To prevent the spread of disease, the plant is almost entirely sealed off from the outside world. Pipelines carry the feed from mixing tanks to the henhouses, and conveyor belts carry the freshly laid eggs to a pickup site for shipping. Robotic arms similar to those in an automobile factory load the eggs onto trucks. Everything is controlled by computer.
Excrement from the birds is used as organic fertiliser in nearby fruit fields, and chickens that have become too old to produce eggs are processed for meat or used as feed for raising crocodiles. Reusing resources in this way protects the surrounding environment and at the same time reduces our operating costs.