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New York Assembly Bill 8163  

New York State Laying Hen CAFOs

There are essentially only eight large laying hen operations in New York State. These eight entities manage 3.5 million laying hens. At any given time, these operations also house 750,000 additional hens ready to take over for the laying hens when they are no longer productive.

Facility County City (Zip) Laying Hens Assembly Member
Giroux Poultry* Clinton Chazy (12921) 1,400,000 Janet Duprey (114th)
Wayne County Eggs Wayne Wolcott (14590) 849,000 Bob Oaks (128th)
Kreher's Farm Fresh Eggs* Erie Newstead (14001) 493,000 Jane Corwin (142nd)
Thomas Poultry Farm* Saratoga Schuylerville (12871) 220,000 Tony Jordan (112th)
K-Brand Farms Sullivan Woodbridge (12789) 180,000 Aileen Gunther** (98th)
Hudson Egg Farms Onondaga Elbridge (13060) 145,000 William Barclay (124th)
Roy Smith Farms Onondaga Lafayette (13084) 102,000 Al Stirpe (121st)**
Adams Henhouse*** Ontario Naples (14512) 76,000 Joseph Errigo (130th)

*Giroux Poultry, Kreher's Farm Fresh Eggs and Thomas Poultry report having another 500,000, 202,000 and 49,500 "other" hens housed on their facilities, respectively. All data derived from reports filed with New York State.

**Assembly Members Aileen Gunther (98th) and Al Stirpe (121st) both sit on the Agriculture Committee. AB-8163 now sits in the Agriculture Committee. Gunther has accepted annual campaign contribution from the New York Farm Bureau.

Adams Henhouse was the subject of a New York Times story titled, "Town Watches the Skies After An Invasion of Flies."

Click here for a complete spreadsheet of New York State permitted CAFOs.