Layer Poultry Farm Package · Sourced From China
Cages alone don't make eggs. Ventilation, water, feed milling and standby power do — and on the same land, moving from floor rearing to tiered cages lets you keep 3–4× more birds. We source the whole layer house — cages to generator — and consolidate it into one container, CIF to your port.
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Why Cages Alone Don't Lay Eggs
Hens lay when they're cool, watered, lit and fed a steady ration — and stop when any one of those fails. In a hot climate, under-sized ventilation means heat stress and a drop in lay every afternoon. Too few drinker nipples means competition and stress. No feed mill means you buy compound feed at retail — and feed is around 70% of the cost of running a layer flock. The cages are the cheap, visible part; the systems around them decide whether the birds pay.
So we don't quote you a stack of cages. We size the whole house — cages, climate, water, feeding, egg handling, feed milling and power — to your flock and your weather. Find your flock size in the reference below and you'll see what the operation actually needs.
Size The System To The Flock
Find your flock size on the left. The middle columns are the capacity each system has to hit. The right column is what happens when a layer house is under-built for its birds. These are reference configurations — we size the exact spec to your site.
| Flock size | Cages & climate | Water & feed | Egg handling & power | If it's under-built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500–1,000 birds · starter | A-type 3-tier cages, ridge vent + a few fans, evaporative pads | Nipple drinker lines, small feed mill, manual/trolley feeding | Hand egg collection, small standby generator | Heat stress; feed bought at retail |
| 2,000–5,000 birds · commercial | A-type 3–4 tier cages, tunnel ventilation + cooling pad wall | Full nipple lines + filtration, feed pellet + grinder/mixer line | Egg belt or trolley, manure scraper, generator sized to fans | Lay drops in heat; labour-heavy feeding |
| 5,000–10,000 birds · scaling | H-type 4-tier stacked cages, engineered tunnel & cooling | Automatic feed line + silo, dosing & water treatment | Auto egg belt, belt manure removal, egg grader, larger genset | Disease risk; ration inconsistency |
| 10,000+ birds · multi-house | Multiple H-type houses, full environmental control | Bulk feed milling line, bulk silos, treated water | Central egg grading/packing, mechanised manure, redundant power | Bottlenecks compound across every house |
We size fans, drinker nipples, feed-mill capacity and generator kVA to your flock and local temperature — not a one-size stack of cages.
Tell us your flock size — we'll size itCage & House Dimensions
Commercial poultry farming starts with two questions, and neither of them is price: how big is one cage, and how much building do I have to put up. Here are the planning numbers, so you can reserve land and budget before anyone quotes you.
The number that actually matters
A-type vs H-type, in metres
| Flock | System | Rows × tiers | Cage line length | House to reserve | Nipple drinkers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 birds | A-type 3-tier | 2 rows × 3 tiers | about 17 m per row | roughly 22 m long × 8 m span | about 110 |
| 5,000 birds | H-type 4-tier | 3 rows × 4 tiers | about 42 m per row | roughly 50 m long × 10 m span | about 560 |
| 10,000 birds | H-type 4-tier | 4 rows × 4 tiers, or two 5,000-bird houses | about 63 m per row | roughly 70 m long × 12 m span | about 1,100 |
What your builder needs
Sizing the air, not just the cages
Feed and water spacing
Before you pay a cage factory
The three most quotes leave out
We check these six against the factory drawing before the quote reaches you, and again at inspection before the container loads.
Tell us your flock size — we'll size the houseKnow your flock size? We'll size every system to it.
Get A Sized ConfigurationSeven Systems, One Container
A layer farm is seven systems that have to work together. We source them from specialist Chinese factories, match them to each other, and consolidate them into one container.
A-type or H-type layer cages — what most buyers call battery cages — sized to your flock, tiered so the same floor holds three to four times the birds.
Tunnel fans, evaporative cooling pads, thermostats and LED lighting — light and heat both drive lay rate.
Nipple drinker lines with pressure regulators, filters, a doser and a tank — clean water is the first line of disease control.
Feed line and silo, plus a grinder–mixer–pellet mill so you make feed from local grain instead of buying it retail.
Egg collection belt, egg grading/washing line, and a belt or scraper manure system to keep the house clean and dry.
