Chore-Time® News
Chore-Time's New ENDURA® Fan Offers Energy Efficiency, Corrosion Resistance
MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Chore-Time introduces its new high-performance ENDURA® fan. Featuring a long glass fiber composite shroud for durability and corrosion resistance, the patent-pending fan produces 27,100 CFM and 23 CFM/Watt performance at a static pressure of 0.10 inches of water ... [more]Chore-Time Announces Additional Models of Its QUADRATHERM® Heaters
Now Available for Low-Pressure Installations and in a Canadian-Certified High-Pressure Model MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Chore-Time’s QUADRATHERM® Heater is now available in additional models to accommodate a wider variety of grower preferences.The complete QUADRATHERM® Heater Line includes:A ... [more]CTB Completes Purchase of Meyn – Adds Food Processing Equipment and Technology to Its Product Line
MILFORD, Ind., U.S.A., July 31, 2012 – CTB, Inc. (www.ctbinc.com) finalized its acquisition of Meyn Holding B.V., the parent company of Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V. (www.meyn.com), based in Oostzaan, the Netherlands. Meyn is a leading designer and manufacturer of poultry processing ... [more]CTB Celebrates 60 Years – Founded as Chore-Time in 1952
MILFORD, Ind., U.S.A., July 24, 2012 — A group of more than 600 Milford-based employees and many retired employees gathered on July 17, 2012, at CTB’s Conference Center in Milford, Indiana, to celebrate the Company’s 60th anniversary. CTB (www.ctbinc.com) was founded as Chore-Time in 1952 and ... [more]Chore-Time's REVOLUTION® Poultry Feeder Offers Innovative Feed Control Features
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. – Whether you are raising broilers or turkey poults, Chore-Time’s unique REVOLUTION® Poultry Feeder offers you management flexibility with a number of innovative feed control features. The REVOLUTION Feeder is the latest in Chore-Time’s industry-leading history of automated ... [more]Chore-Time's LIBERTY® Open-Grill Broiler Feeder Offers an Open Approach to Feeding Broilers
MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Chore-Time has announced the release of the newest addition to its long history of feeder innovations with its new LIBERTY® Broiler Feeder. Chore-Time's LIBERTY® Broiler Feeder’s open grill provides easy access to feed for broilers of all ages and weights. ... [more]Chore-Time Offers Variable Frequency Drive for 54-, 52- and 48-Inch Fans
MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Chore-Time offers poultry producers a variable frequency drive for use with Chore-Time’s variable speed fans and CHORE-TRONICS® 2 Controls. Available for use with certain models of the company’s 54-, 52- and 48-inch fiberglass and galvanized fans, use of Chore-Time’s ... [more]Chore-Time Announces GENESIS® Breeder Feeder Eating Space Calculator
MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Chore-Time has announced a new online calculator for use by broiler breeder producers wanting to calculate how much feeder space their birds will have when eating from Chore-Time's GENESIS® Breeder Feeder.The new Chore-Time calculator is posted at ... [more]Chore-Time's Genesis® Feeder Multiplies Feeding Space for Broiler Breeders
MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Chore-Time's new GENESIS® Feeder's unique double pan feeds 50 percent more birds per linear foot of feeder line than a chain feeder. With the GENESIS Feeder, broiler breeder producers can feed 72 breeder hens per 12 feet (3.66 m) of feeder line compared to 48 birds ... [more]Chore-Time’s REVOLUTION® Rooster Feeder Offers Filling Options
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. – Chore-Time’s unique REVOLUTION® Poultry Feeder now offers broiler breeder producers an eight-spoke feeder pan assembly for use in feeding roosters. The new rooster feeder gives producers the option of automatically filling feeders with feed in the air or at ... [more]Unique Chore-Time Nipple Drinker Provides Flow Rates Matching Bird Drinking Habits
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. – Chore-Time’s unique RELIA-FLOW® Nipple Drinker has been designed for a reliable, university-confirmed flow rate consistent with the way birds actually drink. The resulting nipple drinker helps poultry producers provide an optimum water flow rate to their birds to meet ... [more]Chore-Time Simplifies Drinker System Management with Its Updated PDS™ Drinker Control
MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. – Chore-Time offers poultry producers convenient control of the water pressure levels in all nipple drinker lines in the house with its updated PDS™ Controls. With Chore-Time's PDS (Pneumatic Drinking System) Controls, users can change the pressure in all lines in the ... [more]Chore-Time's Generation 2 QUADRATHERM® Heaters Deliver 80,000 BTUs of QuadRadiant® Heat
MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. – The most innovative concept in heating has made another giant leap forward. Chore-Time has introduced a second generation to its popular QUADRATHERM® Heater. The Generation 2 QUADRATHERM Heater is the latest advance in the company’s QuadRadiant® heating ... [more]Chore-Time's LIBERTY® Turkey Feeder Maximizes Feed Visibility And Access While Minimizing Feed Waste
MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Chore-Time has announced the release of its LIBERTY® Feeder for poults and for turkey hens up to 12 weeks of age.Bird Positioning Ring Chore-Time's LIBERTY® Feeder features a green feed cone with an incorporated Bird Positioning Ring to encourage birds to eat from the ... [more]MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Turkey producers can give their turkey poults a great start with Chore-Time's ADVANTI-FLOW® Nipple Drinker. The nipple drinker's uniquely designed discs attract poults to the drinkers and direct water as birds drink. Dual catch cups under the discs help ... [more]
