Welfare cage chick house
By using a multi-layered chicken house structure and adjustable mesh, feed troughs, and water lines, the problems of small space and pollution in traditional cage chicken houses have been solved, enabling the healthy growth and psychological welfare of chicks, and improving production performance and economic benefits.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- LONGLIN HUBEI ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EQUIPMENT CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-17
AI Technical Summary
Traditional caged chicken houses are cramped, restricting the movement of chickens and leading to limb injuries, osteoporosis, and weakened immunity; fixed mesh cannot adapt to the changes in the growth stages of chicks; traditional feed troughs are easily contaminated, and the fixed height of the water line affects drinking efficiency; the cramped space leads to stress and shortens the production cycle.
The design incorporates a multi-level chicken house structure, with each level featuring a circular feed trough, an independent water line, and a bottom mesh activity platform. The space is divided by removable partitions, providing progressively expanding activity space. Adjustable feed troughs and water lines adapt to changes in the size of the chicks, while a manure conveyor belt enhances cleanliness.
Increasing the activity space for chickens reduces limb injuries and osteoporosis, improves immunity, lowers disease incidence, enhances production performance, and meets consumers' demand for welfare-oriented farming.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to poultry farming tools, and in particular to a welfare cage chick house. Background Technology
[0002] Traditional cage-raising chicken systems are widely used in egg-laying hen farming, but their design is largely based on the needs of intensive production, posing significant animal welfare and health risks. Traditional cages typically use single-layer or simple multi-layer structures, resulting in cramped spaces that severely restrict the chickens' movement. Prolonged exposure to such environments can lead to limb injuries, osteoporosis, and weakened immunity in chickens, resulting in increased disease rates and shortened production cycles. Furthermore, fixed mesh and static spatial layouts cannot adapt to the needs of chickens at different growth stages. Chicks struggle to gain progressively expanding activity space after hatching, further exacerbating their physiological and psychological stress.
[0003] Existing feeding, manure removal, and watering systems also have limitations. For example, traditional feed troughs lack anti-pollution designs, making feed easily trampled by chickens or contaminated by feces; single-layer manure belts have low cleaning efficiency and are prone to bacterial growth; and fixed-height water lines cannot adapt to the changing body sizes of chicks, affecting drinking efficiency. These problems not only increase breeding and management costs but also reduce the overall health of the flock, ultimately leading to a decline in egg quality and making it difficult to meet consumer demand for "welfare-oriented" products.
[0004] In recent years, with the popularization of animal welfare concepts and consumers’ attention to healthy and ethical food, the market urgently needs a new type of farming system that can both improve the welfare of poultry and ensure farming efficiency. Utility Model Content
[0005] This utility model designs a welfare cage chick house, which solves the technical problems of traditional cage systems having a small space, restricting the movement of chickens, and easily causing limb injuries, osteoporosis and low immunity. (2) Traditional chicken cages use fixed mesh, which cannot match the body size changes of chicks at different growth stages. (3) Traditional feed troughs lack pollution prevention design, and feed is easily trampled by chickens or contaminated by feces. (4) The traditional water line height is fixed, which cannot match the body size changes of chicks. (5) Traditional cage rearing causes stress in chickens due to the confined space, shortening the laying hen production cycle.
[0006] To solve the aforementioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following solution:
[0007] A welfare-oriented caged chicken house, characterized in that: it is composed of multiple stacked chicken houses, each layer of the chicken house is equipped with a circular feed trough, an independent water line and a bottom net activity platform, characterized in that: a detachable middle partition net is set in each layer of the chicken house to divide the chicken house into left and right sides;
[0008] One or more removable column spacers are set on the left side to divide the left side into multiple independent spaces, and removable side spacers are set on the left edge to form a closed space on the left side;
[0009] Or / and, one or more removable column spacers are provided on the right side to divide the space into multiple independent spaces, and a removable side spacer is provided on the right edge to form a closed space on the right side.
[0010] Preferably, an annular feeding trough is provided above the bottom netting platform, and a conveyor belt for conveying feed is provided in the annular feeding trough.
[0011] Preferably, a barrier is provided above the annular feeding trough, which serves as a perch and prevents feed contamination.
