Perdue Is Testing Solar-Powered Chicken Coops on Wheels
- Company tests mobile coops that move birds to fresh pastures
- Producers are confronting growing demand for sustainable meat
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Perdue Farms is testing technology that could make raising chickens outdoors easier, with rolling, solar-powered houses that bring birds to fresh pastures every day.
The mobile coops are being used on farms in California and Georgia and allow Perdue, the fourth-biggest U.S. chicken producer, to guarantee that the birds spend the majority of their time on pasturelands. Each coop, measuring 150 feet by 50 feet, can hold up to 6,000 chickens.