Dead Chicken Removal System

Dead Chicken Removal System LIVESTOCK Poultry 30-3-20 Al Griffin hated hauling out dead chicken carcasses from his four large poultry buildings. That's why he came up with what he calls the "Chicken Traxxs" kit for carrying dead birds out on a rail. The rail kit fits any building length, suspended from specially-designed brackets every 5 ft. A wheeled trolley carries the carcasses. It's easy to use. "Just push the carcasses out of the building using the rail that the hoist and trolley are attached to," says Griffin. "There's no need to hand carry heavy buckets loaded with dead chickens that weigh anywhere from 5 1/2 to 9 lbs. I've also invented a specially-designed hook that goes with the system. It's used to pick up the dead birds and deposit them into buckets. It eliminates the need to bend." The system is designed to run around the perimeter of the barn. A switching device is used to transfer the cart to another rail that goes out the front door, where the birds can be unloaded. The cart holds up to seven large 5-gal. buckets full of dead birds. The cart can also be used to carry feed pans, waterers, or other equipment into buildings. "I came up with the idea because I have some health issues and can't physically carry dead birds out myself. Broiler-type poultry buildings often hold up to 30,000 birds. It can take hours to walk through the buildings and pick up the dead birds, and at 4 to 5 lbs. a bird, it gets awful heavy." The trolley wheels mount on sealed and lubricated ball bearings. "We've had 1,000 lbs. of people sitting in it, yet you can still push it with your thumb," he notes. Sells for $9,500 installed for a 500-ft. building. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Al Griffin, 2633 Redfearn Rd., Wadesboro, N.C. 28170 ph 704 694-5086; info@ chickentraxxs.com; www.chickentraxxs. com).

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