[0012] Preferably, a middle partition is provided in the chicken house, and support holes are set at different heights in the middle partition. The support bar is supported by the support holes at different heights to accommodate chicks of different sizes.
[0013] Preferably, a height adjustment rod is provided above the annular feeding trough, and the height adjustment rod is connected to an independent water line, which supplies water to the chicks.
[0014] Preferably, a middle partition is provided in the chicken coop, and a guide groove is provided on the middle partition for adjusting the position of the height adjustment rod. A locking mechanism is provided at different heights in the guide groove to ensure that the height adjustment rod is kept at that height position.
[0015] Preferably, a manure conveyor belt is installed below the bottom netting platform to remove chick excrement from the chicken house.
[0016] Preferably, perches and / or perches are provided at the edge of the chicken coop.
[0017] Preferably, the position of the perching pole and / or perching board is adjustable.
[0018] Preferably, it consists of three stacked chicken houses, with each layer having the same structure.
[0019] Preferably, the middle partition mesh is arranged perpendicular to the column partition mesh, and the column partition mesh is arranged perpendicular to the side partition mesh. The middle partition mesh is arranged parallel to the side partition mesh.
[0020] This welfare-oriented cage chick house has the following beneficial effects:
[0021] (1) This utility model realizes a phased space adjustment mechanism by opening different meshes (the meshes are opened in four stages), from closed cages to open spaces, to meet the full cycle needs of chicks from hatching to maturity.
[0022] (2) The chickens have more space to move around in this invention, and can even fly short distances. This environment is conducive to the healthy growth and psychological well-being of the chickens.
[0023] (3) This invention can reduce problems such as limb injury and osteoporosis in chicks. It improves immunity and reduces the incidence of disease. In the long run, chickens will have higher production performance and better economic benefits.
[0024] (4) The chicks raised by this utility model can meet consumer preferences. Consumers are more inclined to buy eggs raised on welfare basis, believing that such eggs are of better quality and in line with the trend of healthy and ethical consumption. Attached Figure Description
[0025] Figure 1 : First perspective view of the welfare cage chick house of this utility model;
[0026] Figure 2 : Second perspective view of the welfare cage chick house of this utility model;
[0027] Figure 3 : The third perspective view of the welfare cage chick house of this utility model;
[0028] Figure 4 : Schematic diagram of the mesh setting of the welfare cage chick house of this utility model;
[0029] Figure 5 : Schematic diagram of the middle partition structure of the welfare cage chick house of this utility model.
[0030] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:
[0031] 1—Bottom net activity platform; 21—Middle partition; 22—End partition; 3—Annular feeding trough; 31—Bar; 32—Support hole; 33—Guide groove; 34—Height adjustment rod; 4—Manure conveyor belt; 51—Middle partition net; 52—Side partition net; 53—Row partition net; 6—Perching pole. Detailed Implementation
[0032] The following is combined Figures 1 to 5 The present invention will be further described below:
[0033] like Figures 1-4 As shown, a welfare-oriented caged chicken house is composed of multiple stacked chicken houses. Each layer of the chicken house is equipped with a circular feed trough 3, an independent water line, and a bottom net activity platform 1. A detachable middle partition net 51 is set in each layer of the chicken house to divide the chicken house into left and right sides. One or more detachable column partition nets 53 are set in the left side to divide the left side into multiple independent spaces. A detachable side partition net 52 is set at the left edge to form a closed space on the left side. One or more detachable column partition nets 53 are set in the right side to divide the right side into multiple independent spaces. A detachable side partition net 52 is set at the right edge to form a closed space on the right side.
[0034] The intermediate partition 51 is perpendicular to the column partition 53, and the column partition 53 is perpendicular to the side partition 52. The intermediate partition 51 is parallel to the side partition 52.
[0035] It consists of three stacked chicken houses, each with the same structure. A manure conveyor belt 4 is installed below the bottom netting activity platform 1 to remove the chicks' excrement from the chicken house.
[0036] Perching posts 6 and perching boards are provided at the edge of the chicken coop. The positions of the perching posts 6 and perching boards are adjustable.
