Basic information
Battery cages are housing system used for various animal production methods, but primarily for egg-laying hens and broilers. The name arises from the arrangement of rows and columns of identical cages connected together, in a unit, as in an artillery battery. Although the term is usually applied to poultry farming, similar cage systems are used for other animals. A battery cage, sometimes called a conventional cage, is designed to house laying hens, meaning female chickens who produce eggs. After hatcheries, undergoing the process of debeaking and awaiting maturity (which usually takes about 18 week) after transferring them, they will be evacuated after their laying cycle
Product description
While designs may differ based on country or individual farm, generally battery cages are made of wire on all sides, including the bottom, so that waste falls through to collection troughs below. The floors of battery cages are sloped so that eggs roll down toward the troughs on one end of the cage, where the eggs are then carried away via conveyor belt. A feeding trough is located on the other side of the cage, and while food is generally always available to the birds, they must push their heads and necks through the wire mesh, which can result in feathers on their chests being rubbed off due to constant friction
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1. Steel structure poultry house, opening type for hot countries and close type for cool countries
2. Poultry hatching equipment’s capacity of eggs up to 120,000+ to be hatching house
4. Chicken feed processing equipment from feed crushing and mixing to stock to feeding chicken
6. Egg processing equipment from automatic egg collection to packing egg to trays
7. Chicken slaughtering equipment from slaughter to vacuum package
9. Other poultry farm equipment are coming soon...
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Reasons/purpose
1. The system helps you keep birds within a small space and allows very limited movement. This makes the chickens conserve their energy and hence enjoy an increase in production level
2. It provides comfort and stability for the birds
3. Feeds are less consumed and it avoids wastage
4. Records keeping of individual egg production and culling of poor layers are made easier
5. A farmer can easily do a stock count of the chickens
6. It is easier to care for pullets
7. It is much easier to evacuate the waste in the battery cage system. Faeces drop through to the floor or metal trays which are cleaned regularly
8. It is easier to operate
9. Labour requirements are minimal
10. Eggs are collected with minimal disturbance to the hens
Advantages of battery cages
1. Battery cages boosts the health of the chickens
Many poultry farmers do not get healthy results from their chicken rearing because they have ignored the use of battery cages. Battery cages are very good means of accommodating your chickens in healthy conditions that will boost their reproduction
2. Increases egg production
A chicken that is healthy will significantly become more productive than chickens reared in environments that do not boost their health. Enriched battery cages increase the potential of egg production in chickens. In fact, recent estimations reveal that sixty percent of eggs used in products such as mayonnaise, sandwiches and cakes are from chickens reared in battery cages. This reveals that chickens have more tendencies to produce eggs in battery cages compared to other rearing systems. It is more advisable to use battery cages to aid egg production
3. Low cost of labour
Battery cage reduces labour by the poultry farmer. This is because the chickens are well-organized and conducted to be in rows with several facilities for their feeding, carriers of their faeces droppings adequately positioned and the eggs rolling to the appropriate places designed in the battery cage. The poultry farmer will simply do the job of pouring food and water in the designated areas, cleaning the faeces that drop and packing the eggs that is applicable to semi-automatic battery cage but for the automatic system cage, both their feed and water are distributed automatically without the intervention of man. This reduces stress for the farmer and the need to employ many workers for poultry farms will be minimized. In the long run, poultry farming will be more rewarding for the poultry workers
4. Qualitative feeding for the chickens
The battery cage system makes feeding for chickens a habitual process which connotes more care for the chickens. This is because the chickens are fed through a long bisected metal or plastic pipe and water is served to them with overhead nipple systems which are set before the chickens. This makes it easy for the poultry farmer to care for the chickens with frequent and adequate food and water. Chickens are well-catered for in battery cages and this makes them healthier and more productive
5. Poultry battery cages have feeders that minimize feed spillage
Battery cages make it easy for poultry farmers to care adequately for their chickens. Despite this dire need to take care of the chickens, battery cages help the poultry farmer to minimize feed spillage when feeding chickens. It is easy to minimize feed spillage with battery cages because they are designed with standard accessories for holding food and water, especially the amount required for feeding the chickens daily. This disallows any form of feed spillage and wastage. Instead of feed spillage, the chickens keep feeding on the required amount of food specifically provided in front of them
6. High capacity for accommodation
Modern battery cages have high capacity to accommodate a larger number of chickens within a limited space. That means, battery cages will save you cost in construction and help you maximize the use of whatever space you have available. Many A-type poultry battery cages can accommodate between 60 and 128 chickens or more per unit, depending on the size and model you buy. Therefore, it is rewarding to invest in poultry farming using poultry battery cages with high capacity for accommodation
7. Affordable, durable and suitable for all egg-laying chicken types
Poultry battery cages are quite affordable for beginners and experienced poultry farmers who need to give this method of rearing chickens a trial. It costs less and is more effective and efficient. Besides being affordable, poultry battery cages are durable because they have wire mesh made of galvanized iron which keeps them from rusting and makes them last for a lengthy period of time. It is not just durable but suitable for all egg-laying chicken types such as breeders, layers, point-of-lay and point-of-cage chickens. It is therefore advisable for poultry farmers to consider using the modern poultry battery cages for sustainable and adequate productivity in chicken rearing
Our services
1. Pre-sales services as we visit the customer’s farm to get necessary information that will guide us to provide adequate service to the customer
2. We deliver goods directly to customer’s farm
3. We send our installers to the farm to install the cages
4. We offer after-sale services to ensure that our products are working well
Frequently ask questions
Q: What do I need to put in place before buying cages?
A: All you need is to get your land cleared and build a poultry house based on our cages specifications
Q: How do I build my poultry house?
A: we guide our customers on how to build a suitable poultry house
Q: Do I need an engineer to build a poultry house?
A: Yes, for the sake of professionalism to build a poultry house
Q: After the poultry house construction, what other thing do I need?
A: You purchase your battery cages for installation
Q: How many years warranty do you give on your battery cages?
A: We give 10 years warranty on our battery cages
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