Facility

Hendrix Genetics — Shaver/Babcock Multiplier Hatchery (Brantford, Ontario)

Hendrix Genetics' North American multiplier hatchery for Shaver (Canadian-origin breed, brown egg) and Babcock (white egg breed, originally from Ithaca NY but now managed from Ontario) grandparent and parent stock. This facility supplies US and Canadian commercial layer operations and serves as geographic redundancy for North American layer genetics supply. Canada's strong biosecurity protocols and lower HPAI outbreak density vs. the US Midwest make this facility a lower-risk backup for North American GGP stock. The Shaver breed was developed by Shaver Poultry Breeding Farms (Cambridge, Ontario) and acquired by Hendrix Genetics.