How battery cage helps to improve the growth rate of chickens
Time : 2016-05-17

Basic information

Battery cagesare galvanized wire cages for chickens which are generally wanted in the Nigerian market as a whole, it is more used in the Nigeria poultry farm because of its advantages over every other chicken rearing equipment. They are used in poultry houses, specifically layer houses, for the easy management of hens and the eggs they lay. Battery cages for small chicken houses are usually 2 tiers, which mean that they are stacked up 2 levels. Chickens are sent to the battery cages where they will spend the remainder of their lives, which generally last for about two years

The chickens are kept in the layer cages for the 2nd phase of the laying cycle. A laying cycle is made up of 2 parts. The first part is the rearing cycle of the chickens raised from 0 to 20 weeks, the second part is the laying stage where the hens lay eggs, 21 weeks to 60 weeks this is 40 weeks long to about 10 months). Prices of layer cages and the cost of a layer cage depends on the size and installation of the chicken cages

Chickens were literally raised in a free range before the invention of a battery cage. They were not raised in huge numbers as it is today in large quantities like 3,000 birds, 5,000 birds and even 10,000 birds because birds are now raised for commercial purpose. Families who had birds in olden days of small size sold eggs as their primary income source, and chicken meat was a delicacy being reserved for special occasions and holidays only. The average chicken would lay between 80 to150 eggs per year

But ever since cages were invented, there has been a drastic change in the poultry system because the benefits of cage cannot be over looked. Among others, it has increased the level of eggs and meat production because the use of cages helps to curb various challenges facing and deteriorating the well being of birds. It has helped to boost our economic system, it equally helps to meet the

Housing was nonspecific, either in the barn with the other animals or a separate outbuilding, they certainly didn’t have purpose built coops like we see today, and this led to a high mortality rate of around 40%.Chickens also didn’t do well over the winter months due to a lack of vitamin D which is provided during the summer months through sunlight. Vitamin D was discovered in the early 1920s and led to a small revolution in poultry keeping. Hens could now survive through the winter months with Vitamin D supplements and go on to produce healthier chicks in the spring

How battery cage helps to improve the growth rate of chickens


Product description

Battery cages come in different sizes. Generally they are about the size and shape of a desk drawer, about 67 square inches. Each bird is given so little living space that they cannot stretch their necks upwards or fully open their wings, let alone run, jump, or do anything else a hen might do in more natural settings

A battery cage is used in egg production facilities known as concentrated animal feeding operations and more commonly as factory farms. Layer hens meaning chickens that lay eggs are kept in these cages for the whole duration of their lives, where they lay roughly an egg per day until they are sent to the slaughterhouse

Battery cages are primarily designed to achieve high density, by being stacked on top of one another. A single egg producing factory farm may confine thousands of hens at a time in these stacked cages. Battery cages are used in intensive agricultural operations that prioritize productivity and profits, which are achieved by expending the fewest resources per unit of production. In egg production, as with factory farming scenarios involving other species, space is at a premium, so providing birds with as little of it as possible saves companies  money


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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

3. Chicken rearing cage and equipment of layer, day old chicken, brooder, broiler and chicken parents

4. Chicken feed processing equipment from feed crushing and mixing to stock to feeding chicken

5. Paper egg tray manufacturing equipment, the output from 1000 trays per hour to 6000 trays per hour

6. Egg processing equipment from automatic egg collection to packing egg to trays

7. Chicken slaughtering equipment from slaughter to vacuum package

8. Chicken manure cleaning and drying equipment to control the water content in chicken manure between 10% and 40%

9. Other poultry farm equipment are coming soon...

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Features

1. The chicken battery cage system adopts hot-dip galvanizing process, which provides good corrosion resistance in humid environment

2. Automatic feeding, drinking, manures cleaning, egg collecting and environment control, can help to improve working efficiency and save labor cost

3. It has sufficient feed and water position and healthy uniformity are better chicken, chicken limited to the minimum amount of exercise, energy consumption, save feed

4. High density rising, saves land and investment. The chicken cage allows you easily observing birds, clustering or choosing the weak

5. Automatic control of ventilation and temperature can meet the requirement of the birds

6. Easy to manage, improve production efficiency

7. Save space and maximize land utilization

8. Automatic broiler feeding equipment, which can resist corrosion and has a long lifespan about more than 15 to 20 years. Adopting the high quality PP bottom net, firm and durable, can effectively reduce the occurrence of the chest diseases

9. The LED lights lines are added at the top of each cage body so that the line lights and lights lines can be used in conjunction to make the light evenly distributed. Then the light chromatography can promote the chicken's growth and improve the growth efficiency

10. Adopting the automatic system can reduce labor cost and a variety of stress bringing by the staff moving to improve the survival rate. It can reach the final ideal benefits


How battery cage help to improve chicken growth

1. The breeding density is large

Saving houses and saving land, in the same ground and buildings, the cages can raise three to five times more laying hens than the flat ones, and the laying hens can be mechanized and automated, and the labour efficiency is high

2. High feed utilization rate

Chickens have a small amount of activity in the 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 cage, it is not easy to cause waste of feed

3. Facilitate the prevention and control of the spread of disease

The laying hens are caged, the dust in the house is less, and the chicken body is not in contact with the faeces, which reduces the chance of disease transmission. Moreover, due to the relatively fixed position of the chickens, the affected chickens are easily detected through the faeces and changes in feed intake, so that measures can be taken early

4. High egg production rate and clean eggshell

The temperature and humidity in the cage house are easy to control and provide a high-yield and stable living condition for the chickens. After the eggs are produced, they are not easily contaminated by faeces, and the surface of the eggshell is relatively clean

5. 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

6. High capacity for accommodation

Modern battery cages have high capacity to accommodate a large number of chickens within a limited space, which 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


Advantages of battery cage

1. It helps in identifying poor producers and prompt culling

2. It helps in the controlling of vices of poultry cannibalism and egg eating

3. It helps in production of clean eggs

4. It helps in the removal of stress factors

5. It had easy control of parasitic disease like coccidiosis and worm infestation

6. It prompts steps to control feed wastage

7. The cage method of housing is ideal for the area of moderated climate conditions where the day temperature in summer does not high and temperature does not fall too low

8. Greater number of birds is reared per unit of area

9. It facilitates correct maintenance of records


Why you should choose our company

1. Our products are thoroughly checked by experienced quality controllers, on defined parameters before their final shipment into the market

2. We provide follow up on technical support services to ensure there is a stable operation of our customers’ poultry product

3. We have built a team that solves series of poultry problems like consultation, site survey, sample analysis and installation 

4. We ensure the safe and non-destructive delivery of equipment


Our services

1. We provide you with professional guidance and design in all of our poultry farm equipment 

2. We offer excellent services in all our equipment

3. We give customers detailed information on the product they want to buy

4. We give guideline to our first time customer’s on how to go about their poultry farm

5. After purchasing our poultry equipment, we do follow up on our customers about the equipment they purchased


Frequently ask questions

Q: Where can I get the battery cage from?

A: You can get the battery cage from our company. We are reliable and have the best poultry equipment

Q: Is battery cage different from chicken cage?

A: No, it is the same thing is either you call it chicken cage or battery cage 

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