Building the Poultry Penthouse (book)

From Poultry Hub

Building the Poultry Penthouse is a book published by Tocal College, part of the NSW Department of Primary Industries.

The Poultry Penthouse was designed and popularised by Gerry Bolla, Poultry Officer with NSW DPI at Gosford for many years. When Gerry retired from the Department there was a need to update the plans to keep them current. Barry Rees, a recently-retired TAFE carpentry teacher, came to the rescue and constructed a Poultry 'Penthouse' especially for the Tocal Field Days. During construction he added his own innovations and modifications to the design.

The specifications in this book are Barry's interpretation of Gerry's original design. The 'Penthouse' will comfortably house 12-15 hens full time. If birds are let out daily to free-range, the 'Penthouse' can hold up to 25 birds, sleeping on the slatted floor at night. The 'Penthouse' will need to be securely closed at night to keep out foxes. The book includes a materials list and step-by-step construction method.

Published in 2007, Building the Poultry Penthouse has 16 A4 pages. Visit the NSW DPI website to order a copy (AUD12.00)

See also

• Poultry Agskills (book)
• General tips for small scale poultry production
• Alternative poultry production systems
• Optimising liveability of free-range layers
• References
• Resources
• Education and training

External links

• Backyard poultry website this site is dedicated to promoting and preserving backyard poultry keeping throughout Australia and New Zealand.

• International Poultry Breeders Association is an online resource developed by the International Poultry Breeders Association, which was established to give poultry breeders of all breeds of feathered fowl a way of organising and maintaining a record of ancestral breeding.
• Chookyard - independently operated forum for poultry growers Australian poultry growers industry forum - more than just gabble.
• NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) provides support to the poultry industries through the provision of extension officers, research scientists, diagnostic laboratories, publications, poultry keeping courses and regulatory services.