[0037] like Figure 5 As shown, a circular feeding trough 3 is installed above the bottom netting platform 1, and a conveyor belt for conveying feed is installed in the circular feeding trough 3. A baffle 31 is installed above the circular feeding trough 3, which serves as a perch and prevents feed contamination. A middle partition 21 is installed in the chicken house, and support holes 32 are set at different heights on the middle partition 21. The baffle 31 is supported by the support holes 32 at different heights to accommodate chicks of different sizes.
[0038] like Figure 5 As shown, a height adjustment rod 34 is provided above the annular feeding trough 3. The height adjustment rod 34 is connected to an independent water line, which supplies water to the chicks. A middle partition 21 is provided in the chicken house. A guide groove is provided on the middle partition 21 for adjusting the position of the height adjustment rod 34. A locking mechanism is provided in the guide groove at different heights to ensure that the height adjustment rod 34 is kept at that height position.
[0039] The working principle of this utility model is as follows:
[0040] By gradually removing the central partition net 51, the row partition net 53, and the side partition net 52, the needs of chicks throughout their growth process, from hatching and entering the cage to being transferred to the laying hen house, are met. As the chicks' physical strength and size increase, their activity space also increases, thereby achieving the effect of welfare-oriented chick farming.
[0041] 1. First stage: Newly hatched chicks: All netting is removed, and the chicks eat and drink in a relatively enclosed cage.
[0042] 2. Second stage: When the chicks have a certain degree of mobility: Open the grid 53 between the rows to make the chicken house a three-layer symmetrical cage (equivalent to 6 chicken cages), expanding the activity space for the chicks.
[0043] 3. Third stage: Open the middle partition net 51, and the activity space for the chicks will double again, making each floor a chick house.
[0044] Phase 4: As the chicks become more active, open the left / right side partition 52, creating a three-layer open space in the chick house, allowing the chicks to freely enter and exit.
[0045] The present invention has been described above by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to the above-described manner. Any improvements made by adopting the inventive concept and technical solution of the present invention, or the direct application of the inventive concept and technical solution of the present invention to other occasions without modification, are all within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A brooder for use in a welfare cage, characterised in that: Composed of multiple layers of chicken houses, each layer of the chicken house is equipped with a ring-shaped feeding trough (3), an independent water line and a bottom net activity platform (1), characterized in that: a detachable middle partition net (51) is set in each layer of the chicken house to divide the chicken house into left and right sides; One or more removable column spacers (53) are provided on the left side to divide the left side into multiple independent spaces, and a removable side spacer (52) is provided on the left edge to form a closed space on the left side; Or / and, one or more removable column spacers (53) are provided on the right side to divide the space into multiple independent spaces, and a removable side spacer (52) is provided on the right edge to form a closed space on the right side.
2. The brooder of claim 1, wherein: A ring-shaped feeding trough (3) is set above the bottom net activity platform (1), and a conveyor belt for conveying feed is provided in the ring-shaped feeding trough (3).
3. The brooder of claim 2, wherein: A barrier (31) is provided above the annular feeding trough (3). The barrier (31) serves as a perch and prevents feed contamination.
4. The brooder of claim 3, wherein: A middle partition (21) is provided in the chicken house, and support holes (32) are set at different heights in the middle partition (21). The baffle (31) is supported by the support holes (32) at different heights to accommodate chicks of different sizes.
5. The welfare-oriented cage chick house according to claim 1, characterized in that: A height adjustment rod (34) is provided above the annular feeding trough (3). The height adjustment rod (34) is connected to an independent water line, which supplies water to the chicks.
6. The brooder of claim 5, wherein: A middle partition (21) is provided in the chicken house. A guide groove is provided on the middle partition (21) for adjusting the position of the height adjustment rod (34). A locking mechanism is set in the guide groove at different heights to ensure that the height adjustment rod (34) is kept at that height position.
7. The brooder of claim 1, wherein: The bottom net activity platform (1) is equipped with a manure conveyor belt (4) to remove the excrement of chicks from the chicken house.
8. The brooder of claim 1, wherein: Perching poles (6) and / or perching boards are provided at the edge of the chicken coop.
9. The brooder of claim 8, wherein: The position of the perching pole (6) and / or perching board is adjustable.
10. The brooder of claim 1, wherein: The middle partition (51) is set perpendicular to the column partition (53), the column partition (53) is set perpendicular to the side partition (52), and the middle partition (51) is set parallel to the side partition (52).