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Chicken cage introduction

Chicken coop material:

Plastic material and metal material, and the metal material is generally galvanized low carbon steel cold drawn wire.
The most common type of chicken coop on the market is the metal frame chicken coop, which is also the most common chicken coop introduced here.

Specifications of rack chicken coop:

According to the most common types of chicken cages, a brief specification introduction:
1. Brooding cage: The total height of the cage body is about 1.7 meters, the height of the cage frame is 10-15 cm, the length of each single cage is 70-100 cm, the height of the cage is 30-40 cm, and the depth of the cage is 40-50 cm. Use 3 to 4 layers of overlapping cages. The mesh is generally rectangular or square, the aperture of the bottom mesh is 1.25cm-1.25cm, and the aperture of the side mesh and the top mesh is 2.5X2.5cm. The cage door is set at the front, and the gap between the cage doors can be adjusted from 2 to 3 cm. Each cage can hold about 30 chicks.
2. Breeding chicken coop: The overall width is 1.6-1.7 meters, and the height is 1.7-1.8 meters. The single cage is 80 cm long, 40 cm high and 42 cm deep. The cage bottom mesh is 4 cm by 2 cm, and all the other mesh holes are 2.5 cm by 2.5 cm. The size of the cage door is 14 cm to 15 cm, and each single cage can accommodate 7 to 15 adult chickens, and the combination form is mostly three-layer overlapping.
3. Layer cage: each single cage is 40 cm long, 45 cm deep, 45 cm high at the front, 38 cm high at the back, and the bottom slope of the cage is 6° to 8°. The egg collection trough protruding out of the cage is 12 to 16 cm. The cage door opens in front, 21-24 cm wide and 40 cm high, leaving a gap of about 4.5 cm between the lower edge and the bottom net. The aperture spacing of the cage bottom mesh is 2.2 centimeters, and the weft spacing is 6 centimeters. The aperture range of the top, side and rear nets varies greatly. Generally, the warp spacing of the mesh is 10-20 cm, and the weft spacing is 2.5-3 cm. Each single cage can raise 3 to 4 chickens. The common combination forms are ladder, Semi-stepped and overlapping

Advantages of rack chicken cages:

1. The mesh is smooth to prevent chicken feet from being injured and infected. The mesh separation and bottom mesh are encrypted, which can effectively prevent fatigue syndrome of laying hens. The mesh is galvanized to increase the service life by 6-7 times.
2. High-density breeding saves land, which is about 50% less than free-range breeding.
3. Centralized management saves energy and resources, reduces the incidence of poultry diseases, and the unique cage door design effectively prevents chickens from shaking their heads up and down to waste feed when eating.
4. It can be adjusted appropriately according to the size of the site, and an automatic drinking water system can be installed.