The benefits of using chicken battery cages for laying hens
1. Using layer chicken battery cages can increase egg production
High breeding density. Intensive and large scale farming can be achieved by using layer cages. Layer chicken battery cages can achieve vertical multi layer feeding in the same house. Compared with flat farming, it can realize the vertical utilization of chicken coop space. On the same ground , poultry battery cages can raise 3 to 5 times more laying hens than flat farming. For example, 5-6 chickens can be raised per square meter on the ground, and 15-30 chickens can be raised per square meter if chicken battery cages are used. The growth and production of chicken flocks can generally be controlled in accordance with chicken raising standards to achieve a large scale farming model.
Stable egg production. Using chicken cages to raise chickens and the preparation of some chicken raising equipment can better provide a comfortable growth and production environment for the chickens, and can fully meet the physiological and production needs of the chickens. The chicken cages will limit the range of movement of the chickens. And the amount of exercise of the chickens is less, which is more conducive to storage energy for laying eggs. Therefore, using chicken cages to feed layer hens can also ensure a stable egg production rate.
2. Using layer chicken battery cages can produce high quality eggs
Controllable nutrition: It is easy to manage and feed scientifically by using layer chicken battery cages. And you can add the required nutrients to the chicken feeds and dosing device at the front of the drinking water pipe. Ensuring the intake of nutrients can guarantee the high quality of eggs.
Clean eggshell. In addition, because the bottom of the poultry battery cages is mesh, the chicken manure will directly leak to the manure cleaning belt instead of being accumulated in the chicken cages . The eggs are not easy to be polluted, and can slide into the egg tray by the inclined bottom mesh.
Filter soft eggs. The layer cage system is equipped with an automatic egg collection system. And the automatic egg collection system can be equipped with a filter device to filter out eggs with soft shells and leave qualified eggs.
3. Low loss: low broken egg rate and low disease rate
Low broken egg rate. Using battery cages for laying hens can reduce the rate of broken eggs. First of all, the bottom of the poultry battery cages is inclined outwards, and the eggs can roll out of the cage directly to avoid being trampled or eaten in the chicken cages.
Low disease rate. Good isolation and disinfection, less cross contamination. The layers in chicken battery cages are almost isolated from the outside world, so they will not be threatened by the outside environment and pathogens. At the same time, the disinfection and sterilization in the chicken house can be controlled in a certain space. So the chance of cross contamination will be greatly reduced, which is conducive to the prevention and control of epidemics, especially major animal diseases.
4. Low cost of space, labor, feed, and medical treatment
Low cost of space. Since poultry battery cages can raise 3-5 times more chickens than flats in the same chicken house, the cost of land occupied by each chicken must also be reduced by 3-5 times.
Low cost of labor. When using layer battery cages for breeding, you can use equipment to complete the work of ventilation, light, humidity, even feeding, drinking water, and epidemic prevention, which can reduce the labor required in the breeding process. And the use of equipment to raise chickens is more advanced and efficient.
Low cost of feed. High feed utilization rate. Chickens have a small amount of activity in the chicken layer cage, consume less energy, have less feed intake, and have higher feed returns than flat feed. At the same time, because the trough is placed outside the chicken layer cage, it is not easy to cause waste of feed.
Low cost of medical treatment. Compared with flat farming , even if the chickens are infected with the same blight, the environment inside the chicken battery cages makes the medicine more scientific and effective, so the treatment is easier and the treatment cost is lower.
Of course, compared to flat farming, raising chicken cages is an essential cost. But a good chicken cage can be used for a long time, and some even can reach 20 years. Compared with the benefits brought by using chicken cage farming, it can be said to be minimal.
5. Using layer chicken battery cages bring additional income
Another advantage of using chicken cages to raise chickens is that it is easier to collect chicken manure. The dried chicken manure can be used to make fertilizer, so it is also an additional income. The automatic manure cleaning system equipped with the chicken cage system can directly collect the chicken manure and send it out of the chicken house, and can be sold directly after drying.
Of course, We are a professional supplier of poultry farming equipment. We not only supply high quality chicken cages of various specifications, but also provide various automation systems with corresponding configurations. In addition to automatic manure cleaning system, it also includes automatic egg collection system, automatic feeding system and intelligent environment control system.
6. The summary
In short, using chicken cages to raise chickens is beneficial and harmless. The most important thing is that it can help you achieve high income while reducing the cost of farming and help you get the maximum profit. Nowadays,the farmer’s demand for cage farming is gradually increasing, and cage farming has become a major trend in poultry breeding.
If you are considering starting the business of raising chickens in cages, welcome to consult us. We can not only provide battery cages for laying hens, but also provide you with answers to various breeding questions for free. If you are already an excellent chicken farmer, please feel free to consult us if you need any products. Looking forward to your message.
