Allen Harim announces new state-of-the-art hatchery on Delmarva

One of Delmarva’s leading producers and processors of chicken announced on Monday that they will be building a new, state-of-the-art hatchery in Dagsboro, Delaware.

Allen Harim says that they will invest $22 million in the new facility so it will have an egg-set capacity of 2.5 million eggs per week.

“Our ‘No Antibiotic Ever’ policy requires us to provide the healthiest start possible to each and every bird, and this new facility – the most technologically-advanced hatchery on Delmarva – will deliver that,” said President and CEO Joe Moran. “It will be also be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.”

Allen Harim officials say that the new facility will be 70,000-square-foot and will be built on the company’s site on Nine Foot Road in Dagsboro.

The Sussex County Council also recently approved tying into the county’s sewer and water infrastructure which will alleviate the need for on-site spray irrigation.

The company says it will close two older hatcheries when the new one is complete, and employees at both those Seaford and Dagsboro locations will be offered opportunities at the new hatchery or at other Allen Harim facilities.