Finding the Right Fit: Comparing NATURA® Layer Systems for Cage-Free Success
As cage-free adoption continues to grow across the U.S., producers are faced with more choices than ever when it comes to housing systems.
Category Archives: Egg Production
Enhancing Your Organic Egg Operation
As demand for cage-free, organic, and free-range eggs continues to grow, producers must adapt their equipment to meet both consumer expectations and regulatory standards.
Optimizing production from rearing to laying
Whether you’re new to aviary systems or looking to refine your flock management, this interview offers valuable insights and practical tips for setting your pullets, and your production, up for long-term success.
3 keys to preparing pullets for aviaries
A great hen starts with a great pullet! A well-grown pullet can set an egg producer up for a successful layer house. There are some key attributes that a pullet must have to be a great pullet, though.
Selecting an aviary system
The basic concept of an aviary is a multi-level system that provides feed, water, and a nest. The configuration of these necessities and additional features makes each aviary system unique.
Check out Big Dutchman’s newest innovations at IPPE 2024
After 85 years of business in the poultry industry, Big Dutchman is excited to introduce our latest technology and patent-pending solutions to the market. These innovations will first be rolled out at this year’s International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) trade show.
Cage-free lighting strategies
Lighting is a crucial component to properly managing any poultry housing system. It’s even more crucial when managing a cage-free layer house. Our goal is well-trained pullets and layers that go back into the system at night so that, when the time comes, they lay their eggs in the nest instead of on the floor.
Kipster and MPS Egg Farms forge a new path for egg production
The first egg farm to produce carbon-neutral eggs in the United States is now officially completed, a project that has been years in the making – and Big Dutchman is so excited to have been part of helping it all come together.
Air quality management in cage-free housing
Poor air quality in a cage-free house affects not only the birds but also the workers. Neither people nor birds enjoy being in a house with strong smells, hot temperatures, wet litter, or dusty conditions.
Keys to a successful pullet release
The most labor-intensive part of rearing cage-free pullets is release and training. Let’s first discuss why pullet release training is important. Almost everything we do in the pullet barn is to train the pullets to be better hens once they enter the layer barn.
