Planning Egg Conveyor Routes Between Poultry Houses

An egg conveyor between poultry houses is a site route as well as a machine. It has to connect different discharge points, cross the space between buildings and arrive at the collection destination with adequate service access. Planning that route early helps avoid awkward changes after cage and building positions have been fixed.

Map every origin and destination

Mark the collection outlet from each house and the receiving point in the egg room. Record their elevations as well as plan positions. Identify roads, doors, columns and other equipment along the possible route. A line drawn between buildings does not show whether the conveyor conflicts with an opening or working passage.

Give each transfer point an identifier. The drawing can then refer to a specific connection when heights or direction change. This is particularly useful where several houses connect at different stages of a project.

Automated Egg Conveying System from the Famou Machinery equipment range.

Review direction and height changes

Ask the conveyor supplier to confirm the permitted arrangement for the proposed equipment. Do not assume any corner or elevation change can be accommodated by adding a generic bend. The transition details, supports and access requirements should be included in the design.

Where the route passes outside a building, describe the exposure and the proposed protection. Include any structural support or enclosure that falls outside the conveyor supplier's scope. Agree who designs and supplies those parts before procurement is divided among contractors.

Coordinate simultaneous operation

Explain which houses may feed the conveyor at the same time and the intended collection sequence. Request the capacity and control basis for that pattern. A route serving several houses should not be evaluated as several independent single-house connections if they share a downstream section.

Identify how the system detects an unavailable receiving section and how the operator sees the condition. The control interface between house collection equipment and the site conveyor needs a named owner.

Keep maintenance space in the site plan

• Access to drives and identified transfer points.
• Clear routes for removing replacement components.
• Safe access arrangements at elevated sections.
• Separation from doors and working passages.
• Locations of controls and isolation points.

Before approving the route, walk it on site with the drawing. Photographs at each proposed support and transfer location can reveal conflicts that are difficult to see in a simplified plan. The final route should describe an installable and serviceable system, not merely the shortest distance between the chicken houses and the egg room.

Related equipment: Automated Egg Conveying System.