Whether you’re raising broilers or layers, your poultry sheds require frequent cleaning to maintain air quality and support the welfare and productivity of your chickens. Poultry farmers are increasingly using the Westermann WS800 Walk Behind Farm Scraper alongside the Westermann WR870 Moss Brush to keep sheds and surrounding areas clean. Here’s what you need to know about the Westermann Farm Scraper, and how it can benefit your chicken farm.
What are the benefits of using a Westermann Farm Scraper for cleaning chicken sheds?
Efficient poultry manure removal = reduced labour
The Westermann WS800 is a walk-behind electric farm scraper that’s designed to clear slurry, manure, bedding or feed leftovers from stable floors, passageways or under cages. Combining efficient cleaning, durability and versatility without needing complex infrastructure, it quietly cleans manure from the floor of your existing aviary system set-up without disturbing your birds.
Powered by a reliable battery system and equipped with an electronic charger (including overcharge protection), it provides up to 100 minutes of continuous operation at a top speed of 7 km/h. Forward and reverse is controlled by the thumb throttle, which responds effortlessly to your commands via the front axle. As a result, routine cleaning becomes faster, easier and doesn’t require arduous manual shovelling or scraping that often steals hours your farm can’t spare, freeing you up for other tasks.
The Westermann Farm Scraper’s double scraper really clings to the ground for supreme cleaning. Its rigid design with dual rubber scraper blades on the front and back of the box unit deliver consistent results that ensure a smooth push without damaging the flooring of your sheds.
Alongside the WS800 Farm Scraper, the Westermann WR870 Moss Brush is also widely used on poultry farms to keep surrounding areas clean and tidy. Ideal for sweeping yards and access areas outside the sheds, the WR870 can also be used inside barns to clean corners, edges and tight spaces where larger machines can’t reach. This helps remove dust, litter and debris build-up along walls, around doorways and in awkward areas, supporting consistently high hygiene standards across the entire poultry unit.
Improved shed hygiene, sanitation and air quality
One laying hen can produce anywhere from 100-150g of manure on average per day. If you’ve got a large poultry shed and a full house, that’s a lot of waste to deal with every day! Left on the floor, that manure releases ammonia, dampens litter and attracts flies. Over time, high ammonia can lower the flock’s feed intake, affect weight gain and the egg-laying rate. Not to mention it also corrodes metal, shortening the cage life of your set-up.
Regular and thorough removal of poultry manure reduces the accumulation of moisture and ammonia, leading to a drier, cleaner environment which helps control pathogens, reduce respiratory stress for the birds and lower disease risk. Cleaner floors and less decaying waste also mean fewer flies and less ammonia odour – vital for bird welfare, egg quality and staff comfort.
Want to improve shed hygiene and reduce the risk of disease without the massive investment of an automated poultry manure system? The Westermann WS800 Farm Scraper is the answer.
Better bird health, welfare and productivity
A clean, dry environment reduces risk of bacterial growth, pathogens and ammonia-related respiratory problems. That means healthier birds, lower mortality rates, more consistent egg production if you have layers, better feed conversion and overall improved performance.
You also want to be able to maintain this optimal environment without loud machinery that’s going to cause stress to your flock. Designed to ensure a calm environment for livestock, the Westermann Farm Scraper WS800 is a battery-powered machine that operates quietly and emission-free, guaranteeing stress-free shed cleaning between the cage floors without disturbance. Happier birds = better production!
Durable, poultry farm-ready design with low maintenance demands
Manufactured in Germany with utmost durability and user-ease in mind, the WS800 is built to withstand tough farm tasks. Its galvanised steel frame and robust construction make it durable and corrosion-resistant in harsh farm environments where it has to battle daily with moisture, slurry and dust.
With fewer moving parts compared with complex belt or conveyor manure systems, maintenance of a Westermann Walk-Behind Farm Scraper is simple. Plus, with a one-year warranty, if you ever encounter any issues our knowledgeable team is only a phone call away.
Flexible for narrow passages or varied poultry shed layouts
If you have narrow aisles or retrofitted sheds where installing manure conveyors would be difficult, the Westermann scraper’s starting working width of 800mm effortlessly moves through narrow aisles or tightly spaced stalls - versatile in many existing buildings without needing major renovation.
The WS800’s variety of available attachments (the scraper, pushing shield and feed shield) allows it to handle different tasks around the farm too – from cleaning manure to shifting bedding and clearing feed residues – adding flexibility to your poultry farm management.
To complement this, the Westermann WR870 Moss Brush offers additional flexibility when it comes to cleaning areas the scraper can’t access. Its clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation makes it ideal for sweeping corners, edges and awkward spaces inside barns. Together, these machines give poultry farmers the ability to maintain high hygiene standards across the entire site, from main shed floors to hard-to-reach areas, using practical, easy-to-handle equipment.
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If you’d like to know more about using Westermann machinery for farming purposes, please get in touch with us via the contact form on our website, or you can call us on +44 (0)114 2699 119 or email info@spapowermachinery.com.