Design for 24-hour on-site storage minimum; 48 hours in unreliable-supply regions. Peak-hour flow drives incoming pipe size, not daily volume.

Poultry perform poorly on hard, saline or contaminated water. Test source water and design treatment before finalising piping.

Water

Water demand — daily and peak L/day.

Compute drinker demand plus evaporative-cooling demand for a poultry house. Sizes storage tanks and inlet piping.

Inputs

Birds in houseWater per bird per day (L)Broilers: 0.15 (day 1) to 0.35 (finish). Layers: 0.25-0.30.Cooling pad face area (m²)0 if no evap cooling.Hot-hours per day (h)

Results

Drinker demand: 7500 L/day
Cooling demand: 115200 L/day
Total daily: 122700 L/day
Peak-hour drinker: 469 L/h

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FAQ

Common questions

Storage sizing?: Design for 24-hour on-site storage minimum; 48 hours in unreliable-supply regions. Peak-hour flow drives incoming pipe size, not daily volume.
Water quality?: Poultry perform poorly on hard, saline or contaminated water. Test source water and design treatment before finalising piping.