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7.3. Bird Count
The controller calculates the amount of feed to
be distributed to the birds as a function of the
number of birds remaining in the house. It is
thus important to update the animal count
on a regular basis.
Starting a new flock —
The "Start new flock"
option allows resetting feed consumption his-
tories and resetting the number of birds of the
previous flock.
Changing the current animal count —
After
the flock is enabled, enter the initial number
of birds in the house (set the number of males
and females separately). Then, update the
animal count when new birds are added to
the flock or when mortality occurs.
7.3.1. Information on the Flock
1. From the main menu, select:
» 3. House
» 1. Flock info
» x. Select the desired room
» x. Select the desired type of birds
Room 1 Female Info
Remaining:
50
Mortal.- New :
*
Culled - New : *
Entered- New :
*
Mortal.- Today:
2
Mortal.- Total:
2
Culled - Today:
2
Culled - Total:
2
Entered- Today:
52
Entered- Total:
52
The following information is displayed:
- Number birds remaining;
- Today's mortalities, culled animals and new
animal entries.
- Total number of mortalities, culled ani-
mals and entries since the beginning of the
batch.
7.3.2. Starting a New Flock
The following steps explain how to start a
new flock; starting a new flock clears all
consumption logs and resets the number of
birds in the house (of both rooms).
1. From the main menu, select:
» 3. House
» 8. Start new flock*
*This menu is only accessible from the installer
mode (see sec. 5.2).
3.6 Start Flock
Start new flock
No
2. To start the new flock, answer "
Yes
" to
the "
Start new flock
?" question. The "Yes"
answer automatically returns to "No" when
the new flock is created.
7.3.3. Updating the Bird Count
Follow these steps to enter the number of
new bird entries or the number of dead birds
that were found today. Set these values
separately for males and for females.
1. From the main menu, select:
» 3. House
» 1. Flock info
» x. Select the desired room
» x. Select the desired type of birds
2. Set the following parameters:
New Entered —
Specify the number of new
male or new female entries. The posted value
then automatically goes back to "*" and is
then added to the remaining bird count.
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6.2. Settings
6.2.1. Programming the Weekly
Feed Schedule
6.2.1.1. Feed Distribution
When the controller uses the weekly feed
schedule, you must specify the amount of
feed to be delivered separately for each day
of the week. Refer to section 6.1.1 for further
information about the feeding schedule.
Press the corresponding shortcut key
to access the following menu.
Use the copy-paste function if several
days are using the same feed settings.
Copy/paste parameters are located at
the bottom of this menu display.
1. From the main menu, select:
» 3. House
» 3. Schedule
3.3 Schedule
Sunday
Skip
Feed Amount /100
Auger 1
0g
Auger 2
0g
Monday
Feed
Feed Amount /100
Auger 1 22g
Auger 2
0g
[...]
Copy/Paste
From:
Sun.
To: All
Copy?
No
2. Set the following parameters:
The parameters below will be displayed
if the feed schedule is set to "Week" in
the Installation menu (sec. 5.3).
Day of the Week —
Set the feeding status for
each day of the week: skip or feed.
Feed Amount —
For each feeding day, set the
amount of feed to be delivered per hundred
birds. This amount of feed must be set sepa-
rately for auger 1 and for auger 2 (remember
that each auger is related to a specific bin and
to a specific bird type).
Copy/Paste —
The following menus allow
copying feed settings from a specific day of
the week on another day.
From / To —
Select the day of the week
whose feed parameters need to be copied and
then, select the day on which parameters will
be pasted (select "All" if you want to copy the
parameters on all days of the week).
Copy? —
Select "Yes" to launch the copying
process. The "Yes" answer returns to "No"
when the copy is over.
