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six rooflines of 36'X 230" and a bathroom. They are made of wood lath siding with metal roofs. There is a single row of hanging cages with a wooden scrape board beneath the cages. They have concrete path ways and shallow pits directly below the row of cages and scrape board. The boards were scraped clean; manure was liquefied in the covered pit next to each Honen; and then transported to the storage pond by the bunker. The Honen's have a septic system for the bathroom; a storage pit for the manure; and two fresh water storage ponds between them to capture excess rain water. The storage ponds between the Honen's appear to have been maintained occasionally for vegetation control. S.K.S. is researching the possibilities of starting a "Cage Free Bird" flock at this facility. They are still in the process of planning out all of the details. Their thoughts are to utilize one of the 36'X 230' houses within the Honen. The floor would be covered with some type of absorbent product like rice hauls or wood shavings. There would be approximately 7,500 layers having free movement throughout the house. The layers would be in the "cage free" house for about 80 weeks. Information is still being gathered and a revised plan will be submitted with all the details prior to starting production. Honen 6 is 60,000 square feet and approximately 30 years old. This Honen is also no longer in use and is in the process of being cleaned and disinfected. While in production, it was thoroughly cleaned once every 8 to 10 months when the birds were in molt. Honen 6 was cleaned by scraping the manure to the south end of the building; an electric auger transported it out of the building and onto a trailer. The manure was liquefied and transported to the storage pond by the bunker. Honen 7 and 8 are approximately 6 years old. They are the two environmental houses and are 40,915 square feet. Each house holds approximately 120,000 hens and produces approximately 12.9 cubic yards of manure per day. These Honen's are air tight and completely mechanical. The layers are fed, watered, eggs are collected, and manure is cleaned all by conveyers. There are large conveyer belts under every row of cages, the manure is transported to the back of the building daily. The manure is then dumped into a truck or trailer and transported to the on-site composting facility for processing. Honen 9 and 10 are new. They are both 54,600 square feet and house approximately 150,000 hens. The hens produce 15.71 cubic yards of manure per day. These Honen's are also air tight and completely mechanical. They are completely climate controlled. The manure is cleaned daily by conveyer belts under every row of cages. The belts transport the manure to the back or west end of the building where it is dumped in a pit