JPH0246699Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a rearing retention unit that is used in place of conventional cages when raising poultry such as chickens.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when raising large quantities of poultry such as chickens, poultry a.
In the past, animals were kept in a cage 1 for intensive breeding as shown in Fig. 4. This cage 1 is assembled into a generally cubic shape using metal wires, etc., and the floor surface 2 is slightly tilted forward, and the front part protrudes as an egg stop 3. A feed gutter 4 and a water gutter 5 are arranged at the front of the cage 1, and the poultry a takes out its neck from the partially opened front of the cage 1 to collect food and water.

In mass breeding of poultry, in order to increase the housing density of poultry a, the cage 1 is made long, and
The space between them is divided into small sections, and one or two poultry birds a are housed therein. Also, as shown in Figure 4,
Usually, the cages 1 are stacked in two or three tiers.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, the conventional poultry breeding gauge described above has the following problems.

First, there is the problem of contamination and damage to eggs. That is,
In the above-mentioned conventional cage 1, the floor surface 2, which also serves as an egg receptacle, directly supports the poultry a, so the floor surface 2 must have sufficient rigidity, so it must be constructed using steel wire or the like with a certain degree of hardness. There must be. Therefore, the impact on the eggs that are laid is large, and
Laid eggs come into contact with the feet of poultry a and are easily damaged or contaminated with feces.

The second issue is stocking density. That is,
The poultry a can move around freely in the cage 1 to a certain extent and can also change its direction back and forth, so the position where the droppings fall is not constant. Therefore, unless the cages 1, 1 arranged above and below are shifted back and forth to some extent, the lower cage 1 and the poultry a will be soiled with excrement. For this reason, there is a limit to obtaining a high breeding density.

Thirdly, there is the issue of handling of poultry a. In the conventional cage 1 described above, the poultry a must be taken in and out of the cage 1 each time the poultry a is subjected to vaccination, inspection, etc. However, at this time poultry a
Because it strongly resists, it is often difficult to put it in and take it out. For this reason, when administering vaccinations or testing a large number of poultry animals, a considerable amount of work is required.

Fourthly, in the conventional cages described above, if the cages are housed at a high density in a poultry house, ventilation becomes poor, so there is a limit to high-density housing.

This idea was made to solve the above-mentioned problems of conventional poultry breeding cages, and provides a breeding holding unit that is excellent in terms of contamination and damage of eggs, breeding density, poultry handling, ventilation of poultry houses, etc. The purpose is to provide.

[Means to solve the problem]

The structure of this invention will be explained with reference to the reference numerals in FIGS. 1 to 3. A tray-shaped egg holder 11 is framed by a striated body, and a footrest 12 is installed on top of the egg holder 11. Further, retainer support rods 13, 13 are provided on both sides of this footrest 12 so as to be movable up and down. Further, elastic striated bodies 18, 18, . . . are stretched on the egg holder 11 on the rear side of the footrest 12.

On the other hand, a retainer 14 whose upper side is open according to the body shape of the poultry a is formed of striated bodies, and the retainer 14 is provided with stops 15, 15 for closing the upper part. Both sides of this retainer 14 are connected to the retainer support rods 13,
13, and a bait gutter 16 and a water gutter 17 are further arranged in front of the retainer 14.

[Effect]

In this retaining unit, first, the stops 15, 15 of the retainer 14 are opened, the body of the poultry a is placed in the retainer 14, and the above-mentioned stops 15, 15 are closed to retain the poultry bird a.

In this state, the footrest 1 is placed under the retainer 14.
2, so poultry a puts its feet on this. In addition, due to the rotation of the retainer 14 relative to the retainer support rods 13, 13 and the vertical movement of the retainer support rods 13, 13 relative to the footrest 12, the poultry a can freely move vertically and tilt forward and backward. It is. For this reason,
Depending on the height and elongation of the body, feed gutter 16 and water gutter 1
From 7 onwards, you can get food and water freely. However, both sides of the retainer 14 are connected to the retainer support rods 13,
13, movement to change the direction of the body is restricted.

In addition, the eggs laid by poultry a fall into the egg holder 11, but since elastic striated bodies 18, 18... are stretched on the rear side of the footrest 12,
As shown in the figure, the impact of a fall is softened.

〔Example〕

Next, examples of this invention and its preferred embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG.
1..., a long rectangular egg holder 11 is assembled in the front and rear, and the front side of this serves as an egg stop 27. This egg holder 11 is assembled to have sufficient strength and rigidity to support poultry a and other objects. The spacing between the striatal bodies 21, 21, .

