Layer Cage Systems
Customize Your Egg Chicken Farming Factory
An egg costs about six cents to produce in a well-run layer cage system. The same egg costs ten cents in a poorly run one. The difference is four things: how many birds you fit per square meter, how much feed they turn into eggs, how many eggs break before the carton, and how many people you pay to manage it. YMAKO layer cage systems are engineered around those four numbers. More eggs per hen housed. Fewer broken eggs with automated egg collection. Lower feed cost per kilo. Less labor. As a layer cage system manufacturer supplying 60+ countries, every installation is sized to your barn and your production targets, from 5,000-bird family farms to 200,000-bird commercial operations.
Layer Cage
- Q235 steel frames, hot-dip galvanized with 275g/m² coating. A-frame or H-type design, 3 or 4 tiers. Egg guard plate: HDG, 275g/m², ≥0.8mm. Door wire: ≥⌀5.0mm. Sliding doors give full-width access for handling. Per cell: 32 birds (H-type) or 15-20 birds (A-type).
Pullet Cage
- Birds spend 16-18 weeks in rearing before moving to production cages. This stage matters more than most farmers give it credit for. Feed and water lines adjust upward as birds grow. Sliding doors make transfer to layer cages simple.
- Dropping boards keep manure out of feed in the early weeks. Lighting simulates natural sunrise and sunset — reduces stress, supports healthy development. Cup drinkers for day-old chicks.
Egg Collection System
- Nylon egg collection belt, 3.0mm thick, 500mm wide per line. Speed: 40,000-45,000 eggs per hour. Inclined belt with 15-20° slope — eggs roll gently to central collection point, no impact damage. Two collection cycles per day: morning and afternoon. One operator.
Feeding system
- Chain feed conveyor with 110mm PVC or 110-140mm HDG feed line. Feed bins available in HDG, SS304, or FRP, ranging 1.6 to 33.4 tons. Programmable 2-3 times daily — volume adjusted by bird age and production stage. Gear motor: 1.1kW.
- Feed bin: HDG / SS304 / FRP, 1.6–33.4 ton. Feed line: 110mm PVC or 110-140mm HDG. Motor: 1.1kW gear motor. Control: PLC-integrated with feed refusal monitoring.
Drinking System
- SS304 stainless steel nipples with 360-degree activation. Pressure-regulated lines per tier. Winch-adjustable line height — raised as birds grow. Cup drinkers for pullet cages to prevent spillage with young birds.
- Nipple: SS304 valve and trigger. Inlet: ⌀50mm PVC. Main pipe: 22×22mm or ⌀25mm. Chemical medicator: D25/D45 (French made). Pulse water meter: DN25, SS304.
Environmental control system
- Designed to your location, not pulled from a catalog. We model your barn dimensions against local climate data — temperature range, humidity, prevailing winds — and specify fans, pads, heaters, and inlets for your conditions.
- Exhaust fans: variable-speed, belt or direct drive. Cooling pads: cellulose with recirculating pump. Heating: gas brooders or hot water exchangers. Inlets: ceiling or sidewall, auto or manual. Controller: PLC, multi-zone temperature, humidity, and ammonia sensors.
Project Experience & Technical Specifications
- Ghana — 100,000-Bird A-Type Layer Farm：
- Full automated A-type 4-tier system with central egg collection. Average 94.3% hen-day production sustained across 52 weeks. Egg breakage rate under 0.8% thanks to the soft-drop egg belt design. Client expanded to a second house within 18 months.
- Kazakhstan — Fully Automated H-Type Layer Complex：
- 80,000 birds in 8-tier H-type cages. Climate-controlled with −20°C winter operation. Automated feeding, drinking, egg collection, and manure drying integrated into a single PLC. Installed and commissioned in 23 days.
- Indonesia — 30,000-Bird Pullet-to-Layer Turnkey：
- From day-old pullet cages to layer transition managed by one YMAKO engineering supervisor. Uniformity rate of 91% at 16 weeks. Feed cost per egg reduced by 12% compared to the client’s previous open-house system.
