Cage Free Chicken Farming

Cage-free poultry farming has gained popularity recently in America, Europe, and other continents. Chickens are not caged during the breeding process in cage-free chicken farming. Contrary to caged chicken farming, cage-free poultry is raised in a space with bedding where the birds can engage in a variety of behaviors like feeding, drinking, laying eggs, and mating.

Cage free chicken farming refers to raising chickens without using cages. This system typically follows the “two highs and one low” layout: the raised platforms are positioned on both sides of the house, while the center floor area is lower. The central ground is covered with bedding material, and the platforms on each side are elevated about 35 cm above the floor. Chickens access feed and water only on the platforms, allowing most manure to fall beneath them. However, chickens may still come into contact with manure on the litter, so strict litter management is essential to prevent disease outbreaks. The recommended stocking density is generally around 4.8 birds/m². This remains one of the most widely adopted cage-free housing systems.

Daily tasks for workers in a cage-free poultry house include feeding, egg collection, routine house repairs, and disinfection. The system does not require highly technical skills, and new staff can begin work with minimal training, making overall management relatively simple.

The Sheedoz cage-free system features automatic feeding equipment, automatic drinking systems, optional poultry flooring, and advanced ventilation and environmental control solutions—providing a healthier, more comfortable habitat for the birds.

In most cases, cage-free poultry houses are constructed with an eave height between 2.5 m and 3.5 m. The width depends on the interior equipment layout and should not be overly large to maintain proper airflow. Steel-structure poultry houses are commonly designed with a width of 8–15 m, while the length is ideally kept under 140 m for optimal ventilation and management efficiency.

Chicken house size recommendation
House size	85m12m3m	House size	120m15m3m
Rows of feeder lines	3	Rows of feeder lines	4
Rows of water lines	4	Rows of water lines	5
No. of chicken per house	15000	No. of chicken per house	27000

Different types of cage free chicken farming

Compared with poultry battery cages, cage free chicken house gives chickens more free space. generally speaking, there are mainly three types of cage free chicken houses for farmers to choose from. The most advanced one is cage free chicken house with a slatted floor, the second one is a deep litter house, and the last one is just laying a blanket or something else on the floor. Most farmers would like to choose the slatted floor chicken house or the deep littered house, which is clean and high efficiency, and can raise poultry much easier.

Features of Cage Free Chicken Farm Equipment

Plastic Poultry Flooring System

❖ Smooth surface, no sharp edge, burr-free.
❖ Excellent corrosion resistant, anti-aging.
❖ Surface width 25mm, the gap is 11mm or 21mm, surface is with non-slip streaks;
❖ Size: width 500mm, length available in 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000mm, customization available.
❖ Easy maintenance
❖ Service life is about 10-15 years.
❖ General applicable to all kind of poultry such as chicken, duck, turkey, goose, goat, pig, etc. It also can be used as floor in slaughtering room.

Advantage of environment control system

❖ The system automatically controls the environment of your chicken house, provides fresh air, appropriate temperature and humidity for your birds, so that your poultry can provide maximum production.
❖ The main cooling process is finished in the damp curtain. Evaporative cooling pads have a cross fluted configuration that it can provides maximum cooling when hot air pass through the wet evaporative curtain material. And the cool air is pumped and discharge to everywhere of the indoor workshop. In this way, most air problems of factory, such as the hot air, high temperature and poor ventilation can be solved easily.

Ventilation Fan system

❖ Fan Blade: composed of Krupp stainless steel, made by punch forming, ensuring no dust. Attractive and durable.
❖ Motor: both Chinese famous motors and Siemens motors are available. Motor voltage and frequency may be customized.Motor protection grade: IP55; Insulation class: Grade F
❖ Fan Belt Pulley: composed of high strength aluminum-magnesium alloy by die- -casting which reduces the weight oftheblade impeller and provides it with complete, high corrosion resistance.
❖ Fan Bearing: adopts imported double- row bearings with special waterproof design, ensuring water does not enter. EXhoisnigh strength, lower noise, is maintenance free and has a long service life.