The bottom part of the egg receptacle 11 on the rear side from the center is covered with more elastic striated bodies 18, 18, instead of the striated bodies 21, 21, . . . made of steel wire or the like. This striatum 18,1
For 8..., it is preferable to use nylon thread, etc., which is strong and does not easily attract poultry droppings.

A rectangular plate-shaped footrest 12 is fixed approximately at the center of the egg holder 11 so as to straddle both sides thereof rising approximately vertically from the bottom surface. This footrest 1
A through hole (not shown) is provided on both sides of the rod 2, and rod support tubes 22, 22 are erected therein.

Furthermore, the retainer support rod 1 is loosely inserted so as to pass through the rod support tubes 22, 22 and the through hole.
3 and 13 are fitted. 23, 23 are stoppers provided at the lower ends of the retainer support rods 13, 13.

On the other hand, the retainer 14 is made of a filamentous material such as a resin-coated steel wire to match the body shape of the poultry a, especially the shape of the body.
is set up. The illustrated retainer 14 consists of a front holding frame 14a and a rear holding frame 14b that hold the front and rear parts of the body of poultry a, respectively.
6, 26 and connecting members 24, 24. Both holding frames 14a and 14b are open at their upper parts, and fasteners 15 and 15 are provided in these openings, respectively.

Both sides of the retainer 14 are rotatably connected to the upper ends of the retainer support rods 13, 13 via connectors 24, 24. When restraining the poultry a with this retainer, the retainers 15, 15 are opened, the body of the poultry a is placed therein, and the retainers 15, 15 are closed.
At this time, the legs of the poultry a are brought out from between the front and rear portions 14a and 14b of the retainer 14.

From the front of the footrest 12 of the egg holder 11, there is a gutter support column 2 assembled with striated bodies 21, 21, etc. of steel wire, etc.
5 and 2 are erected, and a bait gutter 16 and a water gutter 1 are installed in front of this.
7 are fixed vertically apart from each other to some extent.

A large number of such retaining units are arranged on both sides, and as shown in FIG. 2, they are installed in two or more vertically staggered stages. In FIG. 1, the bait trough 16 and the water trough 17 are shown for only one set of retention units, but these are provided in a long continuous horizontal manner to match the series of retention units.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, this invention provides the following advantageous effects compared to conventional breeding cages.

First, since the footrest 12 on which the legs of poultry a are placed and the bottom surface of the egg tray 11 are different surfaces, the egg tray 11
The eggs laid in 1 do not touch the feet of poultry a. Moreover, since the bottom surface of the egg receptacle 11 does not need to directly support the poultry a, the elastic striae 18, 18
You can also stretch it to soften the impact when the egg falls. Therefore, eggs are less likely to be damaged or soiled.

Second, poultry a can freely make movements necessary for its survival, such as collecting food, but movements that change its direction back and forth are restricted. Therefore, the dropping position of droppings becomes almost constant, and there is no interference between adjacent poultry birds a. Therefore, when the retention units are arranged one above the other, it is possible to narrow the gap between the front and back, and the poultry a can be arranged close to each other on both sides. This makes it possible to increase breeding density.

Thirdly, since the poultry a is only restrained by the retainer 14 and most of its body is exposed to the outside, vaccinations and body examinations can be performed as they are. This makes the injections and tests described above extremely easy.

Fourth, unlike conventional cages, there is no frame surrounding the poultry, so even if the retention units are arranged in a high density, there is little obstruction to ventilation, which also makes it possible to raise the poultry in a high density.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of this invention;
The figure is a side view of the retaining unit in use, showing the same embodiment; Figure 3 is a partially vertical side view of the egg falling, an enlarged view of section A in Figure 2; and Figure 4 is the retaining unit used conventionally. FIG. 2 is a side view of a poultry breeding cage. 11... egg holder, 12... footrest, 13... retainer support 4... retainer, 15... stopper, 16...
Feed gutter, 17... Water gutter, 18... Elastic striatum, a... Poultry.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A tray-shaped egg receptacle 11 is framed by the striatum, and a foot rest 12 is installed on the egg receptacle 11.
Retainer support rods 13, 1 are movable up and down on both sides of the
3 is provided, and the egg holder 1 is provided on the rear side of the footrest 12.
1 is stretched with elastic striated bodies 18, 18, . . Retention unit for breeding.