Every egg is a bet on your operation. Make it count.
Hatchability, fertility, shell strength — when breeder hens are healthy from the gut up, every metric improves.
Allen works with breeder operations — call and talk specifics
Breeder operations can't afford guesswork.
Your birds aren't just growing — they're building the next generation. Every gap in nutrition, every biosecurity lapse, every week of poor litter shows up at the hatchery.
The hatchability pressure
Every point of hatchability is revenue. When fertility dips or shell quality drops, the hatchery feels it immediately — and so does your settlement. The margin between a profitable cycle and a break-even one is measured in percentages.
The long-cycle anxiety
Breeder flocks produce for 40+ weeks. A problem at week 20 compounds for the next 20. You're watching production curves and wondering if the decline is normal aging or something you could be fixing right now.
What's at stake
Breeder birds are the most valuable birds in the chain. They deserve tools that match that value — not generic supplements designed for a 6-week broiler cycle.
Breeder-specific programs, not generic advice.
Allen Reynolds works with breeder operations that can't afford to experiment blindly. He understands that your birds are the most valuable in the chain and your biosecurity requirements are non-negotiable.
The products are the same ones commercial broiler and turkey growers use — proven biology. The difference is the protocol. Breeder flocks have different critical windows, different nutritional demands during lay cycle, and stricter requirements for anything that touches the house.
Allen will help you build a program around your production schedule, your integrator's requirements, and the specific challenges in your houses.
Allen Reynolds
VP & Director of Operations
Three jobs in every breeder house.
Every product here exists to do one of three jobs for your breeding flock. Pick the job you need help with — we'll show you the right tools.
Maximize hatchability and egg quality through the lay cycle.
Every percentage point of hatchability is revenue. When breeder hens have poor gut health, nutrient absorption drops — and so do fertility rates, shell strength, and embryo viability. The numbers show up at the hatchery.
Best for: Declining hatch rates, thin shells, or inconsistent fertility
Keep breeder houses clean for 40+ weeks of production.
Breeder flocks stay in the house for months. Litter degrades, ammonia builds, and mite pressure climbs — all while you need pristine conditions for egg quality and bird health. One biosecurity lapse can cost the entire flock.
Best for: Ammonia issues, mite pressure, litter degradation, or biosecurity concerns
Support hens through peak production and stress periods.
Peak lay puts enormous physiological demand on breeder hens. Heat stress, lighting changes, and vaccination schedules can all tank production just when you need every egg. Recovery time costs hatchery throughput.
Best for: Peak production dips, heat stress, post-vaccination recovery
Shop Breeder Products
Everything on this shelf is used in commercial breeder operations. Start with one product or build a full program.
Big Ole Bird + Litter Life + Catalyst + ZeroPoint covers gut health, litter, nutrition, and biosecurity across the entire lay cycle.
Pick one product, test it on one house, one cycle. If it doesn't improve your hatchery numbers, don't reorder.
Mother Load
Mother Load is raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar for chickens infused with garlic. Designed to boost your birds' overall health, Mother Load aids in digestion, keeps the GI tract healthy, tightens the gut and provides bacteria that support poultry development. Through the benefits of garlic and apple cider vinegar, Mother Load: Keeps the body in balance Boosts flock's immune system Promotes healthy mucus flow Tightens the gut May assist with cocci Learn how to use our products for healthy backyard birds. Mother Load is also available in our Backyard Poultry Bundle.
Best for: Backyard flock health
Desecticide Multi-Purpose Livestock & Poultry Mite Control
Desecticide delivers breakthrough natural technology specifically formulated to control soft-bodied pests, with exceptional results against mites in poultry and horses. This FIFRA 25(b) exempt pesticide uses safe, natural ingredients to provide fast contact kill without harsh chemicals. Benefits of Desecticide: Provides superior mite control with proven effectiveness against red mites, northern fowl mites, scaly leg mites and feather mites Natural formula made with coconut-derived sodium lauryl sulfate, clove oil and mint oil Safe to spray directly on livestock and poultry without toxic chemicals Mint and clove oils provide a fresh, natural fragrance Pests cannot build resistance Fast-acting with quick contact kill on targeted pests Generally dries quickly, allowing animals to safely return to treated areas in a short time Desecticide has been approved by an organic certifying agency!. Safety Declaration This product is not registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since it qualifies for exemption under FIFRA section 25(b) as a minimum risk pesticide. Caution Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes and skin. In case of contact, rinse immediately with water and seek medical attention if irritation persists. Do not ingest. If swallowed, seek medical attention immediately.
