Layer house monitoring for egg farms
Henlytics monitors layer houses through the whole laying cycle: ammonia, CO2, temperature and humidity where the hens live, current on every fan and feed left in every silo, with alerts on your phone. A layer flock stays in the same house for many months, so the conditions you tolerate this week are the eggs you lose later.
- Cage, cage-free and aviary houses
- The whole laying cycle on record
- Works with any climate controller
What Henlytics watches in a layer house
- Ammonia across the tiers and the scratch area
- Temperature and humidity through the seasons
- CO2 on winter minimum ventilation
- Current on each fan motor
- Feed level in each silo
A long flock turns small problems into lost production
In a broiler house a bad week ends with the cycle. In a layer house it stays with the flock.
Egg numbers react weeks after the cause
Heat stress, poor air or a disturbed night rarely show on the day, and by the time the lay curve dips the cause is hard to find.
A continuous record of the house lets you go back to the week before the drop and see what changed.
Manure is an ammonia source that never leaves
Manure belts, pits and litter in cage-free houses keep releasing ammonia for as long as the flock is in, so air quality depends on how manure is handled day to day.
Ammonia readings before and after belt runs or litter work show whether the routine is keeping up.
Cage-free and aviary houses are harder to read
Birds on several levels and on litter create zones with different air, and the reading at the door says little about the top tier.
Sensors placed at the levels where the hens spend their time give a fair picture of the whole house.
The seasons change the risk more than the week does
Winter brings closed houses and rising ammonia and CO2, and summer brings heat stress, all within one flock.
Limits can be changed as the season turns, and the history shows how the house handled last year's extremes.
Water intake is one of the first signs of trouble
Hens drink less before they lay less, so many farms read the water meter every day and compare it with yesterday.
Keeping that habit alongside air quality and temperature records makes a change easier to explain.
Monitoring for layer houses
- Ammonia and CO2 at hen level Continuous readings from the manure-handling routine through winter minimum ventilation.
- A record of the whole flock Months of history per house, so a drop in lay can be traced to what the house was doing.
- Fan and power alarm A stopped fan in summer is a heat-stress event for a house full of hens. Know about it from your phone.
- Feed silo level Feed left in every bin, so deliveries follow what the flock eats rather than a fixed schedule.
Guides for egg producers
- Safe ammonia levels in a poultry house Where to measure and why the night reading matters most.
- A drop in water intake as an early warning Why birds often drink less before anything else shows.
- What happens when ventilation fails How quickly a full house heats up, and how to hear about it in time.
- Monitoring a house without replacing its controller Adding independent sensors and alerts to a house that already runs well.
Questions farmers ask
Where do the sensors go in an aviary or multi-tier house?
At the levels where the hens spend most of their time, away from air inlets and fans. In a long or multi-tier house, two ammonia points at different heights or ends give a better picture than one.
Can Henlytics keep a record for a whole laying cycle?
Yes. Every reading is stored per house, so you can look back over the whole flock, compare it with earlier flocks, and export the data to a spreadsheet.
Does it work in dusty houses?
Yes. The temperature and humidity probe is available in sealed and sintered-metal housings made for dusty environments.
Does Henlytics replace my climate controller?
No. It runs alongside the controller on its own sensors, so the house is run exactly as before and you get an independent record and alerts.
See the conditions behind the lay curve
Tell us how many layer houses you run, the housing system and the controller on the wall. We will come back with a setup and a quote.