal rabbit cages. The plan is viewable and printable using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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Sharon Whitmarsh.
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Last modified: Thursday, 18 January, 2001.
URL: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/housing.htm
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