Best for: Backyard flock health
Catalyst Vitamins
Catalyst is a highly absorbable powder packed with specially formulated, poultry-specific essential vitamins and minerals. To maximize performance, we recommend using Catalyst, our poultry vitamin supplement, with Big Ole Bird, our poultry probiotics. Designed to help promote overall health in poultry, Catalyst improves vitamin levels which have shown to improve leg and bone development, feather quality, heart health, skin health and blood health. With Catalyst, a little goes a long way! This 800g bag is great for folks who have commercial or other large-scale poultry operations. For backyard flocks, check out our Liquid Formula for greater small-scale efficiency. Benefits of Catalyst: Highly absorbable powder High concentration of vitamins per serving Does not clog drinker lines Easily dissolves in solution Boosts immunity Improves heart, skin and blood health
Best for: Poultry gut health & litter management
Hen Helper
Hen Helper boosts overall health and nutrition in layer hens through a specially formulated combination of probiotics, organic acids and electrolytes. The special ingredients, humic and fulvic acids, have been scientifically proven to improve shell quality and egg production by keeping hens in peak longer. Benefits of Hen Helper: Produces cleaner eggs and firmer shells Aids calcium uptake Improves gut and overall health Reduces reproductive challenges Increases peak performance Increases mineral absorption Improves hatchability Decreases mortality Protects against heat stress during hot weather Learn how to use Hen Helper. Hen Helper is also available in our Backyard Poultry Bundle.
Best for: Backyard flock health
Litter Life
Litter Life is a poultry litter amendment designed to improve litter quality and strengthen poultry health. This mixture of biologically active carbon, organic acids and beneficial microbes helps dry and condition litter, and assist in controlling ammonia. Birds grow in a healthier environment with less threat of disease, lower mortality and better performance. Benefits of Litter Life: Dries and conditions litter beds Non-corrosive Controls ammonia Can be applied with birds present Learn how to use our products for healthy backyard birds.
Best for: Backyard flock health
Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer Spray
Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer Spray is a highly evaporative, bacteria-killing disinfectant with the fastest kill time available. For sanitizing non-food contact surfaces and footwear, Alpet D2 takes only 10 seconds to eliminate pathogens on contact. For sanitizing food contact surfaces and gloves, Alpet D2 takes 60 seconds to eliminate pathogens on contact. Alpet D2 is ready to use, requires no rinse and leaves no unsightly residue. It is highly evaporative and ideal for low moisture environments and water-sensitive equipment. It is EPA registered and listed as a D2 classification. Clean, sanitize and disinfect food contact and non-food contact surfaces with one product 60 second kill on food contact surfaces, including rubber gloves* 10 second kill on non-food contact surfaces, including rubber footwear* Kills 99.999% of 9 tested pathogens as a food contact surface sanitizer Highly evaporative and ideal for water-sensitive equipment and low moisture environments Sanitizing Uses: Food processing equipment Dairy equipment Food utensils Dishes Silverware Glasses Sink tops Countertops Refrigerated storage Display equipment And other hard, non-porous food contact surfaces Food Contact Surface Sanitizer This unique and efficient solution is powerful enough to kill norovirus and yet safe enough for cleaning food prep areas without rinsing them. It is highly evaporative, noncorrosive and efficient in helping prevent cross contamination. *Also check out the Alpet D2 Quat-Free Spray and Alpet D2 Wipes.
Best for: Poultry gut health & litter management
Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizing Wipes
Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizing Wipes are a ready-to-use, no-rinse, lintless wiping system for food contact and non-food contact surfaces. Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizing Wipes are available in a heavy duty 90-count wipe canister as well as a 160-count canister with thinner wipes. As with all Best Sanitizers wiping systems, the spring-loaded lid closes on its own to prevent the drying of wipes, helping to eliminate unnecessary waste. Clean and sanitize with one product Sanitizes food contact and non-food contact surfaces Kills 99.999% of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica (formerly typhimurium) and Listeria monocytogenes as a food contact surface sanitizer Kills 99.9% of tested pathogens in 10 seconds as a non-food contact surface sanitizer 58% IPA/quat formula Ideal for water-sensitive equipment NSF listed D2 classification Kosher, Pareve and Halal certified Looking for a highly evaporative spray? Check out the Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer Spray and Alpet D2 Quat-Free Surface Sanitizer Spray.
