摘要 |
The invention relates to a poultry cage, comprising: a cage floor (10), preferably composed of a grid structure, end (11, 13) and side walls (12, 14), which extend upward starting from the cage floor and delimit an animal residence area on all sides, an introduction device (50) for litter material (51), which is arranged above the cage floor and from which litter material can be discharged from at least one exit opening, wherein at least one section of the introduction device is arranged between the side walls, a litter plate (60, 160), which is connected to the cage floor and has an upwardly facing floor standing area, having a section (66) situated below the at least one exit opening, and fastening means for fastening the litter plate to the cage floor. According to the invention, the floor standing area has at least one abrasively acting surface section (62), the roughness of which is used to shorten the claws of the poultry moving thereon and to blunt the beaks of the poultry pecking thereon. |