Advantage of HiTech Cage in BV380 Hen Poultry

Advantage of Hi Tech Cage in BV380 Hen Poultry

Hi Tech battery cage system is one of the very common methods used in BV380 hen in many countries. In this system small sized metal cages are used. Every cage can accommodate about 3 to 6 BV380

hens. Generally, the walls of the cages are made of mesh or solid metal and the floor is made of sloped wire mesh which allows the faces to drop down. When the BV380 hens lays eggs, then all the BV380 eggs gather in the egg collecting tray or conveyor belt of Hi Tech cage.

In Hi Tech Cage Method, food is given in front of the BV380 hens by a long metal or plastic pipe called feed tray and water served to them by using overhead nipple systems. The cages are arranged in long rows in one above another system. There may have many floors in a single shade which can keep many even thousands of BV380 hens together. For reducing feather and vent pecking, the light intensity is generally kept lower than 10 lux.

The main benefits of battery cage are as follows:

• Taking care of the birds is very easy.
• Easy to collect eggs of birds
• Cleaner eggs
• Requires less feed to produce eggs.
• Thousands of hens may be housed in a specific floor space of the house.
• The birds suffer less by internal parasites.
• Labor cost is also very low.

However, this system has some difficulties too. By rearing large number of hens in a small place the air inside the house may contain high ratio of carbon dioxide. The hens can’t get enough space to walk, flap their wings, stand or perch. Therefore, they may suffer by frustration and boredom and their behaviors may change which affect their production.