Best for: Poultry gut health & litter management
Alpet D2 Quat-Free Surface Sanitizer Spray
Alpet D2 Quat-Free Surface Sanitizer Spray is a ready-to-use, no-rinse, fast-acting, food contact and non-food contact surface cleaner and sanitizer. It is highly evaporative and ideal for both water-sensitive equipment and dry environments. This effective sanitizer was specially designed for processors that can't use quat-based chemical formulas, and it leaves no unpleasant residue. Clean, sanitize and disinfect food contact and non-food contact surfaces with one product Ready-to-use and no rinse required 70% alcohol formula (62.5% ethanol / 7.5% isopropanol) Highly evaporative and ideal for low moisture environments and water-sensitive equipment 60 second kill on food contact surfaces, including rubber gloves* 10 second kill on non-food contact surfaces, including rubber footwear* Kills 99.999% of 8 tested pathogens as a food contact surface sanitizer NSF listed, EPA registered, kosher, pareve and halal Approved under the Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Food Program *Also check out Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer and the Alpet D2 Wipes.
Best for: Poultry gut health & litter management
ZeroPoint
EPA-Registered Agricultural Disinfectant for Commercial Operations The Only Reset That Matters Between Production Cycles 60-Second Contact Time • 5-Log Pathogen Reduction • Zero Evacuation Required Product Overview ZeroPoint Industrial is the professional biosecurity solution that commercial livestock and poultry operations trust when thousands of animals depend on pathogen elimination. Effective livestock biosecurity protocols are essential for preventing the spread of diseases, protecting both animals and employees, and safeguarding public health. Disinfectants play a critical role in reducing disease transmission between animals, humans, and the environment. ZeroPoint Industrial helps protect the environment and everyone involved in animal care. This EPA-registered hypochlorous acid (HOCl) sanitizer delivers hospital-grade disinfection without the hazards of traditional agricultural sanitizers. EPA Registration #: 97801-1-102456 Key Benefits: Broad-spectrum elimination of poultry and livestock pathogens in 60 seconds No evacuation required - safe for use with animals present after drying No rinse, no residue - degrades to salt and water No resistance development possible with HOCl technology Non-corrosive to equipment and safe for workers USDA Organic approved for use in organic production Essential for maintaining livestock biosecurity and preventing disease outbreaks The Bottom Line When 50,000+ birds depend on your biosecurity decision, there’s no room for products that “might” work. ZeroPoint Industrial is proven to prevent disease transmission in large-scale livestock and poultry operations, delivering measurable pathogen reduction that translates directly to your bottom line. Zero Pathogens. Zero Evacuation. Zero Compromise.
Best for: Backyard flock health
Numbers, not promises.
These results are from commercial poultry operations — including breeder flocks — running these same products.
Three steps. Not a sales pitch.
We don't ask you to overhaul your breeder program. We ask you to test one thing on one house.
Call Allen and tell him about your breeder operation.
How many houses, what integrator, where you are in the lay cycle, what's giving you trouble. He'll listen first and build a program around your production schedule.
Test on one house, one cycle.
No commitment beyond that. No contract, no minimum order. Run it alongside your existing program and compare the numbers.
Check the hatchery report.
Hatchability, fertility, shell quality — the hatchery numbers don't lie. If the metrics improve, you'll know it. If they don't, we'll part ways.
We know what you're thinking.
Breeder operations have higher stakes and tighter requirements. Here are the straight answers.
Will these products affect egg quality or hatchability negatively?
No. Everything we sell is USDA Organic certified with zero withdrawal period and zero residue. These products are designed to improve egg quality, not compromise it. Breeder operations under major integrators use Big Ole Bird and Litter Life every flock. We're happy to provide documentation for your hatchery or integrator.
How do probiotics help breeder hens specifically?
Breeder hens have higher nutritional demands than broilers — they're not just growing, they're building embryos. Probiotics optimize gut health so hens absorb more from their feed. Better absorption means stronger shells, higher fertility rates, and more consistent production through the lay cycle. The biology is the same, but the stakes are higher.
Our biosecurity protocols are strict. Are these products compatible?
Yes. ZeroPoint Industrial is specifically designed for commercial poultry biosecurity — it eliminates pathogens without leaving residues that could affect breeding stock or egg quality. Desecticide handles mite and beetle pressure naturally. Both are used in breeder operations with strict integrator requirements.
Breeder flocks are expensive. How do I justify the cost?
Breeder birds represent a significant per-bird investment, which is exactly why the math works in your favor. A few pennies per bird in probiotic support can mean percentage points of hatchability improvement — and that translates directly to hatchery throughput and revenue. Test on one house, one cycle. The settlement numbers will tell you whether it's worth continuing.
We're already running a vitamin program. Why add this?
Most breeder operations run some form of vitamin supplementation. The difference is targeted probiotics — they don't replace your vitamin program, they make it work better. When gut health is optimized, hens absorb more of what you're already giving them. Think of it as unlocking the nutrition that's already in your feed budget.
Your hatchery numbers start in the breeder house.
One conversation about your breeder operation. Allen's on the other end of this number.
Call Allen — he'll answer.
Prefer text? Message Allen at 800-608-3755