Brooding Cage System

Mila Poultry Brooder Cages are specifically designed for chicks aged 0–6 weeks, delivering a safe, hygienic, and efficient farming solution.

Available in two main series: A-Type (step-style) and H-Type (stacked-style), each tailored to the needs of farms of different scales. Through scientific structural design and high-quality material selection, they achieve dual improvements in healthy chick growth and breeding efficiency.

All products are ISO 9001 and CE certified, adopt hot‑dip galvanizing technology, and have a service life of 15–20 years—making them the preferred equipment for modern poultry farming.

Mila Poultry is steadfastly committed to providing end-to-end solutions for poultry farms worldwide. We aspire to become a trusted, distinguished partner and preferred supplier to farmers across the globe, consistently delivering enhanced wealth and sustained value to our clients.

Key Features

I. General Core Features (Common Advantages of Both Models)

1. Efficient Space Utilization

Vertical/stepped layout breaks the limitations of flat rearing, increasing the breeding capacity per unit area by 50%-200% compared with traditional flat rearing, and significantly reducing land occupation costs;

The total cage height and interlayer spacing are scientifically calculated to balance the chicks’ activity space and the convenience of manual operation, adapting to the spatial planning of farms of different scales.

2. Safe and Durable Materials

Core materials: Q235 low-carbon steel wire (A-Type) or military-grade galvanized steel plate (H-Type), both undergoing anti-corrosion treatments such as hot-dip galvanizing with a zinc coating thickness ≥275g/m². They feature high tensile and compression resistance, corrosion resistance, and a maximum service life of up to 20 years;

The mesh size of the cage bottom is precisely controlled at 12.5mm (A-Type) or adopts an adaptive design (H-Type) to prevent chicks from getting their claws stuck. The food-grade PVC feed trough ensures feeding safety.

3. Scientific Supporting Systems

Water Supply System: Equipped with nipple drinkers or dual-drinker design, with a stable water flow rate (70-90ml/minute) to ensure uniform water intake for each chick, reducing waste and pollution;

Environmental Adaptability: Can be paired with intelligent temperature control and ventilation systems to effectively reduce the accumulation of harmful gases such as ammonia, creating a constant-temperature and clean growth environment for chicks.

4. Convenient Epidemic Prevention and Cleaning

Rational manure disposal design: Manure from upper layers directly falls into the manure conveyor belt/manure pit (A-Type) or is fully automatically cleaned without residue (H-Type), avoiding cross-contamination;

The cage structure is simple with no hygiene dead ends, easy to rinse and clean, greatly reducing the risk of disease transmission.

II. Model-Specific Characteristics

▶ A-Type Step-Style Brooder Cage

Flexible Adaptability: No need for a full set of automatic equipment, supporting the optional configuration of semi-automatic/fully automatic systems. The initial investment is moderate, and the size can be flexibly customized (e.g., 380mm heightened version) according to the needs of small and medium-sized farms;

Efficient Management: 3-4 staggered stepped layers form natural air ducts to enhance ventilation. The cages are neatly arranged, facilitating the observation of chicks’ conditions, rapid flock separation, and epidemic prevention operations;

Outstanding Cost-Effectiveness: Balances breeding density and operating costs, with a single set capacity of 180-240 chicks. Suitable for phased brooding (60-120 days of age) and adaptive to flexible management modes.

▶ H-Type Stacked Brooder Cage

Extreme Intensification: 4-8 vertical stacked layers, with a breeding density of more than 1.5 times that of the A-Type under the same floor area. A single set has a capacity of 162-312 chicks, and an 86m×12.6m chicken house can accommodate 21,600 chicks, realizing large-scale breeding;

Fully Automatic Operation and Maintenance: Standard configuration includes traveling crane feeding, belt-type manure cleaning, and environmental monitoring systems. The feeding error is ≤±2%, manure is thoroughly cleaned without residue, and chicken manure can be converted into granular organic fertilizer, reducing labor input by 60%;

Precise Environmental Control: Closed design combined with intelligent temperature control, lighting, and ventilation systems reduces harmful gas concentration by 80%, improves chick uniformity by 15%-20%, and adapts to standardized and high-efficiency production modes.

