Tour Our Farms
Most poultry producers do what’s best for the bottom line. We do what’s best for our chickens and for you. That commitment drives innovation at every step of our process.
The Life of our Chickens
From Breeder To Hatchery And Broiler Farms
A Note from the Sechlers
Some poultry producers say their chickens are antibiotic-free. This means the chickens are antibiotic-free when they’re sold. Many of these chickens still receive antibiotics sometime during their life, especially those eating feed that contains ethanol by-products.
Our Chickens
We manage every step of our chicken production to ensure the health and quality of our products.
Superior Animal Welfare
Everything we do throughout our process is designed to ensure our chickens live a stress-free life. See how Bell & Evans goes the extra mile to care for our birds.
The Best Breed & Farms
To ensure the health of our chickens and the integrity of our products, it is important that we manage every step of our chicken production. The breeder operation is where it starts. Here, our male and female chickens produce hatching eggs that are transported to our organic-certified, animal welfare-focused Hatchery to hatch and grow into The Excellent Chicken.
Humane Hatchery
Bell & Evans 194,000 square foot, World’s First Organic-Certified, Animal Welfare-Focused Hatchery can hatch up to 3 million chicks per week. Our humane care paired with cutting-edge technology ensures each chick has immediate access to organic-certified feed, fresh water and light when they hatch.
What They Eat
Comparing What’s in the Feed
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100% U.S. Grown Corn |
Imported Grains |
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100% U.S. Grown Grains |
Expired Baked Goods & Cereal Grains |
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Extruded & Expeller-Pressed Soybean Meal |
Soybean Meal processed with Hexane |
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Essential Oils for Gut Health |
Brewery Grains, Animal and Fish Scraps |
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All Vegetarian Diet |
Animal By-Products, Animal-Derived Fats or Oils, & Feather Meal |
Quality Feed
Our chickens eat healthy so you can eat healthy. Our chickens are fed an all-vegetarian feed made from 100% U.S. grown corn and extruded and expeller-pressed soybean meal.
Broiler Farms
Our chicks travel less than an hour, on average, from our hatchery to our family farms. Our broiler farms feature natural lighting, pest-resistant floors, and space to roam. Between flocks, barns are cleaned and sanitized, then left empty for a period of time to minimize harmful bacteria before fresh litter is laid for the next flock.
Humane Transportation
After a short drive, usually less than an hour, our chickens arrive at our harvesting facility, where they enter the nation’s first fully automated unloading system. Our birds remain in the comfort of their drawers, with no forklifts or handling needed, and enter into a blue light area to create a calmer experience for our birds.
Superior Animal Welfare Standards
All our chickens, organic or not, are raised with the same superior animal welfare standards
Raised Without Antibiotics
Bell & Evans chickens are truly raised without any exposure to antibiotics, unlike some similar claims.
