Last month, premium poultry producer Bell & Evans announced its construction of a new $330 million Organic-Certified Chicken Harvesting Facility in Fredericksburg, Pa. Only three years ago, Bell & Evans opened its world’s first, $40 million, Organic Certified, Animal-Welfare-Focused Chicken Hatchery. That facility is now adding hatching capabilities to maximize capacity in preparation for the company’s upcoming growth.
Bell & Evans currently hatches 1.35 million chicks per week at its 160,000-square-foot Hatchery. The addition of two HatchTech hatchers and 12 setters will allow Bell & Evans to hatch 1.9 million chicks per week within the same walls, a 40.7% increase.