Specifications.docx

Specifications To acquire:

2 Tier Stacked Rooster Rearing Battery Cages.

50’ cage row length, 3 rows.

Number of cages 240, with manure belt cleaning.

Specification as follows:

Cage Dimensions:

• 30” (W) x 24” (H) x 26” (Depth)

• Door 8.755” (H) x 14” (W)

• Cage Area 780 sq. in.

Cage Mesh:

• 1” x 1” floor mesh 12.5-gauge black PVC coated wire mesh

• 1” x 1” dividers and backs 14-gauge black PVC coated wire mesh Rearing Cages – 2 Start Tiers

• 10’ cage row sections with legs every 5’

• adjustable feet are used for cage leveling – plus or minus 1.5”

• two sets of interlocking sliding doors – one standard set with standard wire spacing for day old chicks and one special set for more mature roosters (as supplied to USDA Michigan)

• doors can be opened independently for easy access and visibility of the birds – one hand operation

• cage fronts designed to meet the requirements of day-old chicks

• 1” x 1” black PVC coated 12.5-gauge floors in both tiers

• 1” x 1” black PVC coated 14-gauge cage backs and dividers in both tiers

• 14 Gauge Galvanized steel step rail and brackets bolted to the cage leg below the bottom feed trough provides a step to view the upper tiers Feeding – Automatic chain feeding

• FDI Pillar Feed Manifold – one common manifold supplies all levels of feed trough with feed

• Feed drives use 1 motor and gear box to drive the feed chain on both tiers

• A recycling wheel mixes uneaten feed with fresh feed during the feeding cycle

• 10’ lengths of peep hole feed trough, couplers, hangers, 90-degree corners, corner connecting trough and 2 ¾” INP feed chain – not included – to be used from existing cages

• A starter feed plate (2” wider than the standard 4” wide plates) located on the cage floor behind the feed trough helps day old chicks locate feed in the feed trough Cage Manure Removal:

• 48” polyethylene belt contains and transports the manure from each tier (Manure belt not included – to be re-used from existing pullet cages)

• Drive units are designed to power manure belts in excess of 500’ rows with minimal belt tension

• The manure belt idler end incorporates an auger cleaner system powered by the idler roller which removes dirt and feathers from between manure belts Watering – “New” Valco Cup Watering

• 4 nipple/cups per cage installed in the cage partition in a plastic partition liner for ease of adjustment

• the height of the water nipple brackets are adjusted by means of a nylon cord at the front of the cage to easily match bird growth

This needs to include the removal of the existing FDI cages, and installation of the new cages.

This also needs to include the use of parts from the existing cages to the maximum extent possible.

The location is The Southeast Poultry Laboratory located at 950 College Station Road Athens, GA 30605.