Tyson Foods, Inc.
Portable basket colony for growing and transport and method of use

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Abstract:

A colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from DOC through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, hanging system and cleaning system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing.

Status:
Grant
Type:

Utility

Filling date:

16 Aug 2018

Issue date:

19 Jul 2022