Poultry Projects

L. B. Smith’s experience in hatchery design spans for nearly 40 years, with projects dating back to the rise of the Cuddy Farms US operations in the late 1970’s up to our extensive present-day work with various poultry clients in both the chicken and turkey industries. These facilities have varied significantly in size and have served the commercial, breeder, and pedigree portions of the business. We continue to branch out into this market annually and have served our poultry clients in the United States with detailed design & construction documents and also internationally through consulting and planning services using outline and schematic level documentation.

L. B. Smith & Associate is an engineering design firm only and we do not sell, install, distribute, market, or represent any of the materials or equipment to be used on a hatchery project. This ensures that a client is provided with high quality, competitively bid finished product using comprehensive and well-detailed construction documents. We have the specific facility design experience to accommodate and integrate all major types of incubating and hatching equipment (single-stage and multi-stage) from such manufacturers as Jamesway, ChickMaster, Petersime, and NatureForm. We also have experience with the building infrastructure needed to support the required service equipment from such manufacturers as KL Products / Zoetis, Kuhl Corporation, Nova-Tech, Embrex / Inovoject, and Warrior and using various levels of automation.

Normally the following areas are included in our scope of hatchery design work: civil / structural, general building / architectural, plumbing & piping (waste, vent, domestic cold & hot water, compressed air, high-pressure wash), process chilled and hot water systems for hatchery equipment (incubators, hatchers, tray washers, high pressure washers, etc.), HVAC (including ventilation for hatchery equipment), and all associated electrical design. We generally exclude the design of hatchery equipment controls and alarms, building security, PA system, computer/data/telephone systems, etc. Our services are ultimately delivered through complete detailed working drawings and specifications that are suitable for competitive bidding and permitting. In most competitively bid situations using our completed documents, the spread between high and low construction bids are historically not more than about 5%.

Aviagen EW Group

  • Hatchery Consulting – Canada – Aviagen EW Group
  • Hatchery Consulting – Central Europe – Aviagen EW Group
  • Hatchery Consulting – Thailand – Aviagen EW Group
  • Hatchery Consulting – Brazil – Aviagen EW Group
  • Hatchery Consulting – Albertsville, Alabama – Arbor Acres
  • Hatchery Renovations – Pageland, South Carolina – Ross Breeders
    1,600 SF
  • New Breeder Hatchery – Sallisaw, Oklahoma – Ross Breeders
    51,900 SF
  • Hatchery Consulting – Crossville, Tennessee – Ross Breeders
  • Hatchery Renovations – Talladega, Alabama – Ross Breeders
  • Egg Depot Consulting – Elkmont, Alabama – Ross Breeders
    14,400 SF
  • New Breeder Hatchery – Quitman, Georgia – Aviagen EW Group
      77,800 SF
  • Hatchery Renovations – Sallisaw, Oklahoma – Aviagen EW Group
    4,200 SF

Aviagen Turkey / Select Genetics

  • Turkey Hatchery Addition – Harrisburg, Virginia – Aviagen Turkey
  • Turkey Hatchery – Lewisburg, West Virginia – Aviagen Turkey
8,400 SF
  • Laboratory Consulting – Lewisburg, West Virginia – Aviagen Turkey
  • Egg Depot Consulting – Lewisburg, West Virginia – Aviagen Turkey
  • Turkey Hatchery – Osceola, Iowa – Aviagen Turkey
   87,500 SF
  • Turkey Hatchery – Terre Haute, Indiana – Select Genetics
120,000 SF

Cargill

  • Hatchery Renovations – Harrisonburg, Virginia
30,500 SF

Crescent Duck

  • Duck Hatchery – Aquebogue, New York

Cuddy Farms, Inc.

  • Cuddy-Rocco Hatchery – Harrisonburg, Virginia
41,000 SF
  • Hatchery Addition – Roundhill, Pennsylvania
  • Corporate Office Building – Marshville, North Carolina
  • Offal Building – Marshville, North Carolina
  • Cuddy-Roundhill Hatchery – New Lomax, Pennsylvania
  • Hatchery Plant Addition (Outline Criteria) – Danville, Ohio
  • Processing Plant Addition – Marshville, North Carolina
14,000 SF
  • Hatchery Addition – Pageland, South Carolina
18,000 SF
  • New Hatchery – Jackson, Minnesota
31,700 SF
  • Hatchery Addition – Harrisonburg, Virginia
2,900 SF
  • Hatchery Consulting – Strathroy, Ontario
  • New Hatchery – Aurora, Missouri
43,100 SF
  • Jennie-O / Cuddy Hatchery Consulting – Central Europe
  • Hatchery Renovations – Harrisonburg, Virginia

Hendrix Genetics / Hybrid Turkey

  • Turkey Hatchery – Beresford, South Dakota
83,400 SF

Hy-Line International

  • Pedigree Hatchery Consulting – Iowa
9,300 SF
  • Parent Hatchery Consulting – Iowa
41,500 SF
  • New Layer Hatchery – Iowa
49,200 SF

Perdue Farms, Inc.

  • Hatchery Consulting – Maryland

Pilgrim's Pride / Wampler (Misc. Consulting)

  • Processing Plant – Marshville, North Carolina
  • Processing Plant Addition – Monroe, North Carolina – Gold Kist / Gold Signature

Prestage Farms, Inc.

  • Hatchery Addition – Clinton, North Carolina

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

  • Pheasant Hatchery Consulting – Poynette, Wisconsin

International Consulting

  • Hatchery Consulting – Cheshire, UK – BUTA
  • Hatchery Consulting – Huntly, Australia – Hy-Line Australia
  • Hatchery Consulting – Melbourne, Australia – Hy-Line Australia