The enriched colony system for layers.
With the EUROVENT EU colony system, Big Dutchman provides you with everything you need for animal-friendly and efficient egg production. Two of the most important advantages are maximum hygiene and the best possible product safety.
This means the system meets the following requirements:
- at least 750 cm2 colony surface area per hen with 600 cm2 usable area
- the total colony surface area must be no less than 2000 cm2
- colony height no less than 45 cm
- no less than 12 cm trough length per hen
- every hen must have access to at least two nipple drinkers;
- nest and litter bath must be available
- every compartment must be equipped with a claw-shortening device;
- the floor slope must not exceed 14 % or 8°
- aisle width of no less than 90 cm
- minimum distance of 35 cm between barn floor and bottom tier
Main advantages
- mature technology
- high laying performance
- clean eggs
- minimum share of cracked eggs (115 mm egg belt width)
- healthy hens
- low mortality rate
- good feed conversion
- high functional reliability of all supply and removal systems (feed, water, egg belts, litter, manure removal);
- the entire colony front consists of sliding grids that can easily be opened to move the hens in an animal-friendly way
- all wire grilles are zinc-aluminium coated for high corrosion protection
- the bottom wire grille has a mesh size of 1 x 1.5 and a slope of only 12 % or 7° and rests on tension wires, which ensures excellent egg quality
- manure belt ventilation (optional) makes for optimal manure drying that keeps ammonia emissions in the barn to a minimum and produces spreadable and storage-stable dry manure.