Egg Handling Equipments 
        
        
      
          
            1. Hatching egg trays  
              
                - Generally hatching eggs are set in the flats or bug-eye type trays.
 
                - The capacity of each tray is either 90 or 180 chicken eggs. 
 
               
              2. Hatching egg transfer machines  
              
                - This is used to transfer the eggs from the breeder farm trays to hatcher trays.
 
                - Vacuum egg lifts usually employed in the hatcheries handling large volume of eggs 
 
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        Source : Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, 
          Chennai         
Updated on March 2015  |