2. POULTRY EQUIPMENTS
Poultry equipments refer to the structures other than houses or shelters used
in feeding, watering and caring for poultry. For providing scientific
management facilities to poultry requires various equipments like
incubators, brooders, feeders, waterers, trap nests, chick guards, catching
equipments, shifting crates etc.
Basic qualities of equipments
It should have proper design and easy to handle
It should be easy to clean and disinfect.
It should be long lasting and non-corrosive or non-rusting.
It should be suitable for efficient system of rearing.
It should be cheap and economical
3. INCUBATOR
This is an instrument used in hatching eggs. Egg hatchery with an incubator can be
described as a means of hatching of eggs in an unnatural way.
1.Forced-draft incubators -maintain more
consistent temperature and humidity levels
throughout the incubator, and recover
temperature and humidity to regulated
levels faster when doors are opened during
the incubation period.
2.Still air incubators- they are
incubators without a fan. The heat usually
comes from above, which means the top
portion of the incubator gets much hotter
than where the eggs are. The temperature
often needs to be set over 100°F (101-
102degree)in order to incubate egg .RH-50-
60%
4. Egg setting trays and Hatcher trays
Egg setting tray is widely used
for assembling, storing and
managing the eggs in
the poultry farms. Manufactured
using standardized grade
materials, this Chicken Egg
Setting Tray is in compliance
with the industrial predefined
standards and norms.
HatcherTrays
One of the advance and automatic
equipment used in Poultry farms for the
proper and accelerating process of egg
hatching. These are made from high grade
raw material that ensures its durability
and longevity.
5. Egg grading and candling equipment
Candler
This equipment produces a beam of
light which is used to get an idea about
the internal quality of eggs without
breaking
In grading eggs the factors of interior
quality, weighcleanliness and shell
construction are considered. These
factors are related to safety,
wholesomeness and
quality. Eggs are graded in a
registered egg station to ensure they
are handled and packed in a sanitary
environment.
6. Chick sexing machine / equipment
Machine sexing
Chicken sexing machine used in sexing poultry - baby chickens Instrument or
machine sexing of chickens has almost disappeared, because the instruments are
no longer available and spare parts cannot be obtained. The Keeler Optical
(English) or Chicktester(Japanese) machine features a blunt-ended telescopic
tube, containing a light. The sexer inserts the tube into the evacuated cloaca and
with the help of the light can identify either testis or ovaries.
7. Chick boxes
Corrugated chick box
The chick box is an equipment where the poultry birds are kept for egg
laying. It has a roll away egg tray attached to it so that when eggs are layed,
they roll away and the birds will not trample on the eggs. This particular
equipment help in preventing egg damage.
Plastic chick box
8. Egg cases and trays
Plastic egg filler flat
Paper pulp filler flats
Egg Tray this is an equipment used in
setting the eggs .just like the name, it is a
tray like equipment where the eggs are
place for sampling. rectangular trays
with depressions to suit eggs is called
“Egg filler flats”. Each of them can hold
30 eggs. It can be made of plastic or
paper pulp.Plastic ones are common
because they are durable and easy to
clean and disinfect.However, pulp trays
reduce breakage of eggs during
transportation and are environment-
friendly. Eggs are directly collected in
such filler flats.
Egg case - A
protective case
for holding the
eggs
9. Cleaning and sterilizing equipment
Sterilization-the
process of
elimination or
killing the
microorganisms
Automatic sterilizing waterline cleaner sterilizer
Poultry house wall cleaner
Feather cleaner Litter cleaner Fork shovel
10. Charcoal stove / kerosene
stove
A brooder, is an artificial hen (mother) which provides warmth and light for
the chicks to eat and drink during the first 3 to 4 weeks of age.
Brooding equipment
Canopy/hover
Brooding guard Automatic battery brooder
Reflective brooder
Incandascent/inf
rared lamp
11. Feeders
Linear feeder with
grill and lips
Linear feeder
for chicks
Linear feeders
for broilers
circular (hanging)
feeder
Manual feeder pans Automatic pans
Shell grit box
source of ca
Automatic feeder
when we brood artificially under a brooder, feed is given to the birds in equipment
called “Feeder”.
• Linear feeders for chicks with cover
• Linear feeders for adults with grill
• Circular feeder ,plastic with grill and stand
12. Waterers
Fountain drinker Bell drinker
Pan and jar
type
Water basin made
of plastic with grill
Nipple drinker
Manual
drinker
Water pipelines with drip cups ,Drinkers, similar to feeders can be either linear or
circular. (1.pan or jar type 2.Bell drinkler 3.Deep water pans with grill 4.water
channel/trough for cages 5.water pipelines with nipples
Water channel /trough
13. Nest boxes
Individual box
Nestboxes provide the ideal solution and make excellent substitutes for
natural nest sites for hole-nesting birds. They can be designed to suit the
requirements of a range of different species..
Individual nest box - 30.5 cm L x 35 cm H x 30.5 cm W
Community nest box – 1.5 m L x 0.6 m H x 0.6 m W
Community box
14. Weighing settle
A balance is a necessary requirement for weighing feed, birds at market etc.
Now a-days, balance with a digital display to the nearest gram is available at
reasonable rates. If a farmer wishes to sell broilers on retail, a 5 kg or 1 kg
balance is sufficient . If birds are sold wholesale, a spring balance with a
sensitivity of 100 or25 g is desirable.
15. Vaccinator
Automatic syringe
2.Automatic vaccinator
automatic vaccinating
equipment which loads a
set volume of vaccine
into the syringe is
required to carry-out
vaccination within a
reasonable time.
Vaccine Flask
This flask is similar to a
thermos flask but, will have a
wide mouth to help handle the
ice cubes and vaccines easily.
Its volume can be 1 to 2 litre
1.Dropper type-bottles are
used to drop the medicine in
to the eyes of the birds .
Dropper bottle
16. Debeaking machine
The equipmentis usually mounted on to a stand of convenient height (0.60 to
0.75 m) with a peddle connected to the top of the unit with a chain, so that
upon pressing the pedal with the foot of the operator, the hot blade slides
down cutting the beak placed over a small platform in the equipment. The
equipment is also provided with a thermostat to regulate temperature
Electrical beak-trimmer
18. Washing and disinfection equipment
1.Dry washing
2.Wetwashing
(Detergents / Soaps
Warm water
Warm water
Scrubbing
brushing
Power washers
Steamers)
Disinfectant
fogger
Disinfection-
Destruction or
inhibition of
the unwanted
microorganism
Blowlamp
Trailer pressure
washers
Brush,bucket
broom
19. Sprayers
Sprayers are used for disinfection of building,birds, men, material and surrounding
areas, as and when required. Several types of sprayers are available in the
market.But, sprayers which are hand-operated and can be carried on the backwhile
in use is most ideal for a poultry farm. The desired disinfectant or sanitizer canbe
mixed and loaded on to the tank and sprayed as required
Gallon poultry house
sprayer
Knapsack sprayer Hand sprayers