CHORE-TRONICS® Feeder Line Run-Time Monitor from Chore-Time
Monitor Feeder Line and Fill System Performance for an Early Indication of Bird PerformanceMILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Chore-Time’s CHORE-TRONICS® Feeder Line Run-Time Monitor provides a diagnostic look at what is going on in the poultry house by monitoring feeder line and/or fill system ... [more]Chore-Time's Tunnel Doors Provide Better In-House Air Mixing and Promote Energy Savings
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. – Chore-Time’s new Tunnel Doors offer poultry producers improved in-house air mixing and potential energy savings for tunnel ventilation systems. The innovative tunnel doors produce a cyclonic air movement that shoots air upwards and then swirls it down and around from the ... [more]Poultry House Electronic Wallpaper Now Available
Chore-Time has added computer wallpaper to its web site in a variety of screen sizes. One design features a broiler house (shown here) and the other an adult turkey operation. Click here, scroll to the bottom of the page and then select the wallpaper tab to see the available size and design ... [more]Chore-Time Offers Gravity Operated Topjet Attic Inlet
MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Chore-Time now offers a gravity-operated attic inlet. This innovative TopJet Inlet is designed to provide birds with a better mix of air and to help growers maintain higher ventilation rates during cold weather without sacrificing house temperature or wasting ... [more]New Ethernet Local Talk (ELT) Interface from Chore-Time
Gives Users with Internet Access the Ability to Manage and Control House Operations from Anywhere in the WorldMILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Chore-Time’s CHORE-TRONICS® Ethernet Local Talk (ELT) Interface converts information from CHORE-TRONICS® 2 Controls into a web-friendly format for viewing control ... [more]Chore-Time's Rope Guides Replace Pulleys and Screw Hooks for Some Ventilation Applications
Chore-Time offers an easy-to-install plastic rope guide. The patented guide is suitable for use with tunnel door or air inlet applications. By bringing the pivot point for the rope closer to the wall, Chore-Time's rope guide eliminates the need to use pulleys or screw hooks in order to ... [more]CHORE-TIME® Air Speed Meters Help Measure Air Flow During Tunnel Ventilation
Did you know Chore-Time has an Air Speed Meter that can help you to verify tunnel fan performance by dependably measuring air flow? Working together with your CHORE-TRONICS® 2 Control, the air speed meter measures air flow over 125 feet per minute and can help assure that minimum airspeed is ... [more]Manage Breeders Better with the CHORE-TRONICS® 2 Breeder Control and Chore-Time® Breeder Scale
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. – Designed specifically for pullet and breeder applications, Chore-Time’s CHORE-TRONICS® 2 Breeder Edition Control and CHORE-TIME® Breeder Scale make breeder management easier with convenient management tools. The CHORE-TRONICS® 2 Breeder Package offers advanced ... [more]Chore-Time's CHORE-TRONICS® “Retro Box” Makes Upgrading House Controls Easy and Less Costly
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. – Chore-Time’s new “Retro Box” is designed for retrofitting an existing CHORE-TRONICS® Control to add expanded features and the capabilities of the newer generation CHORE-TRONICS® 2 Controls. The Retro Box converts CHORE-TRONICS Model 32 or 40 Controls to the ... [more]Chore-Time's Curved Inlets Offer Directional Air Control
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. – Controlling the entry of fresh air into poultry houses has been made easier with the introduction of Chore-Time’s Directional Air Inlet. The company’s new air inlet features a curved design offering greater directional control combined with superior air moving ability. ... [more]Chore-Time 52-Inch TURBO® Fan with HYFLO® Shutter Receives AE50 Innovation Award from Ag Engineers
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. –Chore-Time’s 52-inch (132-cm) diameter fiberglass TURBO® Fan with HYFLO® Shutter was selected as an AE50 Outstanding Innovations Award winner for 2006. The award is sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers’ Resource magazine and ... [more]Chore-Time Designs Innovative Feed Level Cone for Automated Turkey Feeder Line
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. -- Chore-Time’s MODEL ATF™ and MODEL ATF™ PLUS Turkey Feeders have a new Feed Level Cone designed to enhance the performance of both feeders. Chore-Time Poultry Production Systems released this latest update to its proven automated turkey feeder system. The feeders’ new Feed ... [more]Chore-Time Offers Bird Scale For Use As An Additional Production Tool
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. – Chore-Time has introduced an electronic Bird Scale as an additional production tool that uses the same reliable programming and components used with its popular CHORE-TRONICS® and CHORE TRONICS® 2 lines of whole house electronic controllers. Affordable and accurate, the ... [more]Chore-Time Introduces Brood Cone for E-Z START® Chick Feeder
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. – A brood cone is now available for use with Chore-Time’s E-Z START® Chick Feeder. This new brood cone is automatically filled by the existing feeder line and floods the feeding tray to attract chicks and help get them off to a good start. The new Chore-Time ... [more]Chore-Time Releases ACCUTROL™ Automatic Actuator For Revolution® Feeding System
MILFORD, Indiana U.S.A. – Chore-Time Poultry Production Systems has added the ACCUTROL™ Automatic Actuator System to its REVOLUTION® Poultry Feeding System for broilers and turkey poults. The ACCUTROL System provides producers with automatic control of the REVOLUTION Feeder’s Rotary Gate. The ... [more]