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New hatchery bringing new technology to Stratford

A new chicken hatchery being built in Stratford is looking to revolutionize the industry.

A consortium of Ontario farmers will be opening Trillium Hatchery next year.  The facility represents a $20 million investment in the city.

Trillium says as it stands now there are only three major producers of chicks in the province, all of which use traditional technologies. Using a new technology called HatchCare, Trillium wants to address growing consumer demand for things like chickens raised without antibiotics, improved animal welfare and a wider variety of products.

HatchCare is designed to improve the environment the chicks live in by giving them optimum temperatures, lighting and nutrition which leads to healthier animals.

 

Patrick Grapes
Patrick Grapes
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