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Maintenance keeps poultry
houses operating
1 type ventilation is used, 1.8
inch of static pressure is
needed. In a layer house the
width of the house and the
number of birds may cause
this to vary.
The point of control for
inlets should be on the inside
of the house, which means
there will be no restrictions
between the eaves, over the
plate and into the inlet. He
added that there should be
general “tightening up”
around doors, windows,
unused fans and other
openings.
Hicks told the poultry men
to get the most efficient fan
they can, and to be sure they
are getting what they pay for
in the ventilation system. A
fan should have an efficiency
of 12 or better.
If there can be a choice in
the location of the fan, if
should be placed to take
advantage of the prevailing
wind during maximum
ventilation which usually
means on the south side of
the house. Hicks noted that
most of the year fans will be
running all the time.
Hicks said Pennsylvania
poultry men have come
along way in ventilation.
“We are doing a better job
than anywhere else in the
country.”
By SALLY BAIR
Staff Writer
LANCASTER - You don’t
have to be an engineer to
operate poultry house
equipment, but your
operation will run more
smoothly if you’re a good
mechanic and use common
sense in caring for the large
investment, according to
Springfield, MA
Warwick, Rl
Weedsport, NY
(agway)
Floyd W. Hicks, Extension
poultry specialist at Penn
State.
Hicks told a large group of
Lancaster County Poultry
growers that preventive
maintenance can go a long
way in keeping a house
operating well.
A good ventilation system,
Hicks said, can ensure that a
lot of other problems will not
exist. Poor ventilation
systems can contribute to
the largest breakdown in
management.
According to Hicks,
successful ventilation is the
combination of location and
management of inlets.
“Where the inlets are
located and how you manage
them as the operator can
make a lot of difference,” he
said. And good ventilation
cannot be achieved without
proper insulation.
Static pressure is
necessary for good
mechanical ventilation,
Hicks stated. If an exhaust
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Hicks said a preventive
maintenance schedcule
should go along with the
installation of equipment to
prevent problems in the
future. A checklist is helpful
in avoiding trouble.
Using the operators’
manual can avoid service
calls, Hicks said, and
manuals which use everyday
language to describe their
operation would be helpful.
In a panel discussion led
by industry personnel,
preventive maintenance and
a general understanding of
the operation of the equip
ment were cited as two goals
for efficient management of
poultry houses.
Wally Newman, regional
sales manager for big
Dutchman, agreed with
Hicks that this area had done
a good job with ventilation,
calling Lancaster County a
leader “nationally and world
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Newman said it is im
portant that the original
installation be done
correctly, adding that ex
cellent people in the
equipment business have
been a great help in
propelling the industry to its
present position.
He agreed with Hicks that
“a lot of service can be
eliminated by proper
maintenance.” He
cautioned poultry men to be
careful in avoiding a dust
build-up on fan motors and
feeder motors. “When you
, have clean equipment take
pride it in it-it will be easy to
maintain."
Proper planning, proper
installation, proper
operation and proper
maintenance cannot be built
in at the factory, Newman
added.
Martin Pflieger, in
stallation coordinator for
Favorite and Ebersole
Equipment and Supply,
agreed that preventive
maintenance is important on
poultry house equipment.
He said regular checks
should be made on the
feeders, ventilation, water
pressure and lighting. Since
the evening feeding usually
puts the greatest demand on
the system, it is a good time
to check for problems.
He said a lot of time should
be spent with customers to
help them become familiar
with their system after in
stallation.
Felix Hart, district
manager for Chore-time
Equipment, agreed with
Pflieger, stating that the
person who will be running
the equipment should be
there to ask questions as the
equipment is installed.
“Have a time with the
salesman or servicemen and
go over all the equipment. ”
Hart noted that mechnical
equipment never .replaces
management, it only
replaces labor. He agreed
that a preventive main
tenance schedule will help
keep problems to a
minimum.
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