By, Tommy Lively, Hatchery Specialist, World Technical Support, Cobb-Vantress
Even though the hatcher period makes up only 14 percent of total incubation time, this period has a significant impact on chick quality. Since chick quality has an impact on broiler...
Many factors can influence egg quality and appearance. These factors will vary depending upon the housing environment, genetics, drugs, feed ingredients, or chemicals used in agriculture. As egg production methods become more varied—for example, changing from cage to free...
Canadian egg farmers turn to Dr. Maurice Doyon, Economic Research Chair at Université Laval, to better understand changing economic landscapes and consumer behaviour.
Dr. Doyon and his research team focus on the economics of egg production while exploring questions that...
o break or not to break eggs? That is the question many packing stations face when dealing with rejected eggs from the grading operation, especially when the egg market is down. Furthermore, the volatility of the prices of these...
Many elaborate physiological processes take place during the transformation of the embryo from egg to chick.
For the embryo to develop without any anatomical connection to the hen's body, nature has provided membranes outside the embryo's body to enable the...
Sometimes it is necessary to test the incubated eggs for fertility. If large numbers of infertile eggs are incubated, they can be found and discarded, and the extra space used for additional eggs. This test will not injure the...
Quick Facts…
Properly managed, a small laying flock requires little labor and assures a family of a supply of fresh eggs.
Many urban, city and county codes allow for small flock production. Check with local governing ordinances to see...
Many factors can influence egg quality and appearance. These factors will vary depending upon the housing environment, genetics, drugs, feed ingredients, or chemicals used in agriculture. As egg production methods become more varied—for example, changing from cage to free...
People:
• Restrict visitors, provide a questionnaire to ensure biosecurity compliance
• No outside bird contact for minimum of 3 days
• Provide shower or at minimum a change of clothes and footwear
• Visitor and employee vehicles park outside
n France, the popularity of organic eggs is increasing. Nicolas Porcherot from Poiseul-la-Ville-et-Laperrière reacted to this trend and recently expanded his family-owned agricultural company EARL Bioproche by adding a barn for organic egg production. The new barn is located...