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Honen 6 is 60,000 square feet and approximately 30 years old. This Honen is in the process of being cleaned and disinfected. While in production, it was thoroughly cleaned once every 8 to 10 months. 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 large manure pond. Honen 6 will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected in February of 2007 when all the birds rotate out. 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. Conveyer belts are under every row of cages, they transport all manure 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 have just started to operate. 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 air tight and completely mechanical. They are completely climate controlled. The manure is cleaned daily by conveyer belts that are under every row of cages. The belts transport the manure to the west end of the building where it is dumped in a pit and augured into a truck or trailer. The manure will then be transported to the on-site composting facility for processing. The bunker is a 48,670 square foot solid concrete building that sits over by the large manure pond. The bunker is in the process of being cleaned out. The brooder house is strictly for baby chicks. These are the replacement hens. There are approximately 150,000 chicks in this house. The chicks are housed here for approximately 17 weeks and they produce on average approximately 5 cubic yards of manure per day. EGG PROCESSING PLANT. The processing plant is 54,522 square feet and approximately 36 years old. The plant consists of a large building with designated areas for cooling the eggs, storing the eggs, processing the eggs, and storage for supplies that are needed for egg processing. There is a USDA inspector on-site every day while the processing plant is in operation. This inspector is responsible for daily inspections of the egg processing facility. They make sure the facility is clean and void of odors, flies, and rodents; assuring proper temperatures in the coolers; and checking for proper labeling of product. There is a small trailer next to the processing plant utilized as an office.