Poultry keeping facility with additional perching rods
AssigneeBig Dutchman International GmbH
InventorVolker Auffarth
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Abstract
The invention relates to a poultry keeping facility comprising at least one nest box, a first colony surface having a perforated first floor area and a second colony surface having a second floor area for spreading litter. According to the invention, a perch facility having at least one perching rod is arranged at a height above the first or second floor area. The perching rod is movable relative to the first or second floor area, wherein the perching rod is movable from a first position to a second position in which the perch facility covers a smaller area of the first or second floor area than in the first position.
Claims19
A poultry keeping facility comprising:
- at least one nest box;
- a first colony surface having a perforated first floor area;
- a second colony surface having a second floor area for spreading litter;
- an actuator coupled to the perch facility;
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- a control unit in signal communication with the actuator;
- wherein said poultry keeping facility has at least one perching rod arranged at a height above the first or second floor area, said perching rod being movable relative to the first or second floor area by the actuator from a first position to a second position in which the perch facility covers a smaller area of the first or second floor area than in the first position and does not preclude access to the nest box;
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- wherein the control unit is configured to move the perching rod the second position to the first position in the evening and from the first position to the second position in the morning.
A perch facility for a poultry keeping facility, comprising:
- a perching rod;
- a first frame strut to which the perching rod is attached, wherein the first frame strut is pivotably mounted to a second frame strut, and the perching rod is movable from a first position to a second position in which the perch facility covers a smaller surface area in the horizontal direction than in the first position;
- an actuator coupled to the perch facility;
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- a control unit in signal communication with the actuator and configured to move the perching rod within a period that is not shorter than two seconds from the second position to the first position in the evening and from the first position to the second position in the morning.
A poultry keeping facility comprising:
- at least one nest box;
- a first colony surface having a perforated first floor area;
- a second colony surface having a second floor area for spreading litter;
- an actuator coupled to the perch facility;
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- a control unit in signal communication with the actuator;
- wherein said poultry keeping facility has at least one perching rod arranged at a height above the first or second floor area, said perching rod being movable relative to the first or second floor area by the actuator from a first position to a second position in which the perch facility covers a smaller area of the first or second floor area than in the first position;
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- wherein the control unit is configured to move the perching rod within a period that is not shorter than two seconds from the second position to the first position in the evening and from the first position to the second position in the morning.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.