Today we went to another layer farm. This one was slightly different in that under each set of cages there was a manure belt. The belt got from one end of the house to the other end in 3-4 days in one house. The other house was sort of the same but the belt was moved more often b/c the manure didn't dry out as well. In both houses, the smell was better than in the house with the "pit".
Here are some pictures of the manure belts...
The first house had 6 layers of cages; the downside was that you had to use a ladder or lift to even see the top 2-3 rows.
The second house had walk ways for the top 3 layers....you and kind of see it below...
There were 7 birds per cage...and they were pretty darn flighty...
oh and one correction--industry standards say pullets need 44 sq inches per bird, but adult layers need 67 sq inches per bird...so that's like slightly bigger than 8" x 8".
Here are some other random pictures...
(the poo pile)
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