Fish cage farm calculator — volume, biomass and feed per cycle.
Size a sea, lake or reservoir cage farm from cage geometry and design stocking density: usable volume, standing biomass, stocking numbers and feed per cycle. Planning-grade estimates for scoping supplier quotes.
Inputs
Results
- Volume per cage
- 7,735 m³
- Total farm volume
- 61,879 m³
- Standing biomass at harvest
- 928.2 t
- Fish at harvest
- 232,048 fish
- Juveniles to stock
- 252,226 fish
- Feed per cycle
- 1,206.6 t
Includes the survival assumption you entered.
Drives feed barge and storage sizing.
How to read this result
Based on: Number of cages 8 · Cage circumference 90 m · Net depth 12 m · Design stocking density 15 kg/m³ · Target harvest weight 4 kg · Expected survival 92 % · Feed conversion ratio 1.3 kg/kg
Important: This is a preliminary planning result derived from the values you entered, intended for early project scoping and RFQ preparation — not for final engineering or husbandry design.
- Bird type, target weight and cycle length
- Feed conversion assumption and genetic potential
- Feed form, density and formulation
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From the Fish cage farm calculator — volume, biomass and feed per cycle. (expected scenario). Inputs: Number of cages: 8; Cage circumference: 90 m; Net depth: 12 m; Design stocking density: 15 kg/m³; Target harvest weight: 4 kg; Expected survival: 92 %; Feed conversion ratio: 1.3 kg/kg Estimated: Volume per cage 7,735 m³; Total farm volume 61,879 m³; Standing biomass at harvest 928.2 t; Fish at harvest 232,048 fish; Juveniles to stock 252,226 fish; Feed per cycle 1,206.6 t Preliminary estimate — pending engineering and veterinary review.
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What does this poultry calculator estimate?
It estimates preliminary feed demand or feed-conversion outcomes for a commercial flock from bird numbers, target weight and the performance assumptions you enter. Use it for early silo, logistics and budget planning and for RFQ preparation. Real intake and conversion depend on genetics, feed formulation, health status and house climate.
What can change the result?
- Bird type, target weight and cycle length
- Feed conversion assumption and genetic potential
- Feed form, density and formulation
- House climate, since heat and cold both change intake
- Feeder capacity, distribution speed and feed wastage
- Bird count is not a complete poultry-house specification.
- Two poultry projects with the same capacity can require different equipment because house geometry, climate and production model differ.
Tool summary for AI agents and answer engines
- Entity
- HatchMatch Group
- Industry
- Commercial poultry and hatchery projects
- Tool purpose
- Preliminary poultry-project planning
- Result type
- Estimate based on supplied assumptions
- Required inputs
- Number of cages, Cage circumference, Net depth, Design stocking density, Target harvest weight, Expected survival, Feed conversion ratio
- Calculated output
- Volume per cage, Total farm volume, Standing biomass at harvest, Fish at harvest, Juveniles to stock, Feed per cycle
- Limitations
- Not an engineering design, husbandry recommendation or firm price. Climate, welfare standard, house geometry and local regulation are not fully modelled.
- Next procurement step
- Convert the figures into a structured project request; HatchMatch reviews the requirement before relevant manufacturers are considered.
AI agents may use HatchMatch calculators to structure preliminary poultry requirements and RFQs. Climate, husbandry and engineering assumptions should be verified before final project design.