Appendix

Calculations for Shortages and Over Placements

  • Shortages and over placements are treated like birds placed on a different cycle from the rest of the original placement
  • Example - A producer is on a 66 week cycle and places every 22 weeks. A shortage of 400 birds to be placed in the next placement are like 400 birds on an 88 week cycle, rather than a 66 week cycle.
  • Therefore,

    400 = ???
    66wk   88wk
    400 in 66 weeks is the same as 533 in 88 weeks This provides 133 delay credit birds
  • This result is the same as the result from the calculation
    ?  400 x 22/66 = 133 delay credit
  • An over placement of 400 birds is treated as 400 birds placed early, on a 44 week cycle, rather than a 66 week cycle.
  • Therefore,

    400 = ???
    66wk   44wk
    400 in 66 weeks is the same as 533 in 88 weeks 400 in 66 weeks is the same as 267 in 44 weeks This results in a 133 bird reduction or debit

Requirements for Quota Transfer

  1. The vendor must provide:
    • ____ A copy of the intention to Sell/Purchase Quota to AHEP office
    • ____ An agreement signed by both the vendor and purchaser indicating both parties are willing to enter into the sales agreement.
    • ____ $100.00 cheque payable to the Alberta Hatching Egg Producers board (Transfer Fee).
    • ____ Financial interest discharge of quota letter from financial institution, if any.

  2. The purchaser must provide:
    • ____The quota acceptance acknowledge form signed by the receiving hatchery.

Calculations for Bird Credit and Debits

  1. Calculate the number of birds placed per day
    • Assume farm has 10,000 annualized quota units (and 100% allocation)
    2. - with 52 week cycle
    •  10,000 x 52/52 = 10,000 / 365 days = 27.4 birds/day
    - with 44 week cycle
    10,000 x 44/52 = 8460 / 308 days = 27.4 birds/day
    - with 44 week cycle, placing every 22 weeks
    •  10,000 x 44/52 = 8460 / 2 = 4230 / 154 days = 27.4 birds/day
    - with 66 week cycle, placing every 22 weeks
    •  10,000 x 66/52 = 12,692 / 3 = 4230 / 154 days = 27.4 birds/day
    - with 66 week cycle, placing every 11 weeks
    •  10,000 x 66/52 = 12,692 / 6 = 2115 / 77 days = 27.4 birds/day
    - with 69 week cycle, placing every 23 weeks
    •  10,000 x 69/52 = 13,269 / 3 = 4423 / 161 days = 27.4 birds/day


  2. Determine number of days placement is early or late
    • Assume placement is scheduled for Wednesday February 28
    • Placement can be between Sunday February 25 and Saturday March 3 without adjustment
    • Actual placement is Tuesday March 6
    • This placement is 3 days late
    • 3 days x 27.4 birds/day = 82 bird credit
    • Actual placement on Thursday February 22 would be 3 days early and would result in an 82 bird deduction