The present embodiments provide an aviary, a walkway for an aviary, and a walkway system for an aviary. The walkway includes a ramp and at least one support disposed below the ramp.

An animal specimen picking device and system are provided. The animal specimen picking device includes a collecting device and a driving device. The collecting device includes at least one opening through which an animal specimen is collected. The driving device drives the collecting device to move on a collecting surface. The animal specimen is on the collecting surface. The driving device includes a spherical shell, a controller, and a driving module. The controller is located in the spherical shell and configured to generate a control signal. The driving module is located in the spherical shell and configured to drive the spherical shell to roll according to the control signal.

A poultry nesting system has a nest house with an adjacent platform raised above the surface of the surrounding substrate. The platform has an upper surface and at least a portion of a perimeter of the platform comprises a wire mesh covering a space between the substrate and the upper surface. The wire mesh is formed by a plurality of strands including an upper strand and a lower strand. At least a portion of the upper surface of the platform is supported by a plurality of platform floor supports positioned on a perimeter of the platform. Each of the plurality of platform floor supports includes a bracing member, an upper cap on an upper end of the bracing member and a lower cap on a lower end of the bracing member. The upper cap has an attachment mechanism on an upper portion thereof configured to interact with the upper surface to lock the platform floor support to the upper surface of the platform such that the platform floor support supports the upper surface in its raised position above the substrate. The upper cap has an upper catch configured to interact with the wire mesh and hold the wire mesh in place, wherein the upper catch forms an upward-facing valley for receiving the upper strand. The lower cap has a lower catch configured to interact with the wire mesh and hold the wire mesh in place, wherein the lower catch forms a downward-facing arch for receiving the lower strand. A length of a travel space under the downward-facing arch of the lower catch is greater that a length of a travel space in the upward-facing valley of the upper catch.

An aviary arrangement for poultry includes a first and a second aviary row, and a bridge which connects the first and the second aviary rows, wherein each of the aviary rows has a service tier, a nest tier and a resting tier, each having an inclined animal roosting floor, and a manure conveying device arranged therebelow, wherein the resting tier is arranged above the nest tier and the service tier is arranged below the nest tier, and the nest tier has a nest and an egg conveying device, and wherein the bridge is arranged above the manure conveying device of the service tier and has a bridge floor for receiving litter. A manure conveying device is arranged below an inclined animal roosting floor, wherein the animal roosting floor comprises an inclined integrated air duct arranged below the animal roosting floor and above the manure conveying device.

An aviary arrangement for poultry includes a first and a second aviary row, and a bridge which connects the first and the second aviary rows, wherein each of the aviary rows has a service tier, a nest tier and a resting tier, each having an inclined animal roosting floor, and a manure conveying device arranged therebelow, wherein the resting tier is arranged above the nest tier and the service tier is arranged below the nest tier, and the nest tier has a nest and an egg conveying device, and wherein the bridge is arranged above the manure conveying device of the service tier and has a bridge floor for receiving litter. A manure conveying device is arranged below an inclined animal roosting floor, wherein the animal roosting floor comprises an inclined integrated air duct arranged below the animal roosting floor and above the manure conveying device.

The present application relates to the field of poultry raising, specifically to a stereoscopic ecological poultry raising mechanism. The present application provides a poultry raising mechanism, which is provided with a paddling area, a transition area connected with the paddling area, and an egg laying area connected with the transition area. The poultry raising mechanism of the present application satisfies the nature of poultry to play with water, and produced duck eggs have light offensive smell; and additionally, the breakage rate of poultry eggs can be reduced. A poultry raising apparatus provided by the present application adopts a stereoscopic multilayer raising way, which makes full use of the land resource, and reduces the production cost.

The present application relates to the field of poultry raising, specifically to a stereoscopic ecological poultry raising mechanism. The present application provides a poultry raising mechanism, which is provided with a paddling area, a transition area connected with the paddling area, and an egg laying area connected with the transition area. The poultry raising mechanism of the present application satisfies the nature of poultry to play with water, and produced duck eggs have light offensive smell; and additionally, the breakage rate of poultry eggs can be reduced. A poultry raising apparatus provided by the present application adopts a stereoscopic multilayer raising way, which makes full use of the land resource, and reduces the production cost.

An excrement-drying device (1) for animal stalls, such as poultry stalls, comprises an excrement conveyor belt (2) for conveying the excrement along a conveying direction (F), wherein the excrement conveyor belt (2) extends over a conveying length (L) and has a top side (10) for receiving the excrement (K), and a drying unit (3) with at least one discharge element (4), which has at least one air nozzle (5) for blowing air onto the excrement (K) lying on the excrement conveyor belt (2) in order to dry the excrement (K). The top side (10) for receiving the excrement (K) of the excrement conveyor belt (2) is divided into several excrement conveyor belt sections (TB1, TB2) arranged one after the other in the conveying direction (F); and the at least one discharge element (4) is arranged in such a way that air is blown onto only one of said excrement conveyor belt sections (TB1, TB2).

An excrement-drying device (1) for animal stalls, such as poultry stalls, comprises an excrement conveyor belt (2) for conveying the excrement along a conveying direction (F), wherein the excrement conveyor belt (2) extends over a conveying length (L) and has a top side (10) for receiving the excrement (K), and a drying unit (3) with at least one discharge element (4), which has at least one air nozzle (5) for blowing air onto the excrement (K) lying on the excrement conveyor belt (2) in order to dry the excrement (K). The top side (10) for receiving the excrement (K) of the excrement conveyor belt (2) is divided into several excrement conveyor belt sections (TB1, TB2) arranged one after the other in the conveying direction (F); and the at least one discharge element (4) is arranged in such a way that air is blown onto only one of said excrement conveyor belt sections (TB1, TB2).

An at least semi-autonomous litter conditioning vehicle has a chassis. A drive system is coupled to the chassis and can move the vehicle along a floor of an animal enclosure. A collection system is coupled to a front portion of the chassis and includes a flailer that can reduce a particle size of the litter as the collection system collects litter from the floor. A conditioning system is coupled along a length of the chassis and includes a drum that can receive the collected litter and can be rotated to tumble the litter. A heating element of the conditioning system can transfer thermal energy to the litter as it is tumbled in the drum. A dispersement system is coupled to a back portion of the chassis. The dispersement system can receive conditioned litter from the conditioning system and can disperse the conditioned litter on the floor behind the vehicle.