Effects of Sidewall Brooding Polymer Cover Colours on the Indoor Climatic Condition and Physiological Response of Broiler Chickens

Aims: This study seeks to evaluate the growth performance and physiological response of broiler chickens brooded with blue, black, white green side-curtains. It is essential ensure that thermal conditions within poultry building are controlled most especially in tropical climate where temperature observed exceed thermoneutral zones chickens. During brooding stage chicks, suitable relative humidity crucial welfare chicks.
 Methodology: In this study, four (4) polymer colours were used namely; white, black green. Two hundred fifty (250) day-old-chicks acquired from a reputable hatchery, only two forty was (240) for experiment. For each colour treatments, there sixty (60) birds which further divided into six (6) replicates, ten (10) chicks per replicate Completely Randomized Design (CRD).
 Results: The results revealed highest average during lowest covering early hours day. indoor (8.97%) second fourth weeks, while (52.76%) sixth week. ranges between 33.16°C 33.89°C. stage, (33.89°C) recorded first week, no significant differences among (33.16°C) third week (at end stage).
 Conclusions: conclusion, difference cloaca reared sidewall covers, implies farmers can adopt any covers.