National Poultry Technology Center
Auburn University
AUBURN, Ala. — Cold weather will soon be here. Managing broiler houses in cold weather shifts us into a much lower ventilation rate than in warmer weather. Our goal in cooler weather is to ventilate for moisture control and air quality.
Done right, this will improve many other aspects of the bird environment, such as ammonia exposure and litter quality. However, if we get behind on ventilation, houses and litter can get wet very quickly.
The key to good litter moisture management is to start the flock off with good litter. . .
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