You’d think that hatching chicks from eggs would be easy – after all, birds do it. But it turns out to be a fussy business for humans, and what momma bird does naturally isn’t necessarily easy for us.

Pulsed ultraviolet light technology to improve egg safety, help poultry industry Novel decontamination method can be used with both table and hatching eggs Date: January 14, 2021 Source: Penn State ...

David Mwaniki checking on his homemade incubator that he uses to breed chicks. (Munene Kamau, Standard) Mr David Mwaniki is like a lion that keeps its eyes on the prey once he sets focus on what he ...

ILOILO CITY (PIA) — Incubator units, viewed to hasten egg hatching rates and boost the poultry industry in Western Visayas, were distributed to farmers’ associations through the Department of ...

In Episode 144 of Mother Earth News and Friends, Kenny Coogan shares some poultry egg facts with us. Learn about egg nutrition, makeup, how many you can expect from your birds, and how to identify and ...

Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. But the CEO of Herbruck's Poultry Ranch wasn't sure how the third-generation family egg producer (one of the largest in the US) was ...

Bird flu, otherwise known as avian influenza A (H5N1) in poultry, has significantly affected egg supply, prices and availability across the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The past few years have been difficult for U.S. poultry export markets. Greg Tyler, President and CEO of the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council said that's primarily due to highly ...

Since the deadly United States outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in February 2022, the poultry industry has been challenged with fluctuating prices, bird losses and additional inputs. As ...