SI22079A - Smaller poultry house for breeding pullets and layers in smaller groups by using light control zones - Google Patents

Abstract

A smaller poultry house for breeding pullets and layers in smaller groups by using light control zones enables, by a special arrangement of functional elements within and on the structure and by taking advantage of a specific behaviour of hen, to achieve the optimum quality of breeding with regard to animal health, quality of eggs produced and simplification of breeder's work. A partition wall (3) divides the interior of the poultry house into a resting room (1) and a room for scratching around (2). In the resting room (1), the optimum quality of breeding with regard to animal health is obtained by proper positioning of a feed silo (9) with two levels of feeding (9b, 9c), of roosting bars (10) rising obliquely and of exit openings for hens (15) above a dung grill (6). By proper positioning of intermediate shelves (7) and control of light on illumination openings (11), the breeder stimulates the awakening of hens' interest in laying eggs at dawn in the room for scratching around (2). Hens retreat automatically from the resting room (1) and from the dung grill (6) into the room for scratching around (2). The height difference between the floor of the room for scratching around (2) and the nests (5) enforces indirectly a phase of cleanliness, which means a clean product of laying eggs.

Description

SMALLER BREEDING BREEDS AND LAYING COCKES IN SMALLER GROUPS WITH REGULATORY LIGHTING CONS

GENERAL: The invention relates to a stable designed for breeding laying hens and small-trench hens, characterized by the specific placement of functional elements in and on the structure by utilizing specific behavior of the hen, during the breeding of a small group to a strong groups, about 100 chickens per barn, produce optimal breeding quality in relation to animal health, the quality of eggs produced, while simplifying the work of the breeder.

The current conventional form of laying laying hens and associated dairy farming prior to entering the egg-laying stage for commercial egg production exists in planned mass production, which is carried out in more or less large units (several thousand hens in large stables with associated unbuilt areas) . In Slovenia, there are approximately 1 million laying hens bred in alternative breeding (open-air and / or ground breeding), which are typically housed in a size range of approximately 2,000 to 10,000 hens per barn. With this standard-of-breeding form, laying hens and goats, despite being free to move - compared to cages - are nevertheless exposed to stress and negative influences from a large group, leading to known animal problems such as susceptibility to animals diseases, fluctuations during laying, fluctuations in egg quality, cannibalism, etc. Such negative factors of mass production cannot be prevented, even though we observe the minimum stable area prescribed by the legal provisions. The reason for these negative effects of mass breeding lies in the fact that the hens are primarily - judged by their historical evolution - originate from poultry, which do not form a large herd in the wild population but are best felt in small groups.

The invention seeks to consider, on the basis of this naturally occurring characteristic of the hen, for the specific type of hen, the optimal design of a small barn for the breeding of a small group of hens, whereby the combination of the individual components of the smaller barn is selected in such a way that, on the basis of constructively constructive features facility and a combination of several small barns leads the breeder to reach a total production of chicken eggs that will approximate the production volume of laying hens in mass rearing and thus use smaller barns for commercial egg production in large numbers.

In addition, the invention is combined with a control silo installed in a small barn, as well as with a device for central manure removal from the barn, which is feasible from the outside, with the quality of breeding hens, which is particularly appropriate for a particular species and with low cost maintenance for livestock breeders.

In structural engineering terms, the invention consists of a roof structure, openings and outlets for breeders and chickens, suitable openings for illumination, a silo for feeding with two different levels for feeding, as well as a power supply, an intermediate wall separating the interior of an object in a room. for rest and in the surf area, manure grate, seating bars, intermediate shelves and nests. Through the illumination openings, in conjunction with the intermediate shelves built into the interior of the browsing space, a shading of the light zone is created, allowing natural laying to regulate laying of the hens, taking particular account of the breeding of the species.

The combination of facility and built-in components, therefore, gives special value to the invention and ensures that the shed with light zones as a common unit in the final image is made according to the wishes of the user and can be manufactured as a unit that can be loaded and transported; criterion for complete innovation in the commercial sector of commercial egg production.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:

The sketch represents the basic design features in the outline, floor plan and one of the side lines.

Figure 2 represents an intermediate wall with movable doors and positions of intermediate shelves, sockets and openings for illumination.

Figure 3 presents the layout of the functional elements in a horizontal view.

Figure 4 presents a control silo with a two-level feeding of the hens and the installation of seating poles.

Figure 5 shows the positions of the openings for the farmer's entry and the openings for the exit of the hens, and shows the economical use of grazing by fencing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION: According to the plan, the main part of the building will be constructed as a load-bearing structure, structurally connected as a static unit and equipped with a roof. All materials available in the construction sector are suitable for construction. All construction technical variants are possible, such as double or single roof, flat or round roof, etc. (sketch 1).

According to the plan, the interior of the house is divided vertically by an intermediate wall (3) which, due to its function, divides the interior of the building into both a resting place (1) and a browsing space (2). The movable door (4) in the intermediate wall (3) allows selection as well as temporal differentiation for the breeder, allowing the hens access from the resting place (1) to the browsing space (2) (sketches 1 and 2).

