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BIG DUTCHMAN

- The feeding system’s height can be Characteristics of drive unit, corner, feed trough, and chain) is
adjusted → females cannot reach the still the basis for the standard components
males’ feed; FeMaleChain: in poultry feeding today.
- Space-saving chain loop;
- Easy retrofitting in existing houses; Feed pan MalePan
Another attractive feeding product is
- Simple feeding system on the manure pits; much younger, but has already convinced
- Standing and suspended version. many poultry managers: MalePan was
developed specifically for separate male
ReproMatic feeding around five years ago. A convey-
feeding system ing pipe with auger transports the feed
For both MaleChain and FeMaleChain, to the pans. The feed lines are raised until
the hens cannot reach them. The pans ar
feed is transported by the CHALLENGER corundum-coated; corundum being a very
transport chain: a classic Big Dutchman hard mineral that is used as an abrasive in
product for broiler breeder management. its powder form, among other applications.
The feed chain has proven its worth over The birds thus smooth their beaks while
many years as core part of the ReproMatic they eat.
feeding system, a pan feeding system de-
signed exclusively for breeders. This com- Feed pan MalePan
bination of chain and pan feeding system
serves poultry managers well, during both
rearing and hatching egg production.
Old and young
Two more interesting Big Dutchman
- The males stand next to each other products for broiler breeder management
during feeding → ideal for bird inspection; are not only efficient, but have another,
- The innovative system can be mounted unusual characteristic: their age difference
very flexibly → standing and suspended amounts to more than 70 years!
versions available; Feed chain CHAMPION
- The trough is open and accessible from About Big Dutchman
all sides → perfect conditions for thor- The most senior product of the Big
ough cleaning. Dutchman product range is the CHAMPION Big Dutchman designs and distributes
feed chain. The chain was invented by two feeding systems and housing equipment
MaleChain poultry managers who were searching for for modern poultry production. Our name
Male turns into FeMale ways to facilitate the time-intensive man- is a trademark for quality, rapid service and
ual feeding in 1938. With their invention, unsurpassed know-how. With our econom-
FeMaleChain, the repurposed MaleChain they not only laid the foundations of the ical and environmentally friendly solutions
feeding system, is a good option for breed- Big Dutchman history, but were moreo- all geared to future needs, we have estab-
er managers who want to increase the ver responsible for the dawn of a new era lished ourselves as market leader. We plan
number of eating places for hens in their in the poultry industry: the CHAMPION to make sure it remains that way and are
barn, which affects the hens’ constitution feed chain introduced automated feeding always at your disposal.
positively. to poultry houses. The concept (hopper,
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