Management and Control of egg size
By Ken Laughlin, group technical director, Aviagen, Scotland - The management and control of egg size presents some interesting challenges and opportunities as part of the overall management of broiler breeders.

Marathon chick
By Ron Meijerhof, Senior technical specialist, Hybro B.V. and published in International Hatchery Practice Volume 19 Number 5, 2005 - Supplying energy to a developing embryo is a critical process in incubation. To fully understand its impact, we need...

What counts for chick quality?
By Ron Meijerhof, senior technical specialist, Hybro B.V., Boxmeer, The Netherlands - From experience and research we know that the quality of the day-old chick has a big influence on the start of the growing period and consequently on the final performance...

Basics of Incubation for the Home Flock
By Dan J. McGuire, Poultry Extension Assistant and Sheila E. Scheideler, Poultry Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska - Incubating eggs can be a rewarding experience for poultry hobbyists, science classes and 4-H club members. Most eggs hatched...

Guidelines for Prospective Contract Hatching Egg Producers
By Dan L. Cunningham, Poultry Science Department, The University of Georgia - Georgia ranks as the top broiler producing state in the United States, raising more than 7 billion pounds of chicken meat annually. The state's broiler industry has experienced...

Yolk as the fuel for embryo metabolism
By Sander Lourens, Research Institute for Animal Husbandry, Lelystad and Ron Meijerhof, Hybro B.V., Boxmeer, The Netherlands - During incubation, yolk and albumen from the egg content are used by the embryo to build up its own body. For this process,...

Incubation effects on chick quality
By Ron Meijerhof, Technical department, Hybro B.V. - The efficiency of hatcheries is often measured in terms of hatchability. The more chickens are produced from a batch of eggs, the more efficient and cost-effective the hatchery is, given a certain amount...

Small Flock Series: Incubation of Poultry
By Jesse J. Lyons, Department of Animal Sciences, Missouri State University - Hatching eggs - watching an egg turn into a baby chick — is a learning experience for students of all ages as well as a practical way for you to start a small poultry flock....

Hatching Ostrich Chicks
By the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service - Production of the ostrich in the United States in locations other than zoos and wildlife preserves is a relatively new segment of animal husbandry. The natural home of the ostrich is Africa, but large numbers...

Egg Holding: Dont sweat it
By Brian D. Fairchild Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Published by Poultry Science - Hatching eggs are generally held in storage between 1 and 4 days prior to being transported to the hatchery. Because it may be 5...

Incubation for the Home Flock
By Earl W. Gleaves, Extension Poultry Specialist, University of Nebraska, Lincoln - This NebGuide covers how to build and operate an incubator to hatch eggs for a home flock.

Care and Incubation of Hatching Eggs
By Dr. Tom W. Smith, Emeritus Professor of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University - Novice poultry producers usually become interested in artificial incubation of their own chicks. The success of this type project depends on proper care and incubation...

Incubating Eggs
By Phillip J. Clauer, Poultry Extension Specialist, Animal & Poultry Sciences Department, Virginia State University - Many domestic bird owners incubate eggs to help sustain their flock over time. This fact sheet is designed to assist those who wish to...

Important incubation factors
By the Mississippi State University Extension Service - When incubating any bird egg it is important to control the same factors of temperature, humidity, ventilation, and egg turning. The chart shown below lists the major incubation factors and the values...

Incubation Temperature for Ostrich (Struthio camelus) Eggs
S. M. Hassan, A. A. Siam, M. E. Mady, and A. L. Cartwright, Suez Canal University and Texas A&M University - Published by Poultry Science.