At the horizontal level, according to the plan, the resting place (1) is divided by a manure grate (6) positioned above the ground, the height of which can vary depending on the use, while forming a whole in the resting place (1). feces (8) (sketch 3).

Above the manure grate (6), a rigidly mounted control silo (9) is provided in the resting place (1) which feeds directly to the feed and can be filled through suitable openings (9a) from the outside or by conventional filling techniques for feed or even manually. By designing the control silo (9), two levels of feed release are made, which allows the formation of two feeding levels (9b, 9c) for the hens (Figure 4). The control silo itself (9) is a hollow body, the material is not important, nor is the floor plan. Each feed level is filled through openings at the lower end of the control silo (9). The feeding of the feed is carried out automatically in gravity-level feeding levels below it.

Likewise, above the manure grate (6) in the resting place (1) there are seating poles (10), which are obliquely raised in a horizontally rising arrangement (sketches 3 and 4) and because of this placement of the feeding and resting place in coupled with the possibility of separating the resting area (1) from the browsing space (2) (the intermediate wall (3)), the breeder achieves an easy but effective adaptation of the animals to the different functional spaces in the stable, resulting in cleanliness of the animals and later on cleanliness of the worn products - as will be described in detail - very high impact. In the browsing area (2) there is a horizontal distribution of space to the right and left of the openings for the breeder's entry (14), an intermediate shelf (7) and a row of nests (5) (sketches 2 and 3). Due to the illumination openings (11) arranged above the ground in the browsing space (2) according to the plan and in connection with the opening and closing of the flaps or covers on the illumination openings (11), and so the breeder can create different lighting zones inside the stable. These devices provide, for a specific type of hen, a natural method for regulating the behavior during feeding and laying of eggs, which is achieved by a combination of given structural components. During the day of laying hens lay c, the invention offers the possibility to change the natural behavior, as well as the natural inclination of the hen, in such a way that the animals can live and lay eggs without stress - because we do not deprive them of their individual behavior. By illuminating the browsing area (2) after sunrise, the interest of the hens to become active in the browsing space (2) is aroused. The hens automatically move away from the manure grate (6) - where it is unfit for browsing - thus maintaining a certain cleanliness effect in the browsing space (2), while no intense contact with the manure is possible, which would be possible in later laying egg deficiency. During laying, the hen has a natural desire during the day, laying down somewhere in the dark and perfect nesting nests (5) are offered for this purpose. Illumination with openings (11) on the surface of the browsing area (2) thus automatically leads the chickens - guided through a separation system by means of an intermediate wall (3) - to locate nests (2) in the dark part of the browsing area (2). 5). The height difference between the floor of the browsing area (2) and the nests (5) again leads to an indirect diminution of the purity phase and ultimately to the breeder the opportunity to find a fairly clean laying product (sketches 1,2 and 3).

The invention is designed as a small group breeding stable for installation on non-building land. The removal of animal faeces is carried out according to the plan through a door (13) which opens from the outside and provides access to the faeces space (8). The droppings falling under the manure grate (6) can be removed from the outside, either directly or by using the expansion foil (12) on which the faeces are collected, or by using a pull-out trolley or a trolley fitted into the floor of the droppings room (8) (sketches 1 and 3).

Outdoor hen farming has generally been known to result in the loss of vegetation during free use by hens. Breeders therefore try to prevent bare-earth browsing by erecting portable fences in different configurations, thus protecting the areas being worn out. they can be fouled normally. When using the shed, the fact is that it is optional to install two openings for the farmer's entry (14) and two openings for the exit of the hens (15), located to the right and left of the center of the building and facing opposite (relative to the adjacent building), allowing the breeder to place fences (16) between the openings for the farmer (14) and the openings for the hens (15), thus restricting two separate grass surfaces, while simultaneously locating the barn in half of both surfaces. As a result, separate guides can be installed above the given openings for the hen exit (15), provided that the grassland is used alternately and regeneration of the vegetation takes place without the need for the keeper to make a fence (Figure 5).

Claims (5)

A smaller stall and laying hen house in smaller groups by means of control light zones comprising a load-bearing and roof structure, characterized in that the intermediate wall (3) with a sliding door (4) divides the interior into a resting place (1 ) and your browser space (2). Small house as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the rest area (1) is divided by a horizontal manure grate (6), the height of which can be varied, and that in the rest room (1) is above the horizontal grate for manure (6), in addition to the seating poles (10), which are stacked one above the other and rising obliquely, a control silo (9) with two feed levels (9b, 9c) and a direct-fill option from outside (9a). Small house as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that nests (5) are mounted horizontally in the browsing space (2), which are secured to the intermediate shelves (7) under which the openings (11) are provided with flaps or covers that can control the incidence of light. Small house as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that one or two openings for the farmer's entry (14) allow the farmer to enter the browsing space (2), and one or two openings for the hens' exit (15) allow the hens to exit or enter into the resting area (1). Small house as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, under the manure grate (6), there is a compartment (8) accessible in the resting place (1), which is accessible through doors (13) that open from the outside , and through which droppings accumulated under the manure grate (6) can be removed from the outside directly by using an expansion foil (12) or by using a pull-out or tipping trolley.