Basic information
Battery cages are 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 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 to 150 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 non specific, 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

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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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

Components of battery cage

Features
1. Hot dip galvanized sheet and wire material
This is elected for the metal body to avoid corrosion or rust on the cages of chicken farm
2. Automatic lifting drinking system
It is easy to operation and can adjust waterline height according to age of chicken, which improve the chicken's posture while drinking. It keeps older chickens from touching the nipple, decrease dripping, and keeps the manure dry
3. Feeding system
The automatic feeding system consists of hoppers that are specially designed for H frame cage system. It is connected with the augers which help to deliver the feed from silo to hopper and then transfers it to the feeding troughs. It is a very popular design for H-frame cage in poultry farms. Its working advantages includes the following process such as saving of labours, uniform feeding, easy to clean, not easy to hide food, the trough are 100% clean and the material is anticlastic
4. Egg collecting system
The egg collecting system is the most versatile system in the market.  Additionally, it provides its elevator system with a higher collecting capacity by allowing the collection of eggs simultaneously from all tiers. Eggs are collected individually per tier, with a gear motor per tier, allowing a maximum flexibility to our customers’ daily egg collection. The Maximum transport distance could over one kilometre and the conveyor can be connected directly to the egg packing machine
5. Manure removal system
The manure removal system is specially developed for layer chicken cage farms
Manure removal system directly transfers the chicken manure outside the chicken house and helps in the reduction of smell from the chicken house, it provides a clean and comfortable growing environment for the chicken, chicken to epidemic prevention effect to reduce the incidence of disease, while saving labour costs, save time and effort to improve the efficiency of breeding, this is the magic power of conveyor belt manure machine
6. Ventilation system
This system creates a stable temperature and enough ventilation for the chicken house. It helps in controlling the system and management of the growths of the chicken. All that is required to do is to ensure that you have a proper consideration of the type of environment needed, the corresponding data for the controlling system, and control of all the equipment and also ensure 24 hours real time monitoring on the poultry farm. For the closed chicken house, adopt cooling pads that can lower the house temperature

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
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

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: Is it necessarily important to disinfect the battery cage
A: Yes, it is important to disinfect the battery cage so as to avoid the chickens from getting infected
Q: What are the benefits of using a battery cage in a poultry farm
A: It helps to keep the chickens healthy and free from the spread of disease
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