WILTON, Iowa — An Iowa hatchery has become the first site to offer a new automated in-ovo sex determining solution in the U.S. Officials announced an identical machine is also operational at a hatchery in Texas. Chicks from the hatchery went to their first customer, NestFresh Eggs, in December, putting eggs sourced from in-ovo sexed hens into the marketplace by June 2, 2025.
The machine, called Cheggy, is the first non-invasive in-ovo sex determining technology of its kind to determine the sex of a chick before hatching, officials added. The technology was created by Agri Advanced. . .