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A hatchery is the place where new life begins. It is the basis for raising healthy birds and thus it must be very clean at all time. Proper sanitation procedures contribute to achieving that goal.
Hatchery health is one of the most important aspects of hatchery management to produce healthy, high-quality chicks always using good hatchery-appropriate management practices.
Today, more than ever, it is of paramount importance to find ways of raising chickens without the use of antibiotics. This is why washing, cleaning and disinfection in the hatchery  is one of the first critical steps in antibiotic free chick production. The procedures applied in the hatchery should always be verified.
It is also essential to have a manual of procedures which are:

SIMPLE
CLEAR
ACCESSIBLE

for all employees at any level of preparation or training

MANUAL OF PROCEDURES 

1. Clearly define safety procedures for employees in all areas and all procedures. This should include the correct use of protective clothing and footwear, necessary to protect employees and to meet with necessary biosecurity standards.
2. Immediately after removing chicks from the incubators, the down and all the hatching debris must be removed.

This waste should be disposed of under strict environmental guidelines, consider biosecurity, ensure employee protection and support effective sanitation of the hatchery.

The correct disposal of hatchery waste is essential for the control of various diseases.

For example, salmonellosis which causes gastroenteritis in humans, can easily contaminate the hatchery through mishandling of contaminated waste and these in turn contaminate the facilities, equipment and newly hatched chicks.

3. Once the fluff has been removed

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