Broiler Battery Cage System Information

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2024-04-10

The broiler industry is the most highly industrialized sector in livestock and poultry farming. Developing the Broiler Battery Cage System is of great significance for building a modern broiler industry that is efficient, resource-saving, and environmentally friendly.

This technological model optimizes the configuration of broiler farming facilities and equipment, which can increase output per unit land area. Equipped with digital and intelligent chicken house environmental control equipment systems. It can improve the breeding environment and living conditions for broilers. Integrating broiler breeding management technology, feed-saving technology, disease prevention and control technology can help improve broiler health and productivity. Integrated manure collection and resource utilization technologies achieve cyclic farming and energy conservation and emission reduction. Compared to traditional flat broiler farming models, the efficient broiler battery cage system can increase the feeding capacity of a single building from 10,000 to 30,000 to 60,000. And the feeding capacity per person can increase from 5,000 to a maximum of 100,000.

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Scale of farming and stocking density

The broiler battery cage system adopts a one-stage in, one-stage out farming process, with a general scale of 30,000 to 60,000 broilers per single building and a total scale of about 300,000 to 500,000 broilers per farm. The occupied area per adult chicken should not be less than 0.05 square meters. It mean the stocking density per square meter of cage bottom area should be less than 20 chickens to ensure appropriate space requirements until slaughter. Stocking density should be appropriately reduced during hot seasons.

Layout of the house and cage requirements

Chicken house construction needs to have good sealing and insulation properties. It adopte a closed design to control the indoor environment and achieve energy saving. The standard design of the chicken house has a total length of 80 to 90 meters and a width of 15 to 18 meters. It is recommended to use assembled steel structures and design insulation solutions according to local climate conditions. Sealed filling treatment should be done at splice joints to prevent external air from penetrating through the joints.

The Broiler cage system should preferably be a stacked cage system, with 3 to 5 layers being suitable. The material should be galvanized to prevent rust, with stable structure and a service life of more than 15 years. Each set of cages should have a passageway of 0.9 to 1.5 meters between them; for each group of cages, a ventilation channel of 0.35 to 0.5 meters should be set in the middle. The width of a single cage should be 0.7 to 0.9 meters, and the length should be 1.1 to 1.4 meters.

Equipped with complete feeding equipment

1) Feeding equipment:

The chicken house adopts an automated traveling feeding system, equipped with emergency stop and alarm devices. The feeding system should use adjustable feeding hoppers and dispensing hoppers to adjust the feeding amount according to the different growth stages of broilers to avoid feed waste, reduce dust, and improve feeding uniformity. The feeding port of the cage should be adjustable to adapt to the feeding of broilers of different ages. It reduce the labor intensity of manual feeding and minimizing stress responses in chickens.

Each chicken house should have an independent feed tower capable of storing feed for more than 2 days. Taking a feeding capacity of 50,000 broilers per single building as an example, with a daily feed intake of 150 grams per chicken in the later stage. The feeding system should ensure a daily supply of at least 7.5 tons of feed, and the feed tower capacity should be at least 15 tons.

1) Chicken drinking system:

The chicken drinking system includes water supply equipment, water meters, filters, automatic medicators, water pipes, 360° water nipples, water troughs (cups), pressure regulators, water pipe height adjusters, etc., with water line level displays, etc. A medicator and filter should be installed at the water line inlet of the chicken house to achieve water filtration and automatic medication. When designing and installing the water line, it should be convenient for disinfection and cleaning to avoid bacterial and algal growth; the height of the water line should be adjustable at any time to ensure comfortable drinking height for chickens throughout the entire breeding cycle.

3) Manure removal equipment:

A conveyor belt-type manure removal system should be used, including longitudinal, transverse, and oblique manure removal conveyors, power and control systems, to achieve efficient and timely cleaning of manure and urine to prevent it from accumulating in the house. Each layer of the cage bottom should be equipped with a conveyor belt for layered cleaning, which is transported to the end of the chicken house by the longitudinal conveyor belt. And the manure from each layer of the cage bottom is transported to the outside of the house through the end transverse and oblique conveyors, ensuring that “manure does not fall on the ground.”

The manure removal conveyor should preferably be made of new polypropylene material, with anti-static, anti-aging, and anti-deviation functions. To prevent chickens from contacting manure removal conveyor manure, a top net should be installed above each layer of the cage. The manure removal frequency should be adjusted timely. And it is recommended to remove manure daily, and transport it out of the house by a dedicated transport vehicle. According to the growth period of broilers, the frequency of manure removal gradually increases from once every two days to 2 to 4 times per day. Timely removal of manure can avoid the accumulation of harmful gases and dust in the house. And it reduce environmental pollution, and facilitate centralized harmless treatment.

4) Poultry Environmental control system:

The poultry environmental control used in three-dimensional farming is generally similar to that used in flat farming, including fans, wet curtains, heating systems, ventilation windows, baffles, and environmental control instruments, etc. However, when using stacked cage rearing, the stocking density is significantly increased, and the complexity of equipment configuration is greatly increased. It is necessary to calculate the quantities and installation positions of various equipment in detail according to the specific breeding quantity and the weight of the chicken group, and calculate the maximum and minimum ventilation volume, wind speed, and ventilation resistance required by the chicken group. It is also necessary to consider factors such as the inlet position, the temperature of the incoming air, dead corners of ventilation, and large temperature differences.

For poultry farmers who want to start raising chickens, choosing a suitable and high-quality poultry equipment supplier is crucial. Livi Machinery is a professional supplier of poultry equipment. We not only provide broiler battery cage systems to customers but also provide automated poultry equipment including feeding equipment, manure removal equipment, and automatic environmental control equipment. In addition, Livi Machinery provides one-stop services for poultry farmers, from chicken house design to equipment transportation and installation, and finally includes training services for poultry farmers.

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