1. PAINPOINT DRIVEN OPENING
Manual bird harvesting in highcapacity broiler operations is a critical bottleneck with cascading financial and welfare impacts. Are you grappling with inconsistent throughput, rising labor costs, and elevated bird stress during the crucial harvest phase? Each minute of extended downtime at harvest translates directly to feed consumption without gain and delays in plant processing. Consider these challenges:
Labor Intensity & Cost: Manual catching crews are expensive, difficult to manage, and subject to high turnover, leading to unpredictable scheduling and soaring operational costs.
Bird Stress & Condemnation Rates: Inconsistent manual handling increases bruising, wing fractures, and deadonarrival (DOA) rates, directly cutting into your profit per flock.
Biosecurity Vulnerabilities: Multiple personnel moving through houses increase pathogen trackin risks, compromising flock health in subsequent cycles.
Harvest Speed Limitations: Manual methods cannot scale efficiently with modern highdensity housing, creating a bottleneck that limits overall farm throughput and cycle turnover.
What if you could standardize harvest timing, eliminate labor variability, and improve bird welfare metrics simultaneously? The solution is engineered automation.
2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Chain Type Broiler Cage is a fully automatic bird harvesting system designed to replace manual catching and transport. It integrates directly with the growout house for a controlled, efficient harvest workflow.
Operational Workflow:
1. System Deployment: The mobile harvester unit aligns with the house entrance. Overhead conveyor tracks are extended into the house aisle.
2. Gentle Bird Collection: Specially designed gathering panels gently herd broilers onto floorlevel conveyor belts, which transport them to the central lifting point without manual picking.
3. Automated Loading: Birds are smoothly transferred into suspended transport cages via a lowstress elevator system.
4. Secure Transport: Filled cages move via an enclosed chain conveyor system directly to the waiting transport module or truck.
5. Module Exchange: Full modules are detached for transport, and empty modules are connected for continuous operation.
Application Scope & Limitations:
Scope: Ideal for largescale commercial broiler operations (e.g., 30,000+ birds per house) seeking to automate harvest, reduce labor dependence, and improve welfare outcomes. Compatible with most tunnelventilated growout houses.
Limitations: Requires a flat, level house floor for optimal operation of floor conveyors. Initial installation requires integration planning with existing house infrastructure. Not typically suited for smallscale or multitier aviary systems.
3. CORE FEATURES
4. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
| Performance Metric | Industry Standard (Manual Harvest) | Chain Type Broiler Cage Solution | Advantage (% Improvement) |
| : | : | : | : |
| Birds Harvested Per ManHour | ~750 1,000 birds | ~5,000 7,000 birds (system output)| +500% Labor Efficiency |
| Typical HarvestInduced Condemnations (Bruises/Fractures) | 1.8% 2.5% of flock <0 .8%="" td="">> |60% Condemnation Rate |
| Average Time to Clear One House (50k birds) <24 hours="" td="">> |50% Downtime |
| Biosecurity Risk Footprint (Personnel in House) <40 persons="" td="">> |95% Personnel Entry |
5. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Capacity / Rating: Standard system capable of harvesting 5 ,000 7 ,000 broilers per hour , depending on final bird weight (2 .0 3 .5 kg). Configurable for larger capacities .
Power Requirements: Main unit operates on 380V/50Hz threephase power . Average operational draw :25 40 kW . Optional diesel generator module available .
Material Specifications: Primary structure : hotdip galvanized steel . Contact surfaces : foodgrade nylon belting & rubber paddles . Corrosionresistant coatings on all frames .
Physical Dimensions (Harvester Unit): Length :12 m (extendable). Width :3 .2 m . Transport height :4 .1 m .
Environmental Operating Range: Designed for operation in standard poultry house conditions : Temperature :0 °C to +45 °C . Relative Humidity up to85 % . Dustresistant electrical components .
6 APPLICATION SCENARIOS
7 COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Our Chain Type Broiler Cage solutions are offered in configured tiers:
Base System Tier: Includes core harvester central loader single transport module PLC controls starting at [Price Anchor Point e g $XXX K]. Designed for singlehouse operations .
HighThroughput Tier: Adds multiple interchangeable cage modules rapidconnect systems enhanced data logging remote diagnostics .
Enterprise Fleet Tier: Custom configurations for multifarm integration including dedicated transport trailers centralized telematics fleet management software .
Optional features include climatecontrolled waiting areas automated washdown systems RFID cage tracking .
We support your investment through comprehensive service packages(Platinum Gold Silver covering parts labor )and flexible financing options including leasetoown agreements tailored CAPEX planning .
8 FAQ
Q What existing house infrastructure is required?
