Design Principles of a Hi Tech Hen Cage System

Hi tech hen cage is also called a high tech hen cage, hitech hen cage. It doesn’t imply a specific type of chicken cage, but rather any battery cage（such as the BV380 cage） integrates several features to offer a highly efficient, automatic, intelligent management system, as well as a healthy, hygienic environment for poultries. 

In the modern poultry business, the design of a battery cage is essential to achieve the goal of production capacity, keep the breeding cost at a low level, and ensure animal welfare. When it comes to the hi tech hen cage system, what basic principles should be followed? Today, we will discover it in detail.

Space and structural design

Reasonable layer and space utilization

The typical design of a hitech chicken cage has 3-8 tiers, depending on the requirements of raising numbers. At the same time, the design should take into account the space size, equipment configuration, and labor allocation. 

Suitable density

The density of chickens should be carefully decided. A general standard is 4-5 chickens per square meter. As for the final design, more factors such as the flatness of the ground, lighting, etc., should be considered.

Good ventilation and lighting

The ventilation method is different for an open and a closed type chicken house. If the hitech hen cage is used in cold areas, it is better to choose a closed-type chicken house equipped with ventilation systems such as exhaust fans. Whereas a cooling pad is needed in hot conditions in an open or semi-open chicken house.

Similarly, whether to apply natural light or artificial lighting depends on the budget, climate conditions, and breeding scale. Natural light is an economic, eco-friendly solution; however,           
It can’t precisely control the mature period of the hen, and is not suitable for cold areas. On the other hand, although artificial light costs, it can precisely control the light intensity to control the fertility of hens. Besides, it is free of the limit of seasonal changes, and is especially suitable for medium to large-scale chicken farms.

Stability and security

Bearing structure

A strong steel main structure with thickened and strengthened columns can bear the load of chickens easily. Each cage can withstand 50kg or more.

Avoiding deformation and collapse

The thickened and encrypted steel wire and the welding technique ensure that the mesh is firmly welded, and the weld points do not come apart, which greatly improves the integral load capacity.

Material and durability

Anti corrosion

Common materials for a hi tech hen cage include hot galvanized steel, sibley alloy, and ordinary iron wire. Hot galvanized steel is premium in many aspects, such as anti-corrosion, high strength, and smooth surface. Although the price of it is a little high, it’s worth it in the long term use. It also shows advantages over anti-harmful gas and anti-humidity capabilities

Long service life

The high tech hen cage is designed to serve for a long time with high-quality material and sturdy structure.

Easy to clean surface

The welded joint is smooth, and the holes of the wire mesh are designed to avoid manure accumulation.

Integrated automation system

Automatic feeding

The chain-type feeding system and the plastic feeding trough work together to guarantee feed supply for hi tech hen cage systems. 

Automatic drinking

The nipple drinkers are evenly separated and installed at the optimal position to supply uninterrupted water to all chickens. 

Automatic manure removal

A type hitech hen cage can drop the manure directly to the gutter, which will be cleaned by a scraper machine later and put into a truck to be discarded. While a H type hitech hen cage can be quipped with a manure belt under each bottom layer and then sent outside the house by the connected movement collecting board system.

Automatic egg collection

To reduce the broken egg rate, the egg collection mesh is designed with a gentle slope. If the chicken farm is on a large scale, an intelligent, centralized control egg collecting system is put in use to improve the efficiency.

Animal welfare and comfortability

Sufficient movement space 

The hi tech hen cage leaves adequate space for chickens to reduce stress and improve egg production stability.

Protective design

The surface edge of the cage is ground to prevent injury to the chickens. The system can reduce noise and avoid causing fright.

Health and hygiene

The high tech hen cage is convenient for cleaning and disinfection, which reduces the spread of diseases.

Ease of maintenance and operation

With a modular concept design, the whole cage is easy to disassemble, repair, and expand.

The transparency between different rows of chicken cages makes it convenient for the operators to operate and inspect.

The multiple corridors, the automatic poultry farm equipment enable quick maintenance, save manpower, and improve efficiency.

Sustainable and environmentally friendly design

Optimized waste disposal

Thanks to the automatic excrement cleaning and centralized collection, the waste disposal is no longer a headache. It is both beneficial to chicken health and the farm owners who should follow environmentally friendly principles.

Energy saving

Several measures can be adopted to save energy. LED light coordinates with off control at night, air conditioning adopts zone division, independent start-stop function, IOT system dynamic control of the air circulation system. Manage feeds to realize an optimized nutrient utilization rate, prevent falling off design, feed less, and add more.

High-efficiency lighting and intelligent ventilation

The light of a hi tech hen cage is set to promote the sexual maturity of hens. The intelligent ventilation system maintains air quality by introducing fresh air and exhausting harmful air containing ammonia gas, carbon dioxide, and reducing the concentration of dust and dirt. Besides, suitable temperature and humidity are realized by the ventilation system.