Patent ID: 6830011
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A method of raising hatchlings comprising:laying a strip of a sheet material over the floor of a barn for containing the hatchlings; providing a layer of feed on the strip for eating by the hatchlings; placing the hatchlings on the strip; and, after the hatchlings have grown sufficiently to move from the strip, providing a vehicle having ground wheels for movement over the floor; moving the vehicle to follow a path of the strip of sheet material laid over the floor; providing a support on the vehicle for receiving a roll of the sheet material such that the sheet material can be wound into the roll from the floor as the vehicle is moved across the floor; driving rotation of the support on the vehicle for winding the strip onto the roll at a rate related to the rate of movement of the vehicle to wind up the strip as the vehicle moves along the strip; and removing the wound roll from the support for disposal.