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Sagar Poultries Sagar Poultries Poultry Product Portfolio Baby Drinker Baby Drinker/Cage Drinker is used in cages to make the layer chicks drink water with ease These are also used for day old broiler chicks Capacity: 10 chicks per drinker Chick Drinker Round Drinker/Chick Drinker is especially designed to help new born Chicks to find their water with ease. Tests have proved that chicks are attracted to this particular shape and color. As feed and manure does not adhere to it, it minimizes the spread of diseases in the farm. The round drinker being translucent water level can be seen and after use can be easily cleaned and self stacked thus minimizing storage space. Two way stand also available for adjusting height Capacity: 3 lts, 50 Chicks Chick Feeder The Chick Feeder is designed to helps new born chicks to consume feed easily from day old. It reduces feed wastage and thus increases the feed conversion ratio. The quantity of feed level in the pan can be regulated with the help of the adjustment slots provided in the feeder bucket. The cord assembly helps to maintain the height of chick feeder at desired levels. Capacity: 3 kgs. Turbo Chick Feeder Feeder for broiler chicks from 1 to 15 days old. Hopper with 6 distribution windows and a “W” shape pan. Test results show up to 14% higher final live weight. 70 to 100 birds per feeder. Easiest and most effective system to adapt chicks to automatic feeding systems. 100% high impact plastic, UVA and UVB resistant. Easy assembly and storage. Unique patented design. 10 lb. Hopper Capacity Increased Feed Conversion Increased Flock Uniformity Eliminates Feed Waste Feeder Filling The TurboGrow® feeder can be filled either way: Automatic Filling: Use our patented Fill- Feeder® snout Manual Filling: Fill hopper by hand with up to 10lbs of feed Grower Drinker Grower drinkers are used to supply water to the Grower birds in the farm. These are easy to maintain, refill and clean. The flush system of the drinkers ensure that the last drop of water is also used by the growers Capacity: 8 lts Grower Feeder The Grower Feeders eliminates feed wastage & it has three adjustment for controlling the feed level in feed pan. Maximum feed level should be for chicks and minimum for growers. Height of the feeder is adjustable and should be kept as high as possible. The Funnel (Extension) reduces feed wastage and increase effective feed conversion, help to pouring feed easily, reduce labor and save time. Capacity: 50 birds, 6 and 8 kgs. Grower Feeder with Grill & Cone Description : The Cone Extension is the Latest innovation From us. Grower Feeder with Cone Extension has been designed to reduce feed wastage and increase effective feed conversion ,reduce labour and save time. The feeder has three adjustments for controlling the feed level in feed pan. Maximum feed level should be for chicks and minimum for growers. Height of the Feeder is Adjustable and should be kept as high as possible. Dimension : 340 mm dia Feed Capacity : 8-9 Kgs Capacity : 100 Chicks or 50-60 Broilers Advantages : The Cone extension eases the labourer to put feed in the feeder thereby saving Feed and money. Jumbo Feeder The Grower Feeders eliminates feed wastage & it has three adjustment for controlling the feed level in feed pan. Maximum feed level should be for chicks and minimum for growers. Height of the feeder is adjustable and should be kept as high as possible. The Funnel (Extension) reduces feed wastage and increase effective feed conversion, help to pouring feed easily, reduce labor and save time. Capacity: 50 birds, 10 and 12 kgs. Automatic Drinker Classic Deluxe Broiler Drinker is made of rugged high impact plastic specially formulated to withstand the ravages of the active hen house for many years. This Drinker boasts of independent ballast bottle suspension and has no strain on sensitive valve mechanism. These Drinkers provide excellent water distribution. In free-standing position, the lip of the water channel is only 50 mm.(2") above ground level & ensures a constant water level, fully adjustable to suit the chicks or the grower. The mechanism is so sensitive that only 10 gm. water is enough to activate the system. Capacity: 1.2 lts continuous Automatic Drinker Classik Jumbo Product Description: We specialize in providing high quality Automatic Bell Drinker to our clients. Has minimum spare parts Suitable for Breeders, Broilers and layers Specifications: Capacity of birds/Drinker: 50 to 75 Bowl Dia Bottom Plate Dia: 340 mm Lip Space: 40 mm & 55 mm Jumbo Drinker The Jumbo Drinker provides excellent water distribution from first day through grow –out. Drinkers have a special filter which ensures continuous supply of clean water ,water level in the drinkers can be easily adjusted by twisting water level adjuster, Ballast when filled with water or gravel provides excellent stability to the drinker which greatly reduces swinging spring and valve mechanism to provide