Automation for layers
Create the perfect environment for your laying hens
For you, as a laying hen farmer, it is of crucial importance to achieve the proper housing conditions for your hens so they perform optimally. Hotraco Agri helps you create the most optimum conditions and to register and improve your egg production. With our barn automation, you have 24/7 insight into the current situation in all your poultry houses.
Specialist in aviary and free-range poultry houses
We have years of experience with layers in all kinds of housing systems – from cages and group housing to floor and free-range houses. Hotraco Agri is specialised in the automation of poultry houses with aviary and free-range systems. This is more complicated than for cage and group housing. In particular, ventilation, nest control and egg counting require a different approach in aviary and free-range houses. Our automation systems ensure that these processes run smoothly and optimally, too.
Monitoring egg production
As a laying hen farmer you want to know how your laying hens are performing. This requires continuous insight into the egg production. Hotraco Agri egg counters automatically register the number of eggs in your poultry house. That way you are aware of the performance 24/7 and you always have an up-to-date laying percentage. The egg production can also serve as a good indication of the health of your animals.
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Climate
With a good climate control system in place, extreme weather conditions and sharp fluctuations in temperatures during the day and at night will have virtually no impact on your barn's climate. This ensures a pleasant and uniform living environment for your laying hens, better egg production and good health of your animals, plus a pleasant working environment.
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Feed & water
Automatic feed control reduces feed costs. With Hotraco Agri's automatic feed and water control system, you can be sure your animals are getting the right amount of feed, plus you gain insight into feed consumption and feed costs. Deviations in the water and feed intake of your laying hens are also a good indicator of the health of your animals.
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Lighting
Each type of housing requires specific lighting that meets the needs of the animals. Light can be used to stimulate the activity of your layers. For example, light promotes feed intake and influences day and night rhythms, which improves animal welfare. Correct light distribution and light intensity are important in this respect. Hotraco Agri can control this for you.
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Nest control
With the free-range and aviary systems for layers, it is important that the laying hens return to the laying system on time. With our automatic nest control system you can train your animals to go to the right floor and the right nest in the system at exactly the right time. And by automatically increasing the light intensity during the laying period, you prevent out-of-nest eggs.
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Egg Flow Control
The Hotraco Egg Flow Control is unique system that saves productions costs by providing a smooth egg flow from the hen house to the packing point. With this user friendly control system, the egg flow rarely needs to stop, leading to reduce shell damage.
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Animal weighing
As a poultry farmer, it is important for you to be able to monitor your laying hens' growth closely. Hotraco Agri's animal weighing solutions show you the average weight, uniformity and distribution among the animals in the flock. This gives you a continuously up-to-date picture of how the weight development is progressing. It also provides a good indication of the health of your hens.
Enrich my knowledgeComplete system for all layer houses
Hotraco Agri offers complete automation systems that regulate, control and monitor all your barn processes. These systems are suitable for all types of layer houses – from cage and group housing systems to aviary and free range.
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