An aviary is provided including an aviary cage having a first side, a second side, and a nesting area. The nesting area is positioned between the first side and the second side. A belt extends beneath the nesting area. A grate having a first end and a second end is positioned over the belt. The first end of the grate extends to the first side of the aviary cage, and the second end of the grate extends to the second side of the aviary cage. A first egg conveyor is positioned adjacent the first end of the grate. A second egg conveyor is positioned adjacent the second end of the grate.

An aviary is provided including an aviary cage having a first side, a second side, and a nesting area. The nesting area is positioned between the first side and the second side. A belt extends beneath the nesting area. A grate having a first end and a second end is positioned over the belt. The first end of the grate extends to the first side of the aviary cage, and the second end of the grate extends to the second side of the aviary cage. A first egg conveyor is positioned adjacent the first end of the grate. A second egg conveyor is positioned adjacent the second end of the grate.

Disclosed is a system (100) for a poultry farm. The system (100) includes an automated guided vehicle (110). The automated guided vehicle (110) includes a body (111) adapted to mount a plurality of devices (170), a plurality of wheels (112), a plurality of sensors (113), a collection bin (114) at the rear end (116) of the automated guided vehicle (110), and a detachable protection arrangement (160) at a front (115) of the body (111). The system (100) also includes an overhead power railing unit (120), an open overhead utility line (130) with a vertical water supply line (140) with a pump (142), and a vertical conveyor (150) to retrieve the litter, eggs or wastewater from the collection bin (114) and dispose in the open overhead utility line (130).

Disclosed is an improved poultry nest structure that includes an expeller mechanism that can be actuated to urge any birds that are in the interior space toward the entry/exit opening and leave the nest. The expeller mechanism includes an expeller panel that is provided in the interior space and configured to be actuated in a rotating manner to push or direct the birds to leave the nest where the expeller panel is attached to and hangs from a rotating axle that is connected to at least one arm so that the arm can be actuated to rotate the expeller panel about the rotating axle to direct the birds to leave the nest.

Disclosed is an improved poultry nest structure that includes an expeller mechanism that can be actuated to urge any birds that are in the interior space toward the entry/exit opening and leave the nest. The expeller mechanism includes an expeller panel that is provided in the interior space and configured to be actuated in a rotating manner to push or direct the birds to leave the nest where the expeller panel is attached to and hangs from a rotating axle that is connected to at least one arm so that the arm can be actuated to rotate the expeller panel about the rotating axle to direct the birds to leave the nest.

A system for monitoring a hen house for raising hens and collecting eggs is described. The system includes a controller, a plurality of sensors for receiving sensor data of the hen house, and a plurality of actuators for performing commands. The controller includes a processor configured to execute operations of receiving the sensor data. Given sensor data and a set of predetermined rules, the present technology generates trend data. The trend data indicates a state of the hen house and an estimation of next steps needed to raise the hens and to collect hens. The present technology includes generating dashboard data for displaying the state to a user using a client device. The system further includes determining a command for respective actuators of the hen house to execute. The actuators execute the commands to enable users in non-industrial, private settings to raise hens and collect eggs.

A device (1) for vacuum-free removal of a nest (2) from a tub (3), a system (4) comprising a corresponding device (1), a sterile chamber in which a corresponding device (1) or a corresponding system (4) is arranged, and a method for vacuum-free removal of a nest (2) from a tub (3), are proposed.

A device (1) for vacuum-free removal of a nest (2) from a tub (3), a system (4) comprising a corresponding device (1), a sterile chamber in which a corresponding device (1) or a corresponding system (4) is arranged, and a method for vacuum-free removal of a nest (2) from a tub (3), are proposed.

A system for monitoring a hen house for raising hens and collecting eggs is described. The system includes a controller, a plurality of sensors for receiving sensor data of the hen house, and a plurality of actuators for performing commands. The controller includes a processor configured to execute operations of receiving the sensor data. Given sensor data and a set of predetermined rules, the present technology generates trend data. The trend data indicates a state of the hen house and an estimation of next steps needed to raise the hens and to collect hens. The present technology includes generating dashboard data for displaying the state to a user using a client device. The system further includes determining a command for respective actuators of the hen house to execute. The actuators execute the commands to enable users in non-industrial, private settings to raise hens and collect eggs.

A laying nest provided with an ejection system with a particularly simple structure and operation comprises a nest floor that can rotate in two opposite directions, to get more inclined towards a collection area or towards a coop arranged on the nest side opposite to the collection area. The floor is rotatable about a pair of pivot pins arranged aligned to each other and adjacent to the coop, and each of the pivot pins is mounted slidably in a respective slot. The rotation to incline the floor towards the collection area is thus obtained by translating the pivot pins along the respective slots. The driving arrangement of the ejection system comprises traction cables guided along return pulleys arranged above the floor, whereby the ejection system has a limited footprint and is not prone to jams and malfunctions due to droppings and dirt.