Female poultry birds which are reared for egg laying ... on proper litter material of about three to five depth. The word litter is used for clean litter material spread on the floor.

On average broiler chicken will cost approximately ... to poultry house standards. The upper floor must be sealed off completely such that no litter or dirt falls to the lower house.

Hens will lay eggs without ... which is the area where the chickens forage and busy themselves during the day can have an earth floor but should be strewn with organic litter such as straw ...