A standby diesel generator and voltage stabiliser so a grid cut doesn't stop the fans, plus brooders and an optional incubator to raise your own chicks.
What One Container Would Hold
A layer farm isn't a rack of cages — it's two dozen categories that have to arrive together and work together. Skip the feed mill and you buy feed at retail; skip the generator and the fans stop; skip the spare nipples and a small part idles the flock. This is a reference configuration for a commercial layer house — cages to generator, sourced to your flock size and consolidated onto one invoice.
The birds' housing
Climate
Water & hygiene
The feed chain
Eggs & manure
Power & the forgotten parts
Tell us your flock size and climate — we come back with the itemised configuration sized to your farm.
New To Sourcing A Poultry Farm?
Most of our farm clients started with the crop or cattle side — a whole operation in one container, inspected before the balance, shipped CIF to their own port. The layer house works the same way: you tell us the flock size, the climate and how automated you want it; we source the cages, climate, water, feed and power from specialist factories, match them, and ship one consolidated container.
We source from leading Chinese poultry-equipment makers — the kind that already export layer systems across Africa. We're the sourcing and consolidation partner: we verify the build, put it in one box, and get it to your port on one invoice.
Three Things & We Size It
With these three we size every system and build the configuration for your container. No under-built house, no missing part at the dock.
Your flock
How many birds, and layers, broilers or breeders. Sets cage type and every capacity.
Your climate & power
How hot it gets and how stable your grid is. Decides ventilation, cooling and generator sizing.
How automated
Manual, semi-auto or full-auto? Decides feeding, egg collection and manure systems.
Where The Margin Is Made
Feed is around 70% of what it costs to run a layer flock, and buying compound feed at retail is where most small farms lose their margin. That's why the feed-milling chain matters as much as the cages: a grinder and mixer let you blend a ration from local maize and soya, and a pellet mill turns it into dense, storable feed at a fraction of the retail price.
We build that whole chain into the configuration — grinder, mixer, pellet mill and silo sized to your flock — so you control the biggest cost in the business from day one.
The feed line is sized with the cages — quoted as one working farm.
Get A Sized ConfigurationOne Container, One Price
Cages bought alone look cheap until you add fans, drinkers, feed machines, generator and freight one purchase at a time — from factories that never talk to each other. We source every system, consolidate it into one container, and quote it CIF to your port — one invoice, one shipment, one arrival. Nothing critical missing when it lands.
We inspect the build before the deposit and prepare the export and customs documents so it clears at your destination without a hold.
What one container typically carries
A 5,000–10,000-bird layer fit-out is typically built for around one 40ft load; larger flocks split across containers. Exact scope and price depend on flock size, automation and climate — we come back with a figure for your farm.
Get my sized configurationInspection, Documents & Customs
Before the balance is paid we inspect the cages, the fans and pumps, the feed machines and the generator — and photograph the load. We prepare the full export pack: commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and the machinery documents your customs needs, with the conformity marks required in your market where they apply. We also confirm voltage and frequency for your grid, since Chinese equipment ships 380V/50Hz by default.
Serving buyers across Africa, Central Asia, South America and the Gulf — the framework is the same wherever your port is.
Getting The House To Your Site
A layer house leaves China as one consolidated load — cages, fans, pads, drinker lines, feed line, egg handling and the generator on the same booking, so nothing waits at the port for a missing crate. Below is the port each destination normally clears through. Sea transit is the typical market range for the ocean leg only; we confirm the real schedule on the actual booking.
| Destination | Clears through | Typical sea leg | Inland after the port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Mombasa | ~28–35 days | Road or SGR to Nairobi and upcountry |
| Uganda | Mombasa (transit) | ~28–35 days + inland | Northern Corridor road haul to Kampala |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | ~28–35 days | Road to Arusha, Dodoma, Mwanza |
| Zambia | Dar es Salaam (transit) | ~28–35 days + inland | TAZARA / road haul to Lusaka and the Copperbelt |
| Ethiopia | Djibouti (transit) | ~25–32 days + inland | Corridor road or rail to Addis Ababa |
| Ghana | Tema | ~32–42 days | Road to Kumasi, Tamale and the north |
| Nigeria | Lagos (Apapa / Tin Can) | ~32–42 days | Road haul inland |
| Mozambique | Beira or Maputo | ~30–38 days | Road to the interior and Malawi transit |
Not on the list? We ship a poultry house anywhere with a workable port and customs route — tell us the destination and we quote CIF to it.
