Cage Free Chicken House

2024-08-01

Cage free chicken house means raising chicken without the cage, usually adopts “two highs and one low”, that is, the two sides of the racks are higher and the ground in the middle of the chicken house is lower. The middle ground of the chicken house is laid with bedding, and the two sides are 35 cm away from the ground. Chickens drink and get food only on the shelf, most of the manures fall under the shelf, but chickens can touch the manures on the litter, so the management of litter is strict, otherwise it is difficult to control the occurrence of diseases, and the stocking density is generally 4.8 /㎡. This is one of the most important and common method of cage free chicken house.

The main daily tasks of the breeders in the cage free chicken house are feeding foods, picking eggs, repairing chicken house and sterilizing. There is not too high technical content, new staff can be on duty without strict training, easy to manage.

Features:

  • Typical 05 feed pans can be adjusted in 5 feed levels, and other pans can be adjusted in 10 feed levels.
  • The slide shut-off is used for adjusting feed drop hole on feed pipe from completely open to completely closed.
  • The pan dish can be removed from the pan for pullets feeding.
  • V shape corrugated dish prevents too much feeding accumulation, always providing fresh feed for the pullets and avoid them resting in the pan.
  • Edge of pan dish tilts towards the dish center, which avoids feed waste.

Different types of cage free chicken house

Compared with poultry battery cages, cage free chicken house gives chickens more free space. generally speaking, there are mainly three types of cage free chicken houses for farmers to choose from. The most advanced one is cage free chicken house with a slatted floor, the second one is a deep litter house, and the last one is just laying a blanket or something else on the floor. Most farmers would like to choose the slatted floor chicken house or the deep littered house, which is clean and high efficiency, and can raise poultry much easier. 

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