Havelock, Mar 15: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services had established a poultry hatchery at Havelock to cater to the requirement of day-old chicks of the poultry farmers in the Islands. The hatchery had a capacity of setting 2500 eggs with a Hatcher capacity of 840. The hatchery produced about 600 chicks including Backyard poultry, Turkey poultry, Guinea fowl and ducklings at weekly intervals. However, with the growing popularity of poultry farms in Havelock Island, the demand for availability of Day-old-chicks also increased and the issue was raised by PRI members.
To meet the demand of day-old-chicks of poultry and alternate birds at Havelock Islands, the Department has established an additional incubator-cum-hatcher of 2500 capacity. With this the capacity of the Hatchery at Havelock has increased to 5000 which can produce 1200 to 1500 chicks per week. This will address the long pending demand of the poultry farmers and encourage them to take up poultry farming as a sustainable venture in the Island.
