Customized 17,280-Layer Poultry Farm Solution for Senegal

From a 15,000-Layer Target to an Executable Farm Plan

A commercial layer farm does not begin with selecting a cage model in isolation. It begins by matching the target bird capacity, existing poultry house dimensions, equipment layout, automation requirements, and installation conditions.

For this Senegal project, the customer planned a farm for approximately 15,000 laying hens. Two 12 m × 40 m chicken houses were already under construction, but the final cage configuration had not yet been determined.

After reviewing the available building space and production requirements, Livi Machinery developed a combined A-type and D-type layer cage solution. The final configuration included 72 sets of A-type cages, 72 sets of D-type cages, 4 automatic feeding machines, 2 manual feeding machines, and related auxiliary equipment.

Following layout optimization, the two-house farm reached a designed capacity of 17,280 layers.

Project Definition

This project demonstrates how an uncertain equipment plan can be converted into a practical layer poultry farm solution through layout calculation, cage configuration, equipment matching, technical coordination, and installation support.

What Problems Needed to Be Resolved?

The customer had a clear production objective, but several technical decisions remained open before the farm equipment could be finalized.

• Cage selection: The suitable cage configuration for the two houses had not yet been confirmed.
• Space utilization: Cage rows, aisles, feeding equipment, operating areas, and auxiliary systems had to fit within two fixed 12 m × 40 m buildings.
• Equipment coordination: Housing, feeding, drinking, manure management, egg handling, and inspection routes needed to function as one operating system.
• Overseas execution: Dimensions, reserved positions, specifications, and equipment interfaces had to be coordinated before delivery and installation in Senegal.

The customer's actual question was therefore not simply, “Which layer cage should I buy?” It was: “How can two existing 12 m × 40 m houses be configured into a practical commercial layer farm?”

Why Layout Planning Matters Before Cage Selection

When a chicken house is already built or under construction, equipment planning directly affects building utilization, installation coordination, and daily farm management.

1. Fit within the available width: Cages must be arranged together with operating aisles and supporting equipment, not measured as standalone units.
2. Use the building capacity effectively: A coordinated row arrangement can improve the use of existing land, buildings, equipment, and labor resources.
3. Reduce construction rework: Feeding lines, power supply, equipment foundations, and other reserved positions should be considered before manufacturing and installation.
4. Support daily operations: Workers need practical access for bird inspection, feeding management, cleaning, maintenance, and movement through the poultry house.

For this reason, the Senegal project required an integrated layer chicken cage system and house layout rather than a simple calculation of how many cage sets could physically enter the buildings.

Final A-Type + D-Type Cage Configuration

Technical note: The available Livi catalogue provides detailed specifications for A-type and H-type cage systems, but does not provide readable D-type cage specifications. The D-type designation and quantities above are based on the Senegal project information and are not supplemented with unsupported technical parameters.

How Was the Capacity Optimized?

The customer's original target was approximately 15,000 laying hens. After the cage layout and equipment arrangement were optimized, the designed capacity reached 17,280 layers.

The purpose of optimization was not to maximize bird numbers without considering operating conditions. A practical commercial egg production solution must also account for cage specifications, working space, feeding and drinking systems, manure management, ventilation, and applicable local requirements.

Why Combine A-Type and D-Type Cages?

For this project, the combined configuration was selected to match the available houses and production requirements. The decision was based on the farm layout rather than the assumption that every commercial layer house should use one identical cage model.

Livi Machinery's A-type layer cage solution can be integrated with automatic feeding, drinking, egg collection, manure removal, and environmental control equipment. For the D-type cages used in this Senegal project, sufficient readable catalogue information was not available to support a model-by-model technical comparison.

The appropriate principle for similar projects is to evaluate cage selection according to:

• Target number of layers
• Poultry house length and width
• Available aisles and equipment space
• Required automation level
• Daily operation, inspection, and maintenance requirements

Feeding and Supporting Equipment

Cages determine where birds are housed, while feeding equipment supports consistent daily feed distribution and farm labor management.

Automation should be configured according to farm scale, labor conditions, electricity availability, investment planning, and management requirements. A project does not necessarily need to automate every process at the same time; priority should be given to operations where automation can improve labor efficiency and consistency.

Project Implementation Logic

Livi Machinery translated the customer's requirements into an executable farm plan through a coordinated sequence:

1. Confirm the target capacity: Establish the initial requirement of approximately 15,000 layers.
2. Verify the existing houses: Use the two 12 m × 40 m buildings as fixed layout inputs.
3. Develop the cage layout: Arrange 72 A-type cage sets and 72 D-type cage sets within the available space.
4. Recalculate the capacity: Confirm the optimized designed capacity of 17,280 layers.
5. Match feeding equipment: Integrate 4 automatic feeding machines, 2 manual feeding machines, and related equipment.
6. Coordinate technical details: Confirm specifications, interfaces, reserved positions, packaging, and shipment requirements before production.
7. Support installation and commissioning: Connect the equipment plan with on-site implementation and commissioning requirements.

Results of the Senegal Layer Farm Solution

The project value was not limited to the number of cage sets supplied. It connected the customer's production target, building dimensions, cage configuration, feeding equipment, and overseas implementation requirements into one coordinated farm plan.

Information Required for a Similar Layer Farm Design

Before finalizing an A type poultry farm cage or another layer cage system, the following project information should be evaluated together:

Key Lesson from the Senegal Project

The central lesson is clear: design the poultry farm around real project conditions instead of selecting cages in isolation.

In this case, two 12 m × 40 m houses were already under construction. The solution therefore had to address the target capacity, cage configuration, available building space, feeding equipment, operating requirements, and installation coordination at the same time.

Through this integrated approach, Livi Machinery developed a defined 17,280-layer poultry farm solution in Senegal using 72 A-type cage sets, 72 D-type cage sets, feeding equipment, and related auxiliary systems.

Define capacity → verify house dimensions → calculate cage layout → configure supporting equipment → confirm technical interfaces → manufacture → install → commission.