Chickens in cages.
Chickens in cages.
I've long since stopped being surprised by how, as soon as I study something in some detail, suddenly, out of nowhere, lol, I come across a completely different technology that, apparently, is very viable, but it runs counter to everything I've previously studied and thought about.
For example, take the issue of raising or keeping laying hens that produce marketable eggs.
I'd already sketched out the outlines of a chicken coop, based on the experience of many poultry farmers, and in my opinion, it would fully meet my requirements, when suddenly I come across a technology for keeping laying hens in cages.
Keeping hens in cages and keeping hens in a regular coop with a run are very different.
Proponents of confining chickens to a range, for example, try to increase egg production by hanging vegetables on strings. This encourages the hens to jump up, which somehow makes them lay more actively; jumping helps with this.
In cages, however, chickens are sedentary, making it impossible to organize something similar.
Cage-based chickens are clearly easier to care for, clean, and automate the process.
Furthermore, eggs that roll down the inclined tray of the cages are always clean and have a marketable appearance, whereas eggs in a regular chicken coop are often very messy.
This is something to ponder, consider, and weigh the pros and cons, but it's interesting!
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