DE202012012263U1 - Below plastic perches hanging from perches for poultry - Google Patents

Abstract

Poultry rollover with a perforated footprint for poultry, in particular a grid-like footprint and preferably of a polymer material, and integrally formed on the footprint mounting portions for locating and fixing the footprint in a poultry housing device such as a birdhouse or a cage, characterized in that the mounting portions one above a Having by the footprint plane lying contour, which is formed as a perch for poultry, in particular a convex, upwardly facing contour.

Description

General

The invention is directed to the development of a hanging plastic grate with raised, integrated perches.

When keeping parent birds for fattening poultry, it is common practice to divide the house into a litter area and a raised area. In addition, there is a nesting area, where the animals find a retreat for oviposition.

In the litter area, the animals can follow their natural behavior, namely scratching in bedding material. Here also a large part of the fertilization takes place.

In the elevated area, the animals find a way to follow their natural behavior, an elevated place to follow. This is especially true for the night's sleep.

Overall, there are so far only very few statutory provisions for the parent animal husbandry of fattening poultry. However, as there is a steady growth in livestock farming, the legal situation is now specified more precisely.

Since it is chicken's pets to like to set themselves on elevated points within elevated areas (such as feeding equipment), current discussions are going to prescribe appropriate seating, hereafter called perches, by law.

State of the art

The elevated area, also known as the manure pit, usually consists of a composite of plastic grates with supporting flat iron made of metal.

It can also be used wood posts, which are then self-supporting. The grates serve as a tread, through whose open structure the feces of the animals can fall. As a result, it is kept very clean, which overall leads to better hygiene, but in particular also serves the egg hygiene, as less dirt is carried into the nest. Less dirt in the nest ensures that the eggs are not polluted when rolling on the designated collection device.

A plastic grid used by the company Big Dutchman, Germany, currently has 3 integrated, aligned with the rust perches.

development

The invention preferably uses flat iron as load-bearing elements. The edge area of the plastic grids on the longer ends is divided into segments, which mesh together to form the perches (see 1 : Embodiment of the plastic grid according to the invention with elevated seat bar segments).

The grid-like area of the plastic grate thus hangs below perches and flat iron (see 2 : hinged plastic grid). This type of construction requires no extra effort compared to the previous system, but an additional benefit is given by the perches.

Instead of flat iron and other supporting profiles are conceivable. Also encapsulated by the plastic and thus integrated into the plastic grid, supporting elements would be possible.

Important in the development is that the load-bearing elements simultaneously represent the area for the perches.

The contour of the perch itself must be shaped to give the animals a comfortable fit and good grip (see 3 : Front view plastic grate with raised seat post). But this is not crucial for development.

An advantage with regard to the arrangement of perches transverse to the length of the barn is the free path to the nest without additional barriers (see 4 : Nest with manure pit). Nest acceptance is thus increased.

Claims (4)

Poultry rollover with a perforated footprint for poultry, in particular a grid-like footprint and preferably of a polymer material, and integrally formed on the footprint mounting portions for locating and fixing the footprint in a poultry housing device such as a birdhouse or a cage, characterized in that the mounting portions one above a Having by the footprint plane lying contour, which is formed as a perch for poultry, in particular a convex, upwardly facing contour. A poultry raft according to claim 1, characterized in that below the contour of the attachment portions the attachment portion is shaped to be laid on a support beam within a poultry keeping facility, A poultry raft according to any one of claims 1-2, wherein further preferably at two opposite edges of the footprint there are attachment portions having a contour lying above the footprint plane formed as a perch for poultry, and The poultry raft according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein further preferably the contour is formed by a plurality of spaced contour portions with gaps therebetween and the contour portions of the mounting portion at an edge are inversely congruent with the contour portions and gaps of the mounting portion at an opposite edge thereof two poultry rests can be arranged with their facing edges adjacent and with interlocking contour sections on a support beam of a poultry housing device.

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