If you’ve walked a commercial layer house lately, you can feel the tempo: fewer people on the floor, steadier feed delivery, cleaner aisles. To be honest, the quiet efficiency still surprises me. This system, produced in Jinwang Western Street, Industrial Zone, Anping County, Hengshui City, Hebei, China, uses galvanized A-type battery cages and a Automatic Feeding Line designed to keep birds on schedule and feed costs in check.
Three themes keep coming up in my interviews: biosecurity, labor shortages, and consistency. Automation—especially a robust Automatic Feeding Line paired with clean, anti-corrosive cages—addresses all three. Many customers say the gains are small day-to-day but stack up over a flock cycle: tighter FCR, fewer feed fines, and less bird crowding around troughs. In fact, more integrators now mandate automated feeding in new builds or retrofits.
The A-type poultry layer cages are built from anti-corrosive galvanized steel with wire partitions—hygienic, durable, and easy to wash down. Below, a realistic spec range from recent installs (real-world use may vary by house layout):
| Parameter | Typical Value (≈) |
|---|---|
| Cage type / tiers | A-type, 3–5 tiers (custom) |
| Material & coating | Q235 steel, hot-dip galvanized, Z275–Z350 g/m² |
| Bird capacity | ≈ 90–160 birds/set (by tier) |
| Feeding drive | Chain/auger Automatic Feeding Line, PLC or timer control |
| Feed rate | ≈ 1.2–1.8 t/h; distribution uniformity ±5% |
| Motor power | 0.75–1.5 kW (220/380V, 50/60 Hz) |
| Noise level | ≤ 70 dB(A) |
| Service life | ≈ 10–20 years (environment dependent) |
| Compliance | ISO 1461, ISO 9001, CE; tested to ASTM B117 salt spray |
Open, half-open, and closed chicken houses; humid coastal climates (thanks to the galvanization); medium-to-large commercial farms; integrators pushing FCR discipline. Advantages? Less feed waste, cleaner eggs, more predictable shifts—plus fewer labor bottlenecks on tough days.
| Criteria | Yize Machine | Vendor A (Import) | Vendor B (Local) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc coating | Z275–Z350 | Z200–Z275 | Varies (Z140–Z275) |
| Feed rate | ≈1.2–1.8 t/h | ≈1.0–1.5 t/h | ≈0.8–1.2 t/h |
| Warranty | 12–24 months | 12 months | 6–12 months |
| Install & training | On-site + remote | Remote mainly | On-site (limited) |
| Certifications | ISO 9001, CE | CE (varies) | Local |
Case 1 – 60k layers, coastal: Upgraded to 4-tier A-type with Automatic Feeding Line. Reported ≈2.5% feed savings and noticeably cleaner troughs after 90 days; downtime near zero after a brief run-in week.
Case 2 – 25k layers, retrofitted barn: Labor cut by one head per shift; egg hairline cracks down ≈1.1% attributed to steadier bird movement during feeding.
“It’s boring—in a good way.” The system just runs. When issues do pop up, it’s usually a tensioning tweak or a hopper sensor clean. Simple, fast, back to laying.