Technical Specifications

A-Type Step-Style Brooder Cage

I. Core Features

Structural DesignAdopts A-shaped stepped layout with 3 to 4 staggered tiers. Manure from upper tiers directly falls onto the bottom manure conveyor belt or manure pit to avoid cross contamination. Standard single cage dimension: 1950×500×350mm; 380mm heightened version is customizable. The cage bottom mesh hole is 12.5mm to prevent chicks from getting their claws stuck.
Material & CraftsmanshipMade of Q235 low-carbon steel wire with hot-dip galvanizing treatment (zinc coating thickness ≥275g/m²). It features high tensile and compression resistance, excellent corrosion resistance and easy cleaning.
Supporting SystemsCompatible with semi-automatic and fully automatic feeding as well as nipple drinking systems. The feed trough is made of food-grade PVC. Water flow is stably maintained at 70-90ml per minute to ensure even feeding and drinking for chicks.
Space Utilization EfficiencyBreeding capacity per unit area is 50%-100% higher than flat rearing. A 3-tier cage set holds 180 chicks, and a 4-tier set can hold 240 chicks. The total cage height ranges from 1.9m to 2.32m, facilitating manual operation and epidemic prevention work.

II. Core Advantages

Excellent Ventilation: The stepped structure forms natural air ducts, reduces ammonia accumulation and lowers the risk of respiratory diseases.
Easy Management: Neatly arranged cages enable convenient chick condition observation, efficient flock separation and epidemic prevention operations.
Cost-Effective: No full-set automatic equipment is required with moderate initial investment, ideal for flexible adjustment in small and medium-sized farms.

III. Application Scenarios

Suitable for small and medium-sized poultry farms and professional brooding bases, especially for breeding modes emphasizing ventilation, hygiene and flexible management. Applicable for raising chicks until 60-120 days of age.

H-Type Stacked Brooder Cage

I. Core Features

Structural Design

Features H-shaped vertical stacked structure with 4 to 8 drawer-style tiers. Under the same floor area, its breeding density is over 1.5 times that of A-Type cages, with single-set capacity ranging from 162 to 312 chicks. Customizable cage size up to 800×600×450mm, with each chick occupying no less than 325cm² space to guarantee sufficient activity space.
Material & Craftsmanship

Adopts military-grade galvanized steel plates, passing 20,000 opening-closing fatigue tests. It has stable structure, superior anti-corrosion performance and a service life of over 20 years.
Automatic Configuration

Mandatorily matched with full-automatic systems including travelling crane feeding, belt-type manure removal and environmental monitoring. Feeding error is within ±2%; manure is thoroughly cleaned without residue, and chicken manure can be made into granular organic fertilizer via air-drying system. Equipped with dual drinkers and intelligent temperature control system to stabilize the internal cage environment.
Space Utilization EfficiencyMaximizes vertical space utilization. A chicken house of 86m×12.6m can hold 21,600 chicks, greatly cutting land occupation costs.

II. Core Advantages

High Intensification: High-density breeding without compromising chick comfort, improving flock uniformity by 15%-20%.
Low Labor Cost: Full-process automatic operations cut labor input by 60%, perfect for large-scale continuous breeding.
Controllable Environment: Closed design combined with ventilation and lighting systems reduces harmful gas concentration by 80% and greatly decreases disease incidence.

III. Application Scenarios

Designed for large-scale standardized poultry farms and modern breeding bases, ideal for high-efficiency and standardized breeding modes, and must be used with complete sets of automatic breeding equipment.

