Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, Inc.

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650,000+ SF poultry ranch in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Innovative leader in animal care, biosecurity, and food safety.

Named the Blue Springs Egg Farm, is a sustainable cage-free egg-laying facility, was completed in 2022 and incorporates leading sustainability practices and uses the most innovative technology in our industry to produce high-quality, nutritious eggs. The facility is a more than $100 million economic development project for Franklin County.

“Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch has partnered with WEBBER/SMITH for the design of its sustainable cage-fee egg-laying facility because of their deep experience and commitment to quality” – Herb Herbruck

We are thrilled to announce that Herbruck’s, a family-owned egg producer headquartered in Saranac, MI, has chosen WEBBER/SMITH as their design partner for a new poultry ranch located on a 335 acres in Montgomery Township, PA. As an innovative leader in the poultry industry with their commitment to animal care, biosecurity, and food safety, Herbruck’s knew it was imperative to select a design partner that shares the same values and dedication to the food industry.

WEBBER/SMITH seeks to align our creative design solutions for the food industry with our clients’ goals and are excited to partner with Herbruck’s on this project as they grow their business and continue their long tradition of delivering the highest quality eggs to their customers.

Key Features of the Project

  • Eight 60,000 sq. ft. Production Barns for the Aviary Living Systems and operations staff to monitor living conditions and maintain a healthy environment for the hens to produce high-quality eggs.
  • One 70,000 sq. ft. Manure Process facility housing Herbruck’s innovative technology used to convert waste into fertilizer.
  • One 100,000 sq. ft. Packaging Building with future expansion capacity to process close to 2 million eggs every day.
  • Campus ancillary buildings for site security, animal care, and full site emergency backup power.
  • WEBBER/SMITH provided full design services in-house utilizing our BIM methodology needed to bid and construct all facilities.

Construction Partner: https://www.stewartandtate.com/

Several buildings are pre-engineered metal buildings constructed by Carlisle-based Galbraith/Pre-Design Inc., while others were conventionally built structures.

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