Our Goal
To provide Africa’s first double-storey, 8-tier layer house system with space-efficient design and optimal conditions for bird welfare and productivity.
Our Solution
Big Dutchman Southern Africa partnered with Conshara Farms in Welkom to deliver a state-of-the-art 400,000 layer facility. The project includes Africa’s first double-storey, 8-tier housing system accommodating up to 40,000 birds comfortably and safely. The fully environmentally controlled building features Big Dutchman’s advanced feeding, watering, ventilation and welfare-focused solutions, ensuring space efficiency while allowing hens to express natural behaviours like scratching and foraging.

Big Dutchman Southern Africa was proud to be part of a landmark project recently completed in Welkom, Free State.

This impressive 400,000 layer facility includes Africa’s first double-story, 8-tier housing system, providing a modern, space-efficient environment that comfortably accommodates up to 40,000 birds.

The fully environmentally controlled building is equipped with Big Dutchman’s latest feeding, watering, and ventilation systems, designed to ensure the birds have constant access to clean air, fresh water and high-quality feed.

The advanced design also allows the hens space to act out their natural behaviours such as scratching and foraging, supporting both productivity and animal welfare.

Big Dutchman continues to lead in delivering innovative, scalable layer production solutions that help farmers maximise efficiency, welfare and profitability.

Contact Big Dutchman for more information about our advanced layer housing solutions.

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QuadScale
The QuadScale from Big Dutchman is a silo weighting system that allows you to measure and control the contents of your silos with absolute accuracy. QuadScale can be connected to the BigFarmNet or used...
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TriSort Pro
The TriSort pro sorting scale is a piece of advantageous automatic equipment that helps sort finishing pigs, kept in large groups, based on their weight. Optimally, it can handle around 250-400 pigs per...
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SmartCounting
The SmartCounting system uses a camera to count pigs of all sizes and colours with an accuracy of 99.9%. Pigs are counted or subtracted depending on the direction of travel through an aisle, humans are...
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Weight Check
Specially designed with a self-learning algorithm, WeightCheck offers an almost accurate overview of a group of 15-25 of your finishing pigs’ average weight gain. It consists of a camera installed above...
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OptiScan
With OptiScan, you can determine the weight of your pigs quickly and accurately. This is important to enable you to select only those pigs for slaughter that have reached the ideal slaughter weight. Why?...
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ACA 1N & ACA 10N alarm systems
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  • Monday - Friday : 08:00 - 17:00 Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays : Closed

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  • Amalthea Road, Amalthea Precinct, Gosforth Park, Germiston 2094

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Modern Feed Mill Installation – Zambia
Big Dutchman Southern Africa is proud to announce the successful completion of a feed mill project in Zambia, designed to provide a reliable and efficient source of high-quality feed for the region’s growing...
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30,000-Broiler Turnkey House - Zimbabwe
Big Dutchman Southern Africa is currently completing a turnkey broiler project in Zimbabwe, consisting of a single house with capacity for 30,000 birds. The project includes the full scope of works –...
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