Portable basket colony for growing and transport and method of use

摘要

A colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from DOC through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, hanging system and cleaning system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing. The system and method further includes the use of a modular colony basket for interchangeable use with the described system.

主权项

1. A module for forming a floor of a structure, the module comprising:
a plurality of edges extending horizontally and said plurality of edges are attached end-to-end; a flexible mesh extending horizontally between the plurality of edges; a plurality of hinge elements extending perpendicularly from the plurality of edges, where each of the plurality of hinge elements comprises a hinge opening for receiving a beam there through, and where each hinge opening of each of the plurality of hinge elements is aligned horizontally and aligned vertically with respect to at least one other hinge opening of the plurality of hinge elements; and a ramp in a corner formed by an intersection of two edges, wherein the ramp is positioned to channel debris toward the mesh.