Advances in hatchery technology have brought us a long way towards creating optimum conditions for most successful incubation programmes. But there is no substitute for the knowledge and experience that comes from observing the process and the res...

Incubation behaviour is one of the most costly management challenges in turkey breeding. Induced by interactions from the environment and the endocrine system, numerous management strategies have evolved to alleviate these detrimental effects that...

Hatchability, chick quality and post-hatch performance improve substantially when bio-response parameters are actively controlled during incubation. One can adapt the incubation environment to the embryo’s specific needs through continuously monit...

In recent years more and more attention has been given to single stage incubation. Is it that much better than multi stage incubation? Chick Master has long embraced multi stage incubation and knows the pros and cons of both systems. Let’s take ...

Hatcheries do not have to accept a decrease in hatchability when storing eggs for a longer than optimal period of time. Under specific storage conditions, hatchability can be maintained or even increased.

Duck eggs have been artificially incubated for millennia but in commercial incubation they have often been overlooked in terms of technical development. The UK based duck breeding company Cherry Valley followed the chicken industry and improved ...

Hatching eggs represent a high value and are expected to deliver chickens. However not all eggs are fertile and not all fertile eggs allow the embryo to develop into a quality chick. What are the issues to look at when hatchability is to far bel...

The egg industry is facing various dilemmas on how to produce safe eggs. Consumers have a tendency to behave contrary to what they say. New technologies are becoming available to help out.

A new tool has created the possibility to automatically monitor the hatching process of hen’s eggs without opening the incubator doors. The amount of energy in the noise produced by the hatchlings allows the hatchery manager to make the decision...