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Poultry housing

A place to thrive

Create a home that prioritizes high nest acceptance, is a crucial factor for successful breeding. The environment needs to provide ample space for mating and the nest needs to be inviting for the hen to lay her egg safely.

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Benefits for both animal and farmer

Increase animal welfare with the right bird management, reducing cost and increasing profitability.

Proven preference for wooden nest for broiler breeders

When given a relative choice test, broiler breeder hens show a strong preference for wooden nests. This is evidenced by a higher proportion of eggs laid in these nests and more settled nesting behavior. It’s not just a preference observed by hens or farmers; scientific research has confirmed this finding.

Optimising nest design for broiler breeders has benefits for both the animals and the producers. The welfare of the hens will increase by providing preferred housing, while also reducing eggs laid outside the nests. These floor eggs cause economic losses by compromising automatic egg collection and reduced saleability and hatchability. 

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Freek Leijten

Product Manager

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Housing system

A wooden home

The Van Gent Nest is world's number one community nest designed for modern broiler breeders. It has a high nest acceptance and is proven in the market - it's famous for efficient breeder operational management. 

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Story from the field
Ambitious young poultry farmer opts for the Van Gent Nest
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Feeding system

Every chicken needs to eat

As every bird needs to eat in order to produce the best eggs, a feeding system tailored to any bird type is essential. Equally distributing feed is crucial for maintaining uniform flocks and minimizing feed spillage. Additionally, broiler breeders require space for mating, making a winching system an excellent option for the poultry house. 

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Slats

Take care of the legs

A safe and comfortable place for resting and an attractive route for the hen to walk to her nest; a must for every broiler breeder house. While having a solution for raisable set-up, ensuring clean feet before the hens enter the nest is very important.

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Many applications for all kinds of poultry
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Stories from the field

The best insights into how our breeder broiler poultry housing works come from the farmers who use them daily.

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Invest as much as possible in as few floor eggs as possible

De Haas breeding farm expands with a brand new house, equipped with Van Gent Nest.

'The van Gent Nest is a solid nest which the chicken is happy to be in. Sturdy, robust and easy to build. We invest as much as possible in as few floor eggs as possible. With the van Gent nest, floor eggs are minimised, which was of vital importance for us'

Cees de Haas

Broiler breeder farm