Adding Barn Egg Production to Meet Customers’ Needs
US - Until approximately five years ago, all of Midwest Poultry Services’ hens were housed in conventional cages. Today, this has changed fundamentally, says Big Dutchman.
27 November 2013
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For instance at their layer farm in Northeastern Indiana, two million hens have been moved into enrichable cages, whereas seven cage-free houses on the farm are now housing 285,000 hens. They live in aviaries – for example, in the Big Dutchman best-seller Natura 60 for barn egg production.
Since cage-free birds require more labor and management time than cage-housed birds, Natura 60 suggested itself: The aviary was designed especially to reduce the management effort and at the same time, to increase efficiency in egg production.
Barn egg production in Natura 60: The entire flock moves back into the system for the night.
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