Whiting Farms has had a long and colorful history! Like any business there is no way that we could have done this all by ourselves. Over the years we have formed some fairly important partnerships and we’d like to recognize those individuals who have contributed to the success of Whiting Farms over the years. CURRENT HAPPENINGS ON THE FARM In recent years Whiting Farms has undergone some exciting changes. We were able to decommission an older hatchery facility and build a new hatchery. The new hatchery is literally state-of-the-art in terms of new technology, floor plan, ventilation sophistication and even an energy recovery system. Each of the four incubators are the latest “single stage” technology where only one age group of eggs are set in each machine so the exact environment parameters can be maintained throughout the incubation process, which is about 21 days. Each of the three incubators and one “hatcher” (where the chicks actually hatch out at day 21) have capacities of 18,700 eggs each. The entire hatchery building was designed and built for an additional four incubators to accommodate future expansion, which is planned for late 2015. In addition to the new hatchery we put into operation seven new barns to replace older barns. These new barns are also state-of-the-art. Rest assured the birds are well taken care of. One other new development that has been cost effective has been the installment and implementation of a large solar field. This solar field is able to produce enough power for several barns. Whiting Farms prides itself in being a green company. This solar field is only one way in which Whiting Farms stays green. Whiting Farms celebrated 25 years of genetic hackle production in 2015. To think it was just over 25 years ago when Tom Whiting hatched his first batch of Hoffman Hackle eggs. Look how far genetic hackle has come in that time.