Automated Control of Chicken Environment and Egg Production

Abstract

This paper will discuss the design of a Fully-Automated Prototype Chicken Farm. The project has been completed and tested to work properly. The aim of this project is to utilize a computer to control the living environment of chickens and transport the chicken eggs from the nest to the separator unit where the eggs would be separated based on their height using relay switches. The units controlled by the relay ports connected to the computer include the Light Unit, Food Supply Unit, Water Supply Unit, and Fan Unit. The software for this program is written in C language. The egg separation unit will be powered from a dc power supply and consists of three main parts which are Egg Conveyor unit, Egg Separator, and controlling unit. The Egg Conveyor transports the eggs from the nest to the conveyor. The Egg Separator unit is made of a ramp which inclines for the big size eggs and remains flat for the small size eggs. The Controlling unit will adjust the level of Egg Separator Unit based on the height of the egg. The automated chicken farm unit also has a Solar Unit that extracts and converts energy from the sun to electrical energy. This energy is used to power the chicken farm and also used to charge a battery for future use. This project would benefit both small and large scale chicken farms by reducing cost of operation, manual labor, and increasing productivity.