Conversion from traditional cage systems to AVECH

USA: Enriched colony systems part of Konos‘ expansion

The second fully enriched colony house on a U.S. egg farm was part of a four house expansion for this Michigan egg producer. Konos expanded by around 700,000 layers with the addition of four poultry houses: three are equipped with enrichable and one with enriched colony systems. The Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” The thousand-mile journey for the U.S. egg industry may be the conversion from traditional cage systems to enriched colony systems (…)

Conversion from traditional cage systems to enriched colony systems: Please click here to read the full story on Konos’ four house expansion.

The first step was actually taken by the company JS West with the placement of a flock in the company’s enriched colony systems in July 2010. Please click here for details on a pioneering project.

AVECH-enriched colony system in the news – please click here.

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