Chicken Housing Wondering why chickens are sometimes kept in cages? Deciding on the best type of housing for chickens is complex and there are many factors that farmers take into account. Download to Learn More Related snapAG Articles Antibiotics in Food Biosecurity Organic Farming Beef Protein and the Environment Global Protein Consumption What are GMOs Organic Soil Management Organic and Synthetic Pesticides Neonics Antibiotic Resistance Antibiotics – What and Why? Vaccines Animal Welfare or Rights Transporting Farm Animals Pig Housing The Myth of Factory Farms Intensive Livestock Operations Dairy Cows Chicken Housing Hormones Today’s Farm Soil Horticulture in Canada Aquaculture in Canada Water Management Farm Animals Animal Breeding Agriculture and Greenhouse Gases Environmental Farm Plans Conservation Tillage Carbon Sequestration Protein and Nutrition Food Safety Food Waste Grass-Fed and Grain-Finished Beef Pesticides on Food Organic Food Eggs Dairy in Your Diet Milk Pasteurization Gluten Food Additives GMOs and the Environment GMO Foods GMOs Around the World Organic Pest Management Conventional or Organic Fertilizer Fertilizer Use Fertilizer Irrigation Grain Farm Technology Glyphosate Pesticides and the Environment Pesticides – What and Why? Plant Breeding and Food Security Genetics and Farming Genetic Engineering and Human Health Bees Bioplastics Crop Byproducts Eating Local Food Processing Food Security Invasive Species Regenerative Agriculture Robotics in Agriculture Supply Management Urban Agriculture Urban Pesticides Websites to Investigate This Topic Further Chicken Farmers of Canada Egg Farmers of Alberta FarmFood 360 Get Cracking Footnotes National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC). (2018). “Codes of Practice for Care and Handling of Farm Animals.” American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). (January 26, 2012). “Welfare Implications of Laying Hen Housing – Literature Review.” Egg Farmers of Canada. (September 19, 2016). “Why 20 Years? The Realities of Transitioning an Agriculture Supply Chain.” References American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). (January 26, 2012). “Welfare Implications of Laying Hen Housing – Literature Review.” Egg Farmers of Canada. (September 19, 2016). “Why 20 Years? The Realities of Transitioning an Agriculture Supply Chain.” National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC). (2018). “Codes of Practice for Care and Handling of Farm Animals.” Photo Credits "Broiler Barn", Page 1 – Chicken Farmers of Canada Farmers with Laying Hens, Page 1 – Egg Farmers of Canada "Perch for laying hens in enriched housing", Page 2 – Egg Farmers of Canada "Aviary System", Page 2 – Saskatchewan Egg Farmers "Barn for egg-laying hens", Page 2 – Saskatchewan Egg Farmers Tags animals housing environment chickens poultry hens broiler eggs farming codes of practice animal welfare health cage free