Is the in-ovo sexing getting anywhere? The NA brand Vital Farms has this on their website:
[…] we’re committed to improving the lives of animals through food. In early 2026, we plan to adopt in-ovo sexing technology in collaboration with our primary hatchery supplier, Hy-Line North America.
Hy-Line North America has installed Cheggy technology developed by the German company, AAT, which uses a safe, non-invasive scan to determine whether the developing chick is male or female. This determination occurs before the embryo can feel pain, and the male eggs are prevented from developing further — allowing hatcheries to significantly reduce the number of male chicks that hatch.
Is the in-ovo sexing getting anywhere? The NA brand Vital Farms has this on their website:
https://vitalfarms.com/faqs/ > What happens to male chicks
The wikipedia article for chick culling has a citation for their pledge, but they made it 2020…