Layer cage is the most commonly used equipment for farmers to raise chickens, and its structure is also the concern of farmers. Therefore, manufacturers of layer cage summarize the structure of common layer for farmers' reference, hoping to help farmers.

The size of the single cage of laying hens is generally 42 cm in front, 35 cm in back, 37 cm in depth, and the width (length) of the cage depends on the location of feeding and drinking water (each chicken).The feeding position is calculated in 10cm.Generally, the width of the cage is 42-45cm (4 light laying hens and 3 medium laying hens can be raised). The slope of the bottom of the cage is about 1.0 degrees.

The layer cage is composed of front, back, top, bottom and side net.Place the trough and sink in the front mesh.In order to facilitate the chicken feed and drinking water, can be used for the diameter of 3 mm wire welded into a vertical fence, the distance between the grid 5 -- 6 cm, its lower edge from the bottom net 4 -- 5 cm left and right space to roll eggs, to lay eggs in a timely manner.In order to facilitate the catch chicken, generally before the net to open the cage door, the wire cage door is thicker.

The back net and side net are mainly used as the spacing of the chicken coop and are generally used together with adjacent cages.In order not to let the chicken head out of the adjacent cage and fight with the chicken, wire mesh surface should be arranged horizontally, spacing 3 cm can be, another several vertical wire reinforcement and support.

The top net is relatively simple, mainly to prevent the chicken escape, wire spacing can be appropriate to relax some, can also be set in the top net cage door.

In a layer cage, the bottom net is the place where the chicken stands. It should not only bear the weight of the chicken, so that the chicken can stand firm, but also facilitate the collection of eggs and defecation, that is, only defecation does not leak eggs, so the requirements for the bottom of the cage is higher.The longitudinal lead wire of cage bottom wants to have certain flexibility, do not want too thick, can use 16 to 14 commonly, longitudinal space is 2, 3 centimeters, and should arrange above, in order to roll an egg.

Horizontal lead wire mainly plays a supporting role, can be used 12 lead wire, horizontal spacing for 5-6 cm.The horizontal lead wire is arranged under the vertical lead wire, so as not to prevent the egg from rolling out.The bottom net inclines to lo degree from back to front and extends out of the cage. The end is bent upward to form the collecting groove.The groove is 12 to 16 centimeters wide.

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