How do poultry farms in the United States manage to produce millions of organic chickens a year?

With a volume of approximately 21 million metric tons, the United States became the world's leading producer of chicken meat in 2022, a position it maintained in 2023. Brazil and China ranked second and third, respectively, with over 14 million metric tons each. According to the latest USDA report, global chicken meat production in 2024 is projected to remain virtually unchanged from the October forecast at 103.3 million metric tons. Have you ever wondered how a truly organic, antibiotic-free chicken is born? Today, we invite you on an exclusive tour of an innovative, one-of-a-kind farm where animal welfare is the top priority. Want to know how millions of chicks are incubated in a completely free-range environment? Or how the breeding process works, from the hens to the chickens that end up on our tables? So, don't miss this virtual tour of this state-of-the-art, $42 million hatchery and learn how the global poultry industry is projected to reach a value of approximately $324.8 billion in 2024. Let's begin. This farm is the first of its kind in the world. It's organic, a certification issued by Pennsylvania Certified Organic. The equipment and processes you're about to see have required years of research, travel, and collaboration to develop. We're very excited to show you around. Every step in the process is crucial to ensuring the integrity and quality of the chickens. From breeder operations to hatchery processing, to harvesting and processing, every stage of the chicken's life cycle is managed holistically at this facility. The breeder facilities, designed to the most demanding industry standards, house both male and female chickens responsible for producing the eggs that are then incubated at another facility. The chickens are fed specific diets, tailored to optimize egg production and ensure high nutritional content. Feed distribution is automated, using strategically placed feeders that guarantee efficient and comfortable feeding for the animals. The standard curtained building, where the breeder chickens are housed, is designed to maximize natural light and maintain cool temperatures. Equipped with side-wall fans and air inlets, the building can be automatically adjusted to provide an optimal environment according to weather conditions. This includes a natural ventilation system that regulates the temperature by raising and lowering the curtains as needed, and in warmer climates, it converts to a modern tunnel-ventilated building. Additionally, it features a barn scraper that regularly removes manure, improving air quality and controlling pests such as rodents and flies. All operations, from feeding to ventilation and manure management, are fully automated by an advanced control system. In each of the two rearing sheds, which house approximately 14,000 hens each, around 12,000 hatching eggs are produced daily. These eggs are collected from nests inside the houses and transported via conveyor belt to a specialized packing room. In the packing room, the eggs are automatically sorted by quality, separating those destined for incubation from those destined for sale. An automatic packing machine ensures that the hatching eggs are placed with the pointed end down, guaranteeing the correct egg position for chick development. Agropecuaria TV is a place to help you discover great things about technology in the fields of agriculture, livestock, processing, and food processing, etc. [The following appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-translated gibberish:] Agropecuaria TV is a place to help you discover great things about technology in the fields of agriculture, livestock, processing, and food processing, etc. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🔴 COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER Tony 98 - Discovery doesn't fully own the material compiled in this video. It belongs to individuals or organizations that deserve respect. We use under: Copyright disclaimer section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. "fair use" is allowed for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarships, and research.