Semirigid poultry and/or swine enclosure
An at least partially floorless semirigid poultry enclosure configured to flex and/or adjust to accommodate undulating terrain during movement across a field. The semirigid poultry enclosure may comprise a semirigid foundation. The semirigid foundation may include one or more flexible portions disposed between two or more rigid structural elements. The semirigid poultry enclosure may include an automated movement system configured to facilitate movement of the semirigid poultry enclosure on a field. The automated movement system may be configured to move a semirigid poultry enclosure that is at least 90 feet in length via multiple drive units coupled to a semirigid foundation.
1 . A floorless semirigid poultry enclosure configured to flex and/or adjust to accommodate undulating terrain during movement on a field, the semirigid poultry enclosure comprising:
a semirigid foundation including one or more flexible portions disposed between two or more rigid structural elements, wherein the one or more flexible portions are longer than the two or more rigid structural elements and are made of a stiff material having dimensions that enable flexibility;
multiple wall barriers coupled to the semirigid foundation;
multiple wheels coupled to the semirigid foundation to facilitate movement of the semirigid poultry enclosure, wherein poultry within the semirigid poultry enclosure have access to the field from within the semirigid poultry enclosure.
2 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising one or more sensors that provide sensor information, the sensor information including information characterizing one or more of a condition of the field, weather, a temperature of the semirigid poultry enclosure, poultry activity, poultry mortality, and/or an obstacle.
3 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 2 , wherein the sensors include GPS sensors and/or optical distance sensors and/or encoders and the sensor information includes GPS information, distance information, and/or location information.
4 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 2 , further comprising one or more processors configured by machine readable instructions to determine an automated movement based on the sensor information.
5 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 4 , wherein determining an automated movement based on the sensor information includes determining movement of one or more of the multiple wheels based on one or more of a condition of the field, weather, a temperature of the semirigid poultry enclosure, poultry activity, poultry mortality, and/or an obstacle.
6 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 4 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to determine an automated movement via artificial intelligence based on the sensor information.
7 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 2 , wherein individual ones of the multiple sensors are coupled to individual ones of the multiple wheels.
8 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 1 , wherein individual ones of the multiple wheels are independently movable such that initiating movement of the semirigid poultry enclosure includes initiating movement of one or more of the individual ones of the multiple wheels.
9 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the flexible portions comprise one or more of a metal truss bar, pipe, and/or rod having a length and diameter that make the rod more flexible and longer than the rigid structural elements.
10 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the rigid structural elements house individual ones of the multiple wheels.
11 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the semirigid poultry enclosure is at least 90 feet in length.
12 . A floorless semirigid poultry enclosure configured to move across a field, wherein the floorless semirigid poultry enclosure is at least 90 feet in length, the semirigid poultry enclosure comprising:
a semirigid foundation including one or more flexible portions disposed between two or more rigid structural elements, wherein the more flexible portions are longer than the two or more rigid structural elements and are made of a stiff material having dimensions that enable flexibility;
multiple wheels coupled to the semirigid foundation;
multiple sensors coupled to the semirigid foundation and/or the semirigid enclosure, the multiple sensors configured to generate sensor information.
13 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 12 , wherein the sensor information includes information characterizing one or more of weather, a temperature of the semirigid poultry enclosure, poultry activity, poultry mortality, and/or an obstacle, and wherein the movement is initiated based on the location and/or the position of the semirigid poultry enclosure and/or the condition of the field.
14 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 12 , wherein one or more of the multiple sensors include GPS sensors and the sensor information includes GPS information.
15 . The semirigid poultry enclosure of claim 12 , further comprising one or more physical processors that are configured by machine-readable instructions to determine movement of the floorless semirigid poultry enclosure via artificial intelligence based on the sensor information.