Abstract: The litter disintegrating machine is tractor drawn over a poultry raising area. Ripper teeth extended forwardly of and mounted on the side walls of the machine act with the forward edges of the side walls to provide a section of litter for travel between the side walls. On advance of the machine, the section of litter between the side walls is acted upon by a rotary flail unit extended between and mounted on the side walls rearwardly of the ripper teeth for disintegration and discharge back to the ground floor for reuse. The density of the discharged litter material may be varied by varying its rate of discharge from the machine.

Abstract: A tractor-drawn machine reduces a hardened layer of litter on the floor of a poultry house to a pulverized state so that it may be reused on the floor or easily removed therefrom. A leading scraper blade of the machine slightly elevates the hardened litter layer and as the hardened layer traverses grid plates immediately behind the scraper blade, it is acted upon by rotating flail hammers having chopping heads. The pulverized material is discharged at the rear of the traveling machine and is deposited back onto the floor of the poultry house.