Automatic Watering and Feeding System

Mila Poulty Brooder Cage Automatic Feeding and Watering System is an intelligent solution tailored for intensive chick rearing, integrating three core objectives: precise nutrition supply, hygiene guarantee, and efficient operation, providing full-cycle growth support for 1-16 week-old chicks. The system is fully compatible with multi-tier brooder cage structures and features a modular design for flexible expansion, meeting the diverse needs of farms of all sizes.
The automatic feeding system adopts a traveling auger feeding mechanism, equipped with an STM32L051 low-power controller and Hall encoder, achieving precise feeding with a single feeding error ≤±3%. It supports customization of up to 8 feeding periods per day, with adjustable feeding volume ranging from 0 to 5kg per period. The unique anti-segregation trough design eliminates beam obstruction to maximize feeding width, while the feed “pusher” device minimizes waste—field tests show a feed loss reduction of over 5%. Integrated ultrasonic level sensors monitor hopper capacity in real-time, triggering audio-visual alarms and remote notifications when levels are low to ensure uninterrupted feeding.
The automatic watering system centers on 360° trigger-type nipple drinkers, constructed from food-grade stainless steel and UV-resistant PVC to prevent water contamination at the source. Square water pipes are equipped with high-pressure flushing devices and pressure regulators to maintain stable water flow during long-distance delivery, adapting to multi-layer cage layouts. The water line height can be flexibly adjusted via a galvanized pulley system, precisely matching the drinking needs of chicks at different growth stages. The closed design avoids cross-contamination, and the automatic flush function cleans pipelines regularly, reducing bacterial content in drinking water by over 60% and significantly lowering the incidence of intestinal diseases.
The entire system supports IoT remote monitoring, allowing real-time access to feeding records and equipment status via mobile APP or central control panel. It features self-diagnostic capabilities with a continuous trouble-free operation time of ≥30 days. Its corrosion-resistant structure and IP67 protection rating adapt to the humid and dusty farm environment. When linked with automatic manure cleaning systems, it reduces labor costs by 80%, improves chick uniformity to over 92%, and controls mortality within 3%, providing stable and efficient technical support for large-scale poultry farming.

Brooder House Winter Heating System

Mila Poultry Brooder House Winter Heating System is a dual-solution intelligent heating system designed for winter insulation in intensive chick rearing, including diesel hot air heater system and hot water boiler with heating pipe system. Among them, the hot water boiler with heating pipe system is the preferred configuration for cage rearing scenarios, which can accurately match the gradient temperature requirements of 32-24℃ for 1-6 week-old chicks, building a stable and warm environment for the healthy growth of chicks. The system fully meets the environmental control needs of large-scale breeding, achieving the organic unity of temperature uniformity, operational stability and energy economy through modular design and intelligent control technology.

The diesel hot air heater system adopts high-efficiency combustion and heat exchange technology, equipped with an atomized diesel burner and centrifugal fan, with a thermal efficiency of over 88%, complying with the secondary energy efficiency standard of GB24500-2020 “Energy Efficiency Limits and Energy Efficiency Grades for Industrial Boilers”. A single unit can output 2.5-60×10⁴Kcal of heat per hour, suitable for 500-10000㎡ brooder house space, and can raise the indoor temperature to the set value within 15 minutes after startup. The system is equipped with an intelligent thermostat with a temperature control accuracy of ±1℃, supporting preset temperature curves according to chick age to automatically adjust combustion power and air output frequency. Its portable design can be flexibly arranged in floor-reared brooder houses, and with the air circulation device, the indoor temperature difference is controlled within 2℃. It also has over-temperature protection, flameout protection and low oil level alarm functions to ensure continuous and safe operation.

The hot water boiler with heating pipe system (preferred for cage rearing) uses an atmospheric pressure hot water boiler as the core heat source, combined with a high-temperature resistant PE-RT (Polyethylene of Raised Temperature Resistance) heating pipe network. Through the dual layout of ground embedding and cage side installation, it achieves uniform coverage of thermal radiation for multi-layer cage structures. The PE-RT pipes feature excellent temperature resistance (long-term operating temperature ≤70℃, short-term heat resistance up to 95℃), fully adapting to the working conditions of hot water heating systems. With outstanding corrosion resistance and anti-aging performance, they can adapt to the humid farm environment without additional anti-corrosion coatings. The boiler has a thermal efficiency of ≥90%, reaching the first-class energy efficiency standard, and uses an intelligent circulating water pump to drive hot water circulation. With a precise flow control valve, the temperature difference in each cage layer area is ≤0.5℃, perfectly solving the industry pain point of uneven temperature between upper and lower layers in cage rearing. The closed pipeline design avoids dust and dry air, maintaining the indoor relative humidity at 55%-65%, which reduces the incidence of respiratory diseases. The system supports multi-stage temperature zoning control, allowing independent temperature adjustment for different cage areas. It can realize remote startup/shutdown, temperature setting and operation status monitoring through the IoT module, and is equipped with water shortage protection, overpressure protection and automatic descaling functions, with a mean time between failures (MTBF) of ≥60 days.