Straight Answers
Three things: your flock size and type (layers, broilers or breeders), your climate and how stable your grid is, and how automated you want it. From those we size the cages, ventilation, water, feed mill, egg handling and generator, and build the configuration to ship CIF to your port.
Yes — feed is around 70% of running cost, so the feed chain is core to the package: grain grinder, mixer, pellet mill and a galvanised feed silo. Making feed from local grain instead of buying compound feed at retail is where a layer farm protects its margin.
“Battery cage”, “layer cage”, “layers cage”, “chicken cage” and “A-type / H-type tiered cage” all mean the same thing — a tiered cage system for laying hens. A-type (stepped 3–4 tiers) is easier to observe and hand-collect from, and works well up to a few thousand birds and where the grid is unstable. H-type (stacked 4 tiers) packs more birds per square metre and pairs with automatic feeding, egg belts and manure belts for 5,000+ birds. We recommend the type based on your flock size, labour and power.
Priced one set at a time from a local dealer, layers cages in Kenya carry retail margin on top of someone else’s import cost — and the cage is only part of a working house. Bought container-direct from the factory, the same chicken cages are priced at ex-works level, and what you actually pay per bird place is set by tier count (A-type 3–4 tiers vs H-type 4+), how much automation rides on the cage line (feed trolleys, egg belts, manure belts) and sea freight to Mombasa. That is why we quote the whole house as cost per bird place, cages included, CIF your port — send your flock size through the form and you get a line-by-line configuration to weigh against any local quote.
We size tunnel ventilation and evaporative cooling to your local temperature, and match a standby diesel generator plus a voltage stabiliser to the fans and pumps — so a grid cut doesn't turn into heat stress and dead birds. We confirm your voltage and frequency before shipping, since Chinese equipment is 380V/50Hz by default.
Yes. We consolidate the cages, climate, water, feed and power systems from multiple factories into one container, inspect the load before the balance, and quote CIF to your destination port — one invoice, one shipment. A 5,000–10,000-bird farm is typically around one 40ft load; larger flocks split across containers.
Yes — an incubator machine for hatching eggs: commercial setters and hatchers from roughly 1,000 eggs per setting upwards, supplied as part of a layer or breeder house. We do not source 50-, 100- or 500-egg hobby units: the freight and inspection cost more than the machine, and a farm that size is not what this service is built for. If you are hatching your own replacement pullets rather than buying point-of-lay birds, tell us your weekly chick target and we size the setter, hatcher and brooding side with the house.
None of the three, and that is the point. We are your buying side in China: we shortlist the poultry equipment manufacturers, check the factory in person, hold the specification, consolidate every supplier into one container and quote you CIF. You are not stuck with one factory’s catalogue, and you are not chasing six sellers yourself. The shed itself is built locally — we do not send a construction crew. What we do send is the equipment list, layout drawings and the spacing your builder needs, so your local poultry house contractors can put the structure up and our kit drops straight into it.
Not a fixed one, and any supplier who hands you a standing price list is quoting you a catalogue rather than your farm. Galvanised cage steel, motors and freight all move; a 3-tier A-type for 2,000 birds and an H-type for 10,000 are not the same money per bird. What you get instead is a quoted bill of materials against your flock size, your climate and your grid — every line item priced, so you can see what the cages cost, what the ventilation costs, and what the generator costs. Tell us the flock size and we quote within a few days.
The package on this page is built around a cage system, because that is what puts the most birds under one roof and keeps feed and eggs under control. If you run deep litter, we source the same house around a different core — pan feeders, bell or nipple drinkers, nest boxes, litter handling — and the ventilation, feed milling, egg handling and power sides barely change. Free range needs the least equipment and the most land: mainly night housing, feeders, drinkers and fencing. Tell us which system you are running and we quote that one, not the one that suits us.
Size Your Layer Farm
Tell us your flock size, your climate and how automated you want it. We come back with the sized configuration — cages to generator — and a CIF price to your port, usually within one business day.
Every system sized to your flock and climate before deposit
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