A The system requires a solid level concrete floor at house entry standard electrical supply(380V)and adequate overhead clearance(4m+)at the loading bay area Minor pad preparation is typically needed
Q How does this affect our current catching crew contracts?
A Field data shows most integrators phasein automation redeploying some staff for monitoring maintenance roles while managing natural attrition The system reduces reliance on large thirdparty crews
Q What is the typical payback period?
A Based on operational savings(labor condemnation reduction throughput gains)most commercial operations achieve full ROI within24to36 months depending on scale utilization
Q Is training provided for our maintenance team?
A Yes comprehensive onsite training is included covering daily operation routine maintenance troubleshooting We provide detailed technical manuals video libraries
Q Can this handle different final broiler weights?
A Absolutely The conveyor speeds fill densities are adjustable via the PLC interface Systems are calibrated during commissioning for your target weight range(standard between2kgand4kg)
Q What happens if there is a mechanical jam or power failure?
A The PLC includes fault detection instantly stopping motors Emergency manual release mechanisms are accessible throughout Safety protocols prevent bird injury during such events
1. Drinking system include the water pipes, water pressure adjuster, drinking nipples, Waterline front-end device, dosing system etc, choose them according to customer's needs.
2. High-quality water drinking pipes, pressure regulating valves and water drinking nipples can effectively prevent the water leakage. Drinking system adopt the closed piping system, which can minimize the water pollution.
3. 360-degree drinking nipples provide adequate drinking water for poultry at all stages.
4. The automatic drinking water system mainly adopts the steel ball drinking nipple. lt uses imported high-grad stainless steel, POM resin, and APS engineering material, which is wearing resistant, and the durability can be used for long time.
1. Automatic feeding machine can be chosen between gantry and ladder feeding machine. Gantry type feeding machine is a relatively economical and practical machine with simple operation, remote control walking character, easy to manage.
2. Mechanical transmission device running smoothly, low noise, long service life.
3. With the use of automatic control, the feeding system can adjust the amount of material.
4. Feeding with arched structure, high carrying capacity, not easily deformed.
5. Saving man power, saving feed, greatly improving the efficiency of Large-scale farming.
6. The walking speed of gantry feeding machine is 9--12 m/min.
1. Manure removing system included scraper type and conveyor belt type, Which can reduce the labor intensity and labor cost, keep the chicken shed dry and clean.
2. A type chicken cage can use scraper type or conveyor belt type.
3. The scraper type is suitable for A type cages, which can clean two or three rows. For the starters, this type is a good choice. lt can not only save some labor cost, but also save some investment in the whole project. The cleaning speed is 6-10 meters per minute.
4. Conveyor belt type is more suitable for large scale farming. The manure removing belt we use is high quality PP material (polypropylene). The walking speed is 2-4 meters per minute.
High Quality Pellets Made by Mobile Pellet Machine
1. It has professional designed angle of the blade. After the dynamic balance test one by one, the blade can operate smoothly.
2. The air volume is consistent in the whole life of the fan. Bearings has advantage of high strength, low noise, durable and so on.
1. The cooling pads uses high-quality wet curtain paper and adopts space cross-linking technology, which has the advantages of high water absorption, high water resistance, anti-toxicity and long service life.
2. The cooling efficiency is over 80%, without surfactant, natural water absorption, fast diffusion speed and long-lasting effect.
3. The product does not contain phenol and other chemical substances that are easy to cause skin allergies. It is non-toxic and harmless to the human body and chicken when installed and used. It is green, safe, energy-saving, environmentally friendly, economical, and easy to install.
4. The frame aluminum alloy has high strength, good corrosion resistance, durability and beautiful appearance.
5. Use a special filter for the cooling pad at the upper water to ensure clean water quality and support efficient water circulation components.
6. Combined with a negative pressure fan, it can effectively lower the indoor temperature.
The window is made of special selected high-quality engineering plastic, with high strength and long service life, together with superior anti-aging and anti-UV performance.
Function: Ventilation of the chicken house, usually used in the winter.
This system can adjust the wind speed and direction, thus the cold air will not reach chicken directly , which can effectively prevent the phenomenon of cold stress in chicken.
Environmental control system equipment is suitable for large-scale and intensive farming. According to customer requirements, we can provide various types of smart poultry equipment.
1. Our poultry management system is a modular system that manages all aspects of the chicken house, such as climate, temperature, humidity, ammonia, feeding, feed weighing, lighting and ventilation systems, and can monitor the situation of the chicken house in real time through a computer and mobile phone.
2. The management computer is the heart of the poultry farm, allowing you to easily monitor the entire poultry farm.
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