The entire system can intelligently link with the brooder house ventilation system to achieve air microcirculation under the premise of stable temperature, avoiding the accumulation of harmful gases. The diesel hot air heater system is suitable for floor rearing, small and medium-sized brooder houses or temporary supplementary heating scenarios, with the advantages of quick installation and flexible movement. The hot water boiler with heating pipe system, with its characteristics of precise temperature control, environmental friendliness and adaptation to multi-layer cages, is an ideal choice for large-scale cage rearing farms. It can increase chick survival rate by 5%-8% and optimize feed conversion rate by more than 3%, providing long-term and stable temperature guarantee for winter brooding.

Case Study

With over a decade of experience in poultry farming equipment, Mila Poultry products are widely used across China and have successfully entered the global market. Our automated poultry farming equipment is exported to Southeast Asia, West Asia, East Africa, Southern Africa and other regions. We adhere to superior product quality and reliable after-sales service, help global clients reduce breeding costs, boost production efficiency and simplify daily management. We focus on creating tangible value for partners and achieve win-win cooperation worldwide.

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Nepal Fully Automated Poultry Farm

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Hatching & Brooding Farm, Sichuan

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Comprehensive Turnkey Solution for Poultry Farming

Covering the entire breeding cycle from brooding to slaughter/laying, empowering large-scale poultry farming with intelligence, standardization, and high efficiency.It breaks down data silos across all breeding links to achieve “precision feeding, intelligent management, environmental friendliness, and high-efficiency output”, helping farms reduce labor costs by 30%+ and improve breeding benefits by 20%+.

Intelligent Feeding System – Precise Feeding, Cost & Labor Saving
Automated Egg/Bird Collection System – Efficient & Low-Damage, Output Guaranteed
Intelligent Environmental Control System – Constant Temperature & Humidity, Healthy Habitat
Green Manure Treatment System – Waste-to-Treasure, Environmental Compliance
Full-Process Intelligent Monitoring System – Data-Driven, Precise Management

Key Advantages of the Solution

End-to-End Coverage: Covers the entire cycle from brooding to slaughter/laying, providing a one-stop solution for all breeding needs without requiring additional third-party equipment.
High Intelligence Level: Over 80% of processes operate automatically, reducing manual intervention and human errors.
Environmental Friendliness: Resource recycling of manure, energy saving and emission reduction through environmental regulation, meeting modern breeding environmental requirements.
Customizable Adaptability: Flexible configuration adjustable according to farm scale (10,000-bird/100,000-bird class) and breeding varieties (layers/broilers/other poultry).
Long-Term Stability: Core equipment made of hot-dip galvanized and food-grade materials, featuring corrosion resistance and durability, with failure rate ≤5% and service life ≥10 years.

Why Choose Mila Poultry Farming Equipment

Industry Expertise, Reliable Quality Forged by Experience
With years of in-depth experience in poultry farming equipment manufacturing, Mila accurately grasps the core demands and pain points of large-scale breeding. Adopting high-quality raw materials such as highly corrosion-resistant steel, integrating advanced production technologies including CNC welding and hot-dip galvanized anticorrosion, each equipment undergoes multiple factory tests like no-load testing and simulated environment trials. It features corrosion resistance, aging resistance and long service life, stably adapting to complex poultry house environments such as high humidity and high ammonia, with quality proven by long-term practical operation.
Full-Chain Products, Adapting to Entire Breeding Process
Our products cover the entire breeding chain including brooding, feeding, drinking, intelligent climate control, automatic manure removal and egg collection. We offer customized solutions for full-farm supporting or single-machine upgrading, meeting the diverse needs of farms of different scales and realizing seamless automated connection of the breeding process.
Whole-Process Escort, One-Stop Intimate Service
We provide one-stop full-process service: free pre-sales site survey, planning, scheme customization and investment calculation; professional in-sales installation, commissioning and one-on-one operation training; 24-hour after-sales technical support, remote diagnosis and fast spare parts supply, with warranty on core components, ensuring worry-free breeding.
Cost Reduction & Efficiency Improvement, Boost Core Economic Benefits
The highly automated equipment significantly saves labor, feed, water and electricity costs. Meanwhile, it optimizes the breeding environment, reduces poultry mortality and egg breakage rate, and improves production capacity and product quality. By making efforts in both cost control and revenue enhancement, it effectively boosts the overall economic benefits of farmers.