The invention relates to a connected
hatchery (1) comprising a plurality of devices (22, 23, 24, 25, 3, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 5, 62, 63, 64) for handling,
processing or vaccinating eggs or chicks distributed along a
production line, each of the devices being an automated device fitted with a
programmable logic controller (231, 431, 451, 641) capable of producing at least one
data stream (F23a, F23b, F23c, F23d, F43a, F43b, F43c, F43d, F43e, F43f, F45a, F45b, F45c, F45d, F45e, F64a, F64b, F64c, F64d) relating to the performance or operations of the said automated device, characterized in that it comprises a data centralizing and
processing unit (7) arranged to collect the data streams produced by the programmable logic controllers of said automated devices in order to determine at least one performance indicator (I1, I2, I3) of the
production line from one or more of said collected data streams and in order to transmit said performance indicator over a
telecommunications network to a remote terminal.