Struggling with high mortality and low egg production in your poultry farm? Overcrowded spaces, messy environments, and outdated cage systems cause headaches for every producer. The good news: modern layer chicken cages solve these pain points with smart design, boosting productivity, hygiene, and flock health.
A layer chicken cage is a specialized cage system designed to house laying hens efficiently, ensuring high egg production, minimal labor, excellent manure management, and optimal space utilization for medium to large poultry farms. Its structured tiers, durable materials, and integrated feeding, drinking, and egg collection systems make it ideal for commercial poultry operations seeking automated, scalable, and hygienic egg production.
What is a Layer Chicken Cage System?
A layer chicken cage system is a structured housing solution designed for raising laying hens (egg-producing chickens) in commercial poultry operations. Typically, these systems consist of multiple tiers (levels) of cages stacked vertically within a poultry house, each holding several birds. This arrangement significantly improves space usage and makes large-scale egg production practical.
Main features include:
- Layer Cage layout for maximum bird density and efficiency.
- Integrated?feeding and drinking systems?to support healthy, consistent growth.
- Waste management via smart?manure removal systems.
- Materials like?galvanized wire?for long service life and corrosion resistance.
- Modular designs: available as Type A layer cage、Layer breeder cage、layer cage、Pullet cage
- Compatibility with automated equipment for egg collection.
When we supply cage systems to clients, we ensure the design meets exact needs—from small-scale poultry producers to large-scale egg production companies.
Why Choose Layer Chicken Cages for Your Poultry Farm?
Layer chicken cages are the gold standard for poultry farm operators aiming to maximize efficiency and profit.
Major benefits include:
- Increased egg production:?The cage system reduces stress for laying hens, leading to consistent, higher yields.
- Optimal poultry management:?Each chicken cage provides controlled feeding, drinking, and manure collection, making large flocks easier to manage.
- Space-efficient: Multi-tier cage designs allow you to house more birds in the same footprint, perfect for expanding output without building new chicken coops.
- Improved hygiene & health:?Easy manure removal means less disease, fewer pests, and healthier birds.
- Lower labor costs: Automation (feeding, drinking, manure, and egg collection) means less manual work and faster payback
“By switching to a modern layer chicken cage system, an international egg producer increased flock capacity by 25%, halved labor costs, and improved egg collection efficiency within six months.”
Still unsure? Contact our team for customized poultry cage solutions and see how our engineering expertise supports your growth.
High-Density Poultry Housing for Efficient Egg Production
LAYER CAGE – BH600
- The laminated frame features a reasonable design and a firm structure, so birds will have a low death rate. High-density feeding saves land and cost.
- The egg collection system features stable operation, low egg breaking rate, convenient operation and high degree of automation.
- The front-end filter unit ensures clean water, with 2 nipples in a single cage, sufficient water supply and convenience in drinking.
- The manure cleaning system features high resistance to corrosion and reasonable structural design, ensuring that the manure belt is clean.
- The climate control system is highly automated and smart, providing a good living environment for birds, which can reduce mortality rate of birds and improve laying rate.
LAYER CAGE-BHLCS625
- The laminated frame features a reasonable design and a firm and reliable structure. high-density feeding saves land and cost.
- The egg collection system features stable operation, low egg breaking rate, convenient operation and high automation.
- The front-end filter unit ensures clean water, with 2 nipples in a single cage, sufficient water supply and convenience in drinking.
- The manure cleaning system features high resistance to corrosion and reasonable structural design, ensuring that the manure belt is clean.
Type A layer cage
Type A layer cage
| Feature |
A-Type Cage |
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| Structure |
Simple, inclined |
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| Tiers |
3-4 |
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| Automation |
Manual/semi-automatic |
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| Capacity |
2,000–10,000+ birds |
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| Space utilization |
Good (requires more area) |
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- A-type cages?are ideal for medium-size poultry farms or those starting with basic automation.
A series layer cage equipment is a high cost performance cage designed by Qingdao Big Herdsman, suitabled for high temperature areas and reliable. to ensure maxiacresm raising quantity according to good natural ventilation and environment. the cage can be designed for 3-4 tiers. As customers requested to configure manure cleaning and feeding system to realize equipment installation and production.
- PVC thickened trough,more durable;
- Aluminized zinc wire welding mesh,better corrosion resistance;
- The whole welding galvanized frame,higher strength,better corrosion resistance;
- Auto drinking system,clean,more convenient epidemic
In order to ensure the better results in pullet rearing, the system is characterized by the followings:
- Scientific Design : Spacious feeding spaces and inward-pushing doors for easy chick handling.
- Efficient Feeding: A trolley feeding system ensures rapid and uniform feed distribution.
- Adjustable drinking line: Height-adjustable drinking line adapt to chicks’drinking habits and growth stages.
- Automated Manure Cleaning: Simplified and efficient cleaning system ensures a hygienic environment.
- Smart Environment Control: Fully automated systems adjust to different growth phases,providing optimal conditions
Egg Production
Manure Management in Layer Chicken Cages
Effective manure removal is a must for hygiene, environmental safety, and flock wellness.
How modern cage systems handle manure:
- Outside manure conveyor: Our outside manure conveyor ensures efficient poultry waste removal with adaptable transport options—underground, above-ground, and overhead. Featuring a hot-dip galvanized frame, corrosion resistance, and an anti-deviation structure, it offers reliable performance in complex farm conditions.
- In house manure conveyor: Optimize poultry waste management with our in-house manure conveyor. Featuring a hot-dip galvanized frame, corrosion resistance, anti-slip belt, and anti-deviation structure, it ensures efficient manure removal in complex farm conditions while maintaining hygiene and durability.
- Benefits:
- Cleaner environment.
- Lower disease and parasite risk.
- Potential for commercial fertilizer sales.
How to Ensure Proper Ventilation and Lighting in Chicken Houses?
Healthy laying hens need more than just the right chicken cages—they require ideal air flow and lighting for optimal output.
Proper ventilation:
- Keeps temperature and humidity stable inside the chicken house.
- Reduces harmful gases from manure, like ammonia.
Modern solutions:
- Big Herdsman’s fans, featuring stable quality, sufficient air volume, energy conservation and reliability, to completely satisfy your breeding needs.(See our?fan )
Lighting:
- Consistent, adjustable lighting aligns with poultry circadian rhythms, increasing feed conversion and egg yield.
Tip: Install controllers for lighting systems and climate management for best results.
?FAQs About Layer Chicken Cages
What’s the ideal tier number for large-scale poultry farms?
H-type cages with 4–8 tiers are optimal for maximizing bird numbers while maintaining ventilation and access.
How do cage systems help reduce labor costs?
By fully automating feeding, drinking, manure removal, and egg collection, one worker can easily manage thousands of chickens.
Are these cages suitable for raising pullets or only laying hens?
While designed for laying hens, we also manufacture pullet cages for younger birds.
Is there customizability for farm layout?
Absolutely. Modular cage frame designs allow you to match any chicken house dimension or style.
How do you ensure animal welfare?
Our cage mesh, feeder/nipple placement, and automatic systems offer comfort, reduce stress, and support healthy growth. Regular upgrades and technology innovations mean higher welfare standards.
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For world-class, durable equipment for your poultry farm, including advanced battery cage systems, rely on a livestock breeding equipment manufacturing partner devoted to quality, technology, and ongoing customer service. Contact us to build a sustainable, profitable, and future-ready poultry operation.
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