trouble free performance. Advantages of Jumbo Drinker Right from the day one maturity, height can be adjusted according to age Constant water level and fully adjustable to suit needs of chicks and growers Maintenance free Self cleaning, dry litter Constant flow of fresh clean water round the clock Capacity:1.2 Liters (Continuous) Female Parent Feeder These Feeders are developed for Broiler Breeders to facilitate separate Male & Female Feeding. To increase the stability of the feeder additional weight pan which can be filled with gravel is provided at the bottom. Males cannot consume the feed from the Female Feeder because of it small grill size and females cannot eat the feed from Male feeder because of its greater height, hence the advantage of separate feeding is achieved. Capacity: 3 kgs, 12 Females, 10 males Bird Transport Crates Poultry cages fot live bird's transportation have special rigid design.top wide door helps in easy loading of birds. No leg and beak injuries Excellent ventilation hygienic- Easy to clean by water or steam. Minimum bird weight shrinkage in transportation Firmly stackable. High stability and secure stacking and locking Simple push fit self-locking assembly. perforated floor Crate Size: 36 x 22 x 11 inches Door Size: 30.50 X 27cm or 12 X 10.5inch Capacity: 12 to 14 Broilers of 2kg wt. Color: Blue, gray, Orange, Yellow, Red Chick Feeding Tray The chick feeding trays are used to feed one day old chicks in the farm. Their design does not allow the chicks to stay in the tray for long thus littering problem in the feed is minimized. Capacity: 2 kgs POULTRY TUBS These tubs are used by the poultry farmers for multiple purposes. They can be used to by the grower chicks to drink water as well as to transport feed from the store to the individual manual feeders. Capacity: 9 lts Poultry Mugs These mugs are made out of Virgin Polypropylene and has measuring slots to facilitate the farmers to measure the medicine easily. Capacity: 1 lts Paper Egg Tray We manufacture the most environment friendly Pulp Paper Egg Tray made from the recycles paper and doesn't hurt the nature like in case of petroleum packaging and plastic. Pulp moulded products offer better results in packaging with low costing and safe and secure packaging to your products. These are also highly resistant to shock while in transit and offer great durability. Advantages: Eco friendly with 100% recycled Temperature resistant Low costing due Features: 100% Recycled-made from pre-consumer and post-consumer products, saving both energy and resources Cost Optimality-cost efficient compare to other protective packaging Space-saving Design-nestable and stackable, saving storage space User-friendly Design-easy assembly and handling Eco-friendly Design-completely recyclable and biodegradable Temperature Resistant-unaffected by extremes in temperature Low Raw Material Cost-pulp is made from 100% recycled paper Highly Resistant to Shocks-highly resistant to shocks if dropped and from transit vibration Egg Trays Egg trays are meant for storage and transport of commercial eggs from the farm to reselling point. The egg trays are made out of virgin plastics and reduces egg breakage. Capacity: 30 eggs Poultry Vaccinator Our VACCINATOR is a sturdy precision instruments designed to deliver precisely 0.1 c.c. ½ c.c. per dose of vaccine, antibiotic or any other injectable product. This instrument is ideal for use by the Tropical Spray, Subcutaneous Intramuscular or Intranasal methods of applications. This instrument has been field tested on many birds with satisfactory result. It accepts all standard length of needles. Farm Thermometers Farm thermometers are used to control the temperatures inside the farms. The accurate mechanism of the thermometer help the farmers to maintain right environment inside the farm for the chickens. Flame Guns These are used to disinfect farms after each batch. Its easy to use and spare parts are available on requests. It also helps to increase your farm safety against danger viruses presents in shed/vehicle/cage/feather litter etc. & prevent from disease. Specification: LP Gas Consumption: Min. 1200 G/Hr. - Max. 2000 G/Hr. Operating Gas Pressure: 0.2 - 1.2 Kgs./Sq. Cm.(3-17 Lbs./Sq.Inch) Plastic Sprinkler Our company has been acknowledged for offering Manual Maxi Paw Sprinkler to the clients. Offered range is designed and manufactured under the proper supervision of professionals by utilizing high grade raw material as per set industry standards. Manual Maxi Paw Sprinkler is available in different specifications to meet our client’s diverse requirements. Features: Excellent distribution throughout reach Anti-sand rubber seal Easily adjustable irrigation area thanks to internal clip system Plastic/Brass Foggers With the help of our state-of-the-art infrastructure unit, we are able to offer superlative quality Netafim Plastic Fogger and foggers for Broiler production as per farms need.
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