The Chicken Fortress: A Portable, Zero‑Waste Poultry System
A container-based habitat for 100 laying hens that turns manure into feed, reduces input costs, and enables pasture access.
Zero Odor System
50% Feed Reduction
Circular Farming
Portable Design
Company Overview
Công Ty Kim Và Gordon
An ag-tech startup based in Tây Ninh, Vietnam, building modular, sustainable poultry systems for small to mid-scale farmers. Our flagship product, The Chicken Fortress, turns standard shipping containers into high-efficiency habitats for 100 laying hens—designed around a circular waste-to-feed loop and pasture access.
The 100-Hen Smart Container
The Chicken Fortress converts a standard shipping container into a self-contained habitat for up to 100 laying hens. Slatted flooring drops manure into a dedicated vermiculture zone where worms and native flies consume waste before ammonia builds; larvae are auto-harvested back to the hens as protein. Timed electric doors provide daytime pasture access for natural foraging.
100 Hens
Capacity
Timed Pasture Doors
Automated
Unique Value Proposition
The Chicken Fortress is designed as an integrated system—portable, circular, and farmer-friendly.
Closed-loop vermiculture + larvae recycling
Manure is consumed by worms and native flies before ammonia builds; larvae/worm protein returns directly to the hens.
Feed savings from recycled protein
Up to ~20% feed savings from insect protein recycling, plus additional reduction via pasture foraging.
Timed pasture access
Electric doors enable daytime pasture access for natural foraging and welfare improvements.
Portable, container-compatible design
Optimized for shipping, truck, or rail with minimal on-site installation.
Circular Ecosystem Flow
Waste to Vermiculture
Worms + Flies Consume Waste
Larvae/Worm Protein Returns
Daytime Pasture Access
Engineering Excellence
Automated Doors
Electric doors provide scheduled pasture access while keeping operations simple.
Roll-away Nesting
18 roll-away nesting boxes reduce contamination and keep eggs cleaner.
Gravity Feed
Closed hopper + gravity feed; simple refills with less waste.
Passive Ventilation
Vent openings with louvers support airflow and reduce wind speed.
Maintenance Room
A dedicated clean room for egg collection and refilling feed/water with minimal disturbance.
Transport-ready
Optimized for standard truck and ship dimensions.
Financial Performance
End-user economics (per hen / per unit)
50%+
Feed reduction
$50
Egg revenue / hen / year
$12
Castings / hen / year
28%
Annual ROI
Financial Model
These are conservative assumptions from the investment write-up; actual performance varies by feed cost, egg price, and pasture conditions.
Conventional feed / hen / year
42 kg
Chicken Fortress feed / hen / year
21 kg
Bulk feed cost (assumption)
$0.45 / kg
Feed cost / hen / year (after reduction)
$9.50
Egg output / hen / year
250 eggs
Egg price (conservative)
$0.20 / egg
Castings / hen / year
35 kg
Castings wholesale price
$0.35 / kg
Net profit / unit / year (100 hens)
~$4,200
The Global Demand for Clean Eggs
Demand for sustainable, local, pasture-raised eggs is rising as consumers pay premiums for ethical production beyond factory farming.
- Small Farm Empowerment
- Export Potential to Global Markets
- Modular Scalability
Investment Opportunity
Ask
$80,000
Timeline
Q4 2026
Use of Funds
Prototype validation, tooling, certification/testing, first run (8 units), marketing
Units will retail at $15,000 each. Target: production-ready by Q4 2026.