A poultry transport system and method involving at least one frame structure configurable for baseless suspension in which said system and method may include a frame structure top of a first frame structure engageable to a frame structure bottom of a second frame structure to form paired frame structures.

Stackable poultry container systems are described herein along with methods of using the systems in connection with the care of poultry. The stackable poultry container systems described herein may include feeder apparatus that allow for the distribution of feed to all of the containers within a stack of containers through the feeder apparatus provided in the uppermost container in the stack. The stackable poultry container systems described herein may include a floor that has waste apertures formed therein to allow waste from animals located in the container to fall through the floor to improve sanitation for the animals located in the container system. The stacks of poultry containers may include waste shields located beneath each floor such that waste falling through the floor of a container does not pass into the container located below when the containers are stacked on top of each other.

A henhouse includes a gable, a sidewall, and a roof. An inner chamber parallel to the sidewall is provided in the middle of the henhouse. The inner chamber includes an inner wall parallel to the sidewall and an inner roof. A partition is provided between the sidewall and the inner wall. An air inlet plate is provided between the two inner walls located below the inner roof. A pressure chamber is formed between the inner roof and the air inlet plate. A premixing chamber is formed between the inner roof and the roof. A plurality of fans and air inlet windows are uniformly provided on the inner roof. A plurality of air inlet holes and small inlet windows are uniformly provided on the air inlet plate. A plurality of wet curtains and an air vent are provided on the sidewall. A plurality of air outlet slots are uniformly provided on the inner wall.

The invention relates to broiler containers having a floor and side walls defining an inner volume which is designed and configured to receive and accommodate at least five live broilers, wherein the broiler container is designed and configured to be stackable with broiler containers of the same construction and has at least one ventilation opening and at least one air outflow opening, which broiler container is characterised in that the broiler container comprises at least one segment of a ventilation or air outflow column which extends through the inner volume and has at least one ventilation or air outflow opening at a distance from the side walls, wherein each segment of the ventilation or air outflow column is designed and configured for connection to corresponding segments of broiler containers of the same construction and also for connection to an active ventilation system. The invention relates also to a unit comprising at least two containers, to an arrangement comprising a unit and a ventilation system, to a transport trailer, to a poultry slaughterhouse, and to a method for ventilating the broilers.

The invention relates to broiler containers having a floor and side walls defining an inner volume which is designed and configured to receive and accommodate at least five live broilers, wherein the broiler container is designed and configured to be stackable with broiler containers of the same construction and has at least one ventilation opening and at least one air outflow opening, which broiler container is characterised in that the broiler container comprises at least one segment of a ventilation or air outflow column which extends through the inner volume and has at least one ventilation or air outflow opening at a distance from the side walls, wherein each segment of the ventilation or air outflow column is designed and configured for connection to corresponding segments of broiler containers of the same construction and also for connection to an active ventilation system. The invention relates also to a unit comprising at least two containers, to an arrangement comprising a unit and a ventilation system, to a transport trailer, to a poultry slaughterhouse, and to a method for ventilating the broilers.

Provided is a multi-layer, intelligent and environment-friendly breeding structure for meat waterfowl, including house bodies, a manure treatment room, staircases and feeders. A bottom end net bed and an upper layer net bed are fixedly connected in the house body, and the upper layer net bed is located above the bottom end net bed. Manure dropping mechanisms are arranged side by side between the bottom end net bed and the upper layer net bed. Conveying mechanisms are arranged respectively on both sides of each of the manure dropping mechanisms. A plurality of conveyor belt conveyors are arranged side by side below the bottom end net bed. A transfer mechanism is arranged at one side of the each of the house bodies, and the transfer mechanism is used for collecting manure on the conveyor belt conveyors and the conveying mechanisms and transporting the manure to the fermentation mechanism.

A colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from DOC through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, hanging system and cleaning system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing.

The invention relates to a method of feeding hatched chicks in a climate chamber during a first stage of life from hatching, the method comprising;

a) controlling the temperature and humidity in the climate chamber,

b) operating a ventilation means to generate an air flow through the climate chamber, and

c) supplying the newly hatched chicks with live feed in the climate chamber.

Provided is a multi-layer, intelligent and environment-friendly breeding structure for meat waterfowl, including house bodies, a manure treatment room, staircases and feeders. A bottom end net bed and an upper layer net bed are fixedly connected in the house body, and the upper layer net bed is located above the bottom end net bed. Manure dropping mechanisms are arranged side by side between the bottom end net bed and the upper layer net bed. Conveying mechanisms are arranged respectively on both sides of each of the manure dropping mechanisms. A plurality of conveyor belt conveyors are arranged side by side below the bottom end net bed. A transfer mechanism is arranged at one side of the each of the house bodies, and the transfer mechanism is used for collecting manure on the conveyor belt conveyors and the conveying mechanisms and transporting the manure to the fermentation mechanism.

A colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from DOC through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, hanging system and cleaning system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing.