High-density poultry cage system and manure handling method

Details High-density poultry cage system and manure handling method High-density poultry cage system and manure handling method

1981-01-19

1982-03-30

Chamblee, Hugh R.

Animal husbandry

Bed or rest

A01K 3104

Patent

active

043218873

ABSTRACT:
A cage and manure removal system for egg-laying poultry is disclosed. In the system, a bank of cages are disposed in pairs of rows in vertically-spaced tiers. A horizontally disposed manure dropping board overlies the cage rows in the lower tiers for collecting droppings excreted by poultry in the overlying cage rows. The droppings are periodically cleaned from the dropping boards by a manure scraping assembly which comprises a carriage mounted for movement along a monorail which overlies the cage bank and has a depending post mounting a series of augers adapted to travel along the top surfaces of the dropping boards. As the carriage advances and the augers rotate, the droppings are displaced inwardly on the dropping boards for collection in a collection pit located below the cage bank.
A method of handling manure to promote drying is also disclosed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2309458 (1943-01-01), Ingraham
patent: 2383326 (1945-08-01), Lovell
patent: 2448120 (1948-08-01), Petraske
patent: 2805644 (1957-09-01), Lieberman
patent: 2946309 (1960-07-01), Page
patent: 2970567 (1961-02-01), Rubin
patent: 2987038 (1961-06-01), Cole
patent: 3021819 (1962-02-01), Krahn
patent: 3160141 (1964-12-01), Crutchfield
patent: 3464389 (1969-09-01), Seiderman
patent: 3662420 (1972-05-01), Jordan, Jr.
patent: 3768442 (1973-10-01), Van Huis
patent: 3768444 (1973-10-01), Van Huis
patent: 3783829 (1974-01-01), Siciliano
patent: 3810444 (1974-05-01), Conley
patent: 3867903 (1975-02-01), Fleshman
patent: 3919976 (1975-11-01), Meyer et al.
patent: 4242809 (1981-01-01), Elder

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

High-density poultry cage system and manure handling method does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with High-density poultry cage system and manure handling method, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and High-density poultry cage system and manure handling method will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-378070