High rise housing. Conventional housing with gutters. Conventional housing with manure belts. High Rise Housing provides long-term storage for dry manure in the storey below the birds. No mechanical equipment is needed to transfer manure to storage unless cable dropping board scrapers are used.
Manure is air-dried in storage.
This usually requires fans in the storage to circulate the air over the manure. As the manure is dried it cones up, increasing the surface area and the drying effect. Since it is very important that the manure dries and the cones form, water leaks must be continuously monitored and a fly control program must be followed. To prevent ground water seepage, the storage should be completely above the original grade, and the footings protected by fill. A concrete floor is required.