It is common knowledge that the
supply of day old chicks is very limited and unreliable. African poultry
industry is characterized by few hatcheries and abundant small holder poultry farmers.
These farmers demand day-old-chicks from the limited hatcheries thereby making
demand for day old chicks to surpass supply. SUREHATCH has
now made it possible for farmers to produce their own reliable supply of
chickens both for personal consumption and for resale.
SUREHATCH, a South African company, manufactures egg incubators including small-scale
models specifically for smallholder use. The
incubators are turn-key solution and enable a
poultry farmer to hatch and grow his own chickens without having to rely on
suppliers of day-old chicks. Using
the incubator can increase hatch rates tenfold over traditional practices.
