CABI Moov: the autonomous mobile chicken coop

The CABI Moov is a movable chicken coop dedicated to laying hen rearing, with the aim of reducing the time spent while increasing the farmer’s comfort and respecting animal welfare. The coop also improves pasture conditions so that the birds can be moved around regularly. This dynamic grazing system has several advantages, including better soil regeneration, preventing disease and a ready supply of fresh plants.

This portable chicken coop is equipped with solar panels to guarantee an autonomous power supply, as well as a water pump and a rainwater recovery system for the responsible use of water resources. It also has a 10-day supply of water and food. It has a robust structure and is easy to move, thanks to its reinforced frame and large wheels. Like the CABI AIR, this chicken coop is mobile. It can be installed on any type of terrain, instantly providing an ideal environment for hens and other poultry. With capacity for up to 250 hens, CABI’s mobile, self-contained professional chicken coop is the ideal solution for breeders who want to offer their animals optimum rearing conditions, while benefiting from flexibility and total autonomy.

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The autonomous mobile chicken coop dimensions

Model 1

Width: 2m50

Length: 4m30

Height: 3m10

Model 2

Width: 3m00

Length: 6m30

Height: 3m10

A fully equipped professional mobile chicken coop

Fully galvanised steel collective laying area with laying mat
Removable galvanised perches for cleaning
Large-capacity linear feeders for 10-day autonomy
Large water collection tank with float for 10-day autonomy
Insulated external collection hatches
Automatic and programmable mechanism for opening exit hatches

The CABI plus advantages

Disease prevention

A fully equipped professional mobile chicken coop

Collective laying area

fully galvanised steel with laying mat

Galvanised perches

removable for cleaning

Large-capacity linear feeders

for 10-day autonomy

Large water collection tank

with float for 10-day autonomy

Insulated external collection hatches

Automatic and programmable mechanism

for opening exit hatches

Additional equipment for CABI Origin

CABI ARS

Non

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

How much income can a mobile poultry house generate?

Having a mobile poultry house is a way of diversifying your farm’s activity and making your income is more resilient to market fluctuations. It allows you to make the most of farmland that isn’t always suitable for growing crops and isn’t always accessible. Working time is put to good use. It is estimated that setting up a farm with 250 free-range laying hens generates roughly and working time of 1 to 1.5 hours a day, or 7 to 10 hours a week on average.

What are dynamic rotational grazing practices?

The ease with which mobile hen houses can be moved around and their compactness means that they can be used for rotational grazing and increase the added value for a given area of farmland. A professional mobile poultry house can be integrated into orchards, in rotation with market gardening or alongside cattle or sheep pastures.

This practice of integrating poultry into crops is not new. It was used by settlers in the United States in tobacco fields, where the turkeys ate the yellow and grey worms that were so destructive to the plant, or by geese (Cotton Patch breed) to weed cotton or asparagus fields.

The use of mobile chicken houses has a positive impact on the environment. By being able to move the poultry coop to any type of field, even a narrow one, you can benefit from the positive effects of the hens working to weed and feed on insects, while at the same time maintaining soil cover thanks to regular rotations.

How can eggs from self-contained mobile henhouses be better marketed?

There are two major arguments for making the most of your eggs in direct sales or short distribution chains.

Firstly, the quality of the eggs. The vitamin D content of eggs is higher than eggs from hens that have little or no access to open-air runs. This has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Reading. They found that hens with access to regular outdoor runs produced yolks containing significantly more “sunshine vitamin”.

The hens with the most freedom are the ones that produce eggs with high levels of a specific vitamin D form (25-hydroxy D3). This particular vitamin is particularly good for human health.

The other argument is that the rearing conditions are the best possible in terms of both animal welfare and respect for the environment.