Equipment

The cages are assembled one on top of the other up to 8 tiers height. A catwalk may be installed between the 4th and 5th levels. Each cage houses between 7 and 9 layers, so that the floor space per bird is matching desired standards. The automatic feeders are capable of distributing food very quickly, by means of a conveyer chain or feed trolley. The speed of distribution ensures a uniform, equal portion of food for each bird in the house.
Drinking water is provided through nipples installed on the inner side of the partitions between cages.
Eggs are collected automatically on conveyor belts running to the head of the rows, and a system of lift or elevators and crosswise conveyor bring the eggs to the collection table or to the farm packer in the egg storeroom.
The tiers of cages are separated by belts on which manure accumulates. Independent ventilation systems that are an integral part of the equipment dry the manure by blowing air onto the belts. Every two or three days the conveyors are activated and all the accumulated manure is transported by conveyor belt and elevator into trucks directly outside the houses, which then take the dried manure to compost plants.