Automated comfort for free-range hens

A new control system from Siemens is providing free-range hens with more comfort and also reducing their risk of infection. The system automatically controls the daily routine - e.g. feeding, lighting changes, and chicken release onto pastures - in transportable chicken coops. These coops are driven to new locations every week, which lowers the risk of infection for the animals. The "chicken mobiles" built by Stallbau Iris Weiland e.K. can house between 200 and 1,200 chickens. The energy needed to operate the trailers' equipment is generated by roof-mounted solar panels fitted with rechargeable gel batteries.

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