Installing enrichment devices in the poultry house is an opportunity to improve animal welfare, and it can bring economic benefits for producers. Enrichment devices encourage animals’ natural behavior; in other words, poultry have “activities they want to do, need to do and like to do,” said Leonie Jacobs, associate professor, poultry welfare, School of Animal Sciences, Virginia Tech University. Benefits of enrichmentIn addition to health benefits such as stress management and better gait, enrichment devices can also help prevent stereotypies. Types of enrichment devicesThere is a variety of different enrichment devices that can be used with poultry. How to implement enrichment and what to considerOne of the most important things to remember when choosing what enrichment devices to install is that enrichment is species-specific.