Stocking density — birds per m².
Compute maximum stocking rate (birds/m² and kg/m²) for a poultry house at target weight, respecting common welfare thresholds.
Inputs
Results
- Planning cap applied
- 39.0 kg/m²
- Usable production area
- 1728 m²
- Birds/m² at target weight
- 16.25
- Indicative capacity range
- 26,676–28,080
- Slaughter live-weight output
- 67.4 t
- Welfare confirmation
- Required
Never exceeds the 39 kg/m² limit you entered.
Gross 1800 m² less 4% service and equipment space.
Derived from the live-weight cap, not set independently. Heavier birds mean fewer heads per m².
Placement count must additionally allow for expected mortality.
Stocking limits differ by jurisdiction, housing system, ventilation capability and export-market scheme. Confirm the binding limit with your authority and buyer before fixing house size.
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In short
This bird density calculator is a free browser tool for commercial poultry projects. Enter your own figures and it returns a class-4 planning estimate (about ±30%) under conservative, expected and optimistic scenarios. Use it to size an investment and to brief manufacturers — a firm supplier quote always overrides the estimate.
How to use this calculator
- Enter your project figures. Replace the default values in the bird density calculator with your own flock size, targets and local costs. Defaults are commercial-sector averages, not a recommendation.
- Compare the three scenarios. Switch between conservative, expected and optimistic to see how sensitive the result is to your assumptions before committing capital.
- Read the assumptions. Check the assumptions panel so you know what the model excludes — typically taxes, import duties, special civil works and land.
- Turn the output into a quote request. Send the resulting figures in a single request to receive comparable offers from qualified third-party manufacturers.