Standard Project Configuration at a Glance

Farm Capacity	Standard Farm Structure	Standard Cage System	Installed Cage Capacity	Automation Direction
10,000 Layers	1 poultry house	A-Type 4-tier, 160 birds/set	63 sets = 10,080 bird positions	Drinking + manure removal + feeding according to project budget
20,000 Layers	1 poultry house	H-Type 4-tier, 144 birds/set	139 sets = 20,016 bird positions	Automatic feeding, drinking, manure removal and egg collection
50,000 Layers	2 houses × approx. 25,000 birds	H-Type 4-tier, 144 birds/set	174 sets/house; 348 sets total = 50,112 bird positions	Full automatic system + environmental control

Standard 10,000-Layer Project: One A-Type Poultry House

For a 10,000-layer commercial farm, the standard project starts with one A-Type poultry house. The commonly used 4-tier A-Type model holds 160 birds per set. A complete 10,000-layer module therefore uses about 63 sets, providing 10,080 bird positions.

The key feature of this module is simplicity. One house can be managed as one complete production unit, and the equipment level can be increased later without changing the basic cage structure.

 

Standard 20,000-Layer Project: One H-Type Automatic Poultry House

At 20,000 layers, the standard project direction changes to an H-Type system. The farm is planned as a higher-density commercial production unit, with the cage system and automatic equipment designed together from the beginning.

This 20,000-layer module is already a complete automatic production line. Feed, water, manure and eggs move through dedicated equipment rather than depending mainly on manual handling. The poultry house therefore needs to be designed around the cage rows and equipment route, not built first and fitted later.

Standard 50,000-Layer Project: Two 25,000-Bird H-Type Poultry Houses

For a 50,000-layer farm, the mature standard project is divided into two poultry houses, with each house carrying about 25,000 layers. This keeps the production units manageable, reduces the operating risk of putting the entire flock into one building, and makes feeding, ventilation, egg collection and manure handling easier to organize by house.

Project Item	House 1	House 2	Total Farm
Planned layers	Approx. 25,000	Approx. 25,000	50,000
Cage type	H-Type 4-tier	H-Type 4-tier	H-Type system
Birds per set	144	144	—
Cage sets	174	174	348
Installed positions	25,056	25,056	50,112
Feeding	Automatic	Automatic	Independent by house
Drinking	Automatic nipple	Automatic nipple	Independent by house
Manure removal	Manure belt system	Manure belt system	Independent discharge route
Egg collection	Automatic	Automatic	Centralized or separate egg room
Ventilation	Mechanical/environment controlled	Mechanical/environment controlled	Independent control per house

What Each 25,000-Layer House Includes

• H-Type 4-tier layer cage system
• Automatic feeding machine
• Feed silo and conveying system
• Nipple drinking lines with pressure regulation
• Manure belts on every tier
• Cross manure conveyor at the house end
• Automatic egg belts and front egg collection machine
• Ventilation fans, air inlets and cooling equipment according to house design
• Lighting system
• Environment control cabinet
• Backup power for ventilation, water and automatic equipment

The two-house structure also makes farm management clearer. Each house can run as an independent production unit with its own flock, feeding route, manure discharge and environmental control. Egg handling, feed storage, office, generator, water storage and manure storage can then be arranged in the shared service area between or beside the two poultry houses.

How the Poultry Houses and Support Area Work Together

A complete commercial layer farm also needs shared support facilities. The cage houses are only the main production buildings. Feed delivery, water storage, egg handling, manure removal, electrical control and vehicle access should be planned at farm level.

Farm Area	Function
Poultry house	Cages, feeding, drinking, manure removal, egg collection, lighting and ventilation
Feed area	Feed silo, delivery access and conveying equipment
Water area	Main tank, filtration, dosing and pressure control
Egg area	Collection, temporary storage, grading/packing if required
Manure area	House-end discharge, transfer route and outside storage/treatment
Power area	Main electrical cabinet and backup generator
Service road	Feed truck, egg transport, manure removal and maintenance access

Build the Poultry House Around the Production System

For a new farm, the building dimensions should be fixed after the cage and automation layout is confirmed. Cage row length, front equipment position, maintenance aisle, manure outlet, egg collection direction, feed silo, water tank, fan wall, cooling equipment and access roads should all appear on the project drawing before construction starts.