“We're individually feeding our pens”
The Leavenworth farm in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, looks like a normal pig house. But there is a very significant difference: the modern barn, equipped by Big Dutchman, functions as a research facility.…
Well-proven feed pan “Male Pan” wears down the beak naturally
The Verwaest-Mer family from Oud-Turnhout in the Belgian province of Antwerp recently completed two modern houses for broiler breeder management. The barns, each measuring 28 x 100 meters and designed…
Canada: egg producers start free range egg production
Canadian egg producers are facing a great adjustment. The shift from traditional egg production systems to other types of management is a done deal. In view of this new era for egg producers, the…
China: 30 layer and 12 rearing houses equipped by Big Dutchman
In 1938, the Big Dutchman founders invented the world’s first automatic chain feeder for poultry in the USA. Today, the headquarters of the company are located in Vechta, Germany. In regard to housing…
Iceland: New poultry house for broiler production
There is a good reason why Iceland’s agriculture is dominated by animal husbandry: the island country in Northern Europe has a very unique nature, which is, however, also characterised by lava fields…
Swaziland: Becoming self-supporting with the use of egg production
Two poultry houses, 5,000 laying hens and 1,5 million eggs annually make a difference in Swaziland, a country plagued by drought and Aids. With the support of the international egg industry, a poultry…
Pullet rearing with Natura Filia: A British farm manager takes stock
With the EU-wide ban on poultry cages imminent, the Heal family took a major decision in 2006: They opted to purchase an aviary for laying hens – the very first multi-tier free range unit on English…
Energy-efficient heat exchanger creates comfortable temperatures – dust separation rate of 31 %
Hendrik Huisman from Molkwerum in the Dutch province of Friesland can finally call three fully functional poultry houses his own again. Unwillingly, the farmer had to take a break from broiler…
The Netherlands: Barn for poultry growing attracts many visitors
Douwe and Hinke Huisman recently presented their modern new poultry house, equipped with a feed pan innovation and a heat exchanger, to the public. The Open House event attracted many visitors: About…
Aiming high with two remodeled rearing houses
Extending farms is nothing out of the common. In the case of egg production this is usually achieved by adding new houses. Yona Glicksman and his sons Benny and Moshe, however, decided to go a…