- Egg Collection That Protects Your Margin：
- Every cracked egg is lost revenue. YMAKO’s egg collection belt runs at a matched speed with a 7° incline, guiding eggs onto a transverse collection table without free-fall impact. Combined with flexible plastic egg savers at each cage compartment, breakage stays below 1% — the industry benchmark for automated systems is 2–3%.
- Battery Cage Design for Maximum Density：
- H-type layer cages house 8–9 birds per compartment at 450 cm² per bird, achieving 60+ birds per square meter of floor area. A-type cages accommodate 3–4 birds per compartment for farms with lower ceiling heights. Both designs use 2.8 mm galvanized wire with a 15-year service life.
- Quality You Can Verify：
- ISO 9001:2015 certified. Frame posts hot-dip galvanized to 275 g/m². All electrical components CE marked. Each system dry-assembled in our Zhengzhou factory and tested before crating. 12-month structural warranty included.
- How Many Birds per Cage?
- H-type: 8–9 birds per compartment, A-type: 3–4 birds. The right choice depends on your barn dimensions, climate, and target egg output. Contact us with your barn measurements and we will provide a free layout recommendation.
- Feeding & Drinking Specifications：
- Chain-feeding system delivers 120 g of feed per bird per day at peak lay. Nipple drinkers with drip cups provide 0.3–0.5 L of water per bird daily. Feed trough height adjusts as the flock ages, preventing waste.
- Typical Timeline：
- Design: 5–7 days. Manufacturing: 25–35 days. Shipping: 15–45 days. Installation: 18–28 days with YMAKO supervision. From deposit to first egg collection: approximately 65–110 days.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Galvanized frames with Z275 coating run 15+ years in a well-ventilated barn. The thing that kills cages is ammonia. If manure removal runs daily and ventilation is adequate, corrosion stays slow. Belt removal extends life compared to pit or scraper systems. Structural warranty: 5 years. Motors, feed chains, drinkers: 2 years.
With standard Hy-Line or Lohmann breeds in good conditions: 300-320 eggs per hen in the first production year. The cage advantage shows in broken egg rate: 1-2% in our systems vs 3-5% in floor systems. Belt collection means eggs arrive unbroken, with no handling damage.
Full automation covers feeding, drinking, manure removal, and egg collection. Feeding is the same chain-conveyor system as broilers — programmable feeding times (typically 2-3 times/day). Drinking is nipple system with cup drinkers for day-old chicks during brooding phase, switching to straight nipples at point-of-lay. Egg collection: inclined belt moves eggs to one end of the house, eliminating manual gathering — one person can manage 20,000+ hens. Manure removal runs automatically 1-2 times daily. Optional: automatic grading and packing line for larger operations.
Usually yes. About 70% of what we assess works. Minimum width 8 meters for a 3-row system. Floor must be level concrete. Eave height of 2.8m allows 3-tier; 3.2m allows 4-tier. Send us measurements and photos. We’ll confirm before you spend anything.
Video training specific to your system, recorded before it ships. English with subtitles available. On-site training during commissioning: our technician spends 2-3 days with your team on daily operation and troubleshooting. For farms in Asia, Africa, South America, we work through local agents who speak the language.
Specifications at a Glance
| Parameter | H-Type Layer | A-Type Layer |
|---|---|---|
| Cage dimensions (W×D×H) | 1200 × 1250 × 690mm | 1950 × 350 × 470mm |
| Birds per cell | 32 | 15 (3-tier) / 20 (4-tier) |
| Frame material | HDG steel, 275g/m² | |
| Column / beam thickness | ≥ 2.0mm / ≥ 1.2mm | |
| Egg guard plate | HDG, 275g/m², ≥ 0.8mm | |
| Eave height required | 3-tier ≥ 3.3m 4-tier ≥ 4.0m |
3-tier ≥ 3.3m 4-tier ≥ 4.0m |
| Drinking system | SS304 nipple drinkers, ⌀50mm PVC inlet | |
| Egg collection belt | Nylon, 3.0mm, width 500mm | |
| Egg collection speed | 40,000 – 45,000 pcs/hour | |
| Manure belt | PP, 1.0–1.2mm, ≤ 220m, ≤ 2.0 m/s | |
| Feeding motor | 1.1kW gear motor | |
| Feed bin range | HDG / SS304 / FRP, 1.6 – 33.4 ton | |