AUBURN, Ala. — Raising broiler chickens takes water — a lot of water. But rainwater harvesting could substantially reduce Alabama poultry growers' dependence on municipal water sources or well water and reduce growers' annual water bill by as much as $16,000 or more and pay for itself in as few as four to five years.
Dr. Gene Simpson, a specialist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, says that a typical farm with four poultry houses uses between 1.8 and 2 million gallons of water every year.
"If they are using water from a municipal water system, a four-house farm. . .
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