Umudike Journal of Engineering and Technology

Poultry needs to be protected from harsh environmental condition of heat, rainfall, direct sunlight, and dangerous wind by placing poultry under good housing, structures and facilities, in order to get the best performance and output from the birds. The structures and facilities of five farms were assessed in Isialangwa-South of Abia State, for their effectiveness in poultry farming. The farms are Good Seed, Buchi, Pelmet, Amenchim Integrated, and Ugwuma farms respectively.  The observed structures and facilities were compared with relevant literatures. It was observed that the birds in the five farms can easily be attacked by disease because only Pelmate farm chlorinates the drinking water; closeness of the poultry buildings; lack of footbath; protective clothing and shoes respectively. Also, wood shaving as bedding material, roof design, stocking density needs improvement. In the building design, the height of building of Ugwuma farm with 2.1m needs improvement for good ventilation. Only Buchi and Amenchim farms with 2 and 5 birds/m² respectively followed the recommended stocking density of 6 birds/m² for broilers, also, it was only Good-Seed farm with 9 birds/m² for layers that exceeded the recommended value of 8  birds/m² according to FAO (2011). Therefore, Isialangwa-South of Abia State poultry farms needs to improve in terms of planning and design of poultry structures and facilities for excellent utilization of the benefits in poultry farming.