The hatchery is the very first stage in the life of new-born chicks. After take-off on hatch day, chicks are usually stored before being moved to the farm. Sub-optimal storage conditions can negatively affect their quality and well-being, while biosecurity risks can be a threat to their health status. The X-Streamer™ Chick-Store Gateway offers the perfect solution: It brings an important biosecurity advantage in combination with ideal chick holding conditions.
Separate dispatch zone: no hatchery entrance required
Temperature, airflow and oxygen play an important role in keeping the environment of day-old chicks in the right conditions so they will retain their quality and feel comfortable. Consistently controlling all these conditions in a traditional storage room, however, is not easy. Technology can help you ensure that each chick receives the same ‘ideal storage treatment’. Petersime’s X-Streamer™ Chick-Store is specifically designed to automatically deliver the perfect storage environment. Chicks that are held in ideal conditions will show better quality, perform better post-hatch and are less likely to die in the first week. The range now includes the X-Streamer™ Chick-Store Gateway, a new model that creates a biosecurity barrier between the inside and outside of your hatchery.
The X-Streamer™ Chick-Store Gateway has front and rear doors, enabling easy and logical (‘first in, first out’) chick unloading from the rear of the machine. Outside air cannot enter the hatchery and truck drivers don’t have to go inside the building as the dispatch zone is completely separated from the hatchery. It goes without saying that this is an important biosecurity measure to help prevent pathogens from entering the hatchery. It also saves time as truck drivers must normally shower and change clothing prior to entering the hatchery.
New trolley type: Chick box safe-T trolley
Petersime also offers a new trolley type to facilitate chick box transport from hatchery to farm. This easy-to-use trolley has a central guiding piece – also called safety piece (‘safe-T’) – for extra stable transport. The central guiding piece is adjustable in height: It is fixed in the right position to hold the stacked chick boxes in a safe and stable position. It can also be disassembled from the frame (e.g., for automation purposes). The chick box safe-T trolleys can be wheeled easily onto the truck.
Want to know more about the X-Streamer™ Chick-Store and all its features and benefits? Don’t hesitate to contact us: our sales team is ready to answer all your questions.
