There is provided herein a system and a method for promoting production of female embryos in eggs. The method comprises the steps of: incubating a plurality of fertilized eggs to promote hatching of the fertilized eggs; and transmitting a soundwave having a frequency ranging from 100 Hz to 1200 Hz to the fertilized eggs, thereby promoting production of female embryos in the fertilized eggs.

The invention relates to a connected hatchery (1) comprising a plurality of devices (22, 23, 24, 25, 3, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 5, 62, 63, 64) for handling, processing or vaccinating eggs or chicks distributed along a production line, each of the devices being an automated device fitted with a programmable logic controller (231, 431, 451, 641) capable of producing at least one data stream (F23a, F23b, F23c, F23d, F43a, F43b, F43c, F43d, F43e, F43f, F45a, F45b, F45c, F45d, F45e, F64a, F64b, F64c, F64d) relating to the performance or operations of the said automated device, characterized in that it comprises a data centralizing and processing unit (7) arranged to collect the data streams produced by the programmable logic controllers of said automated devices in order to determine at least one performance indicator (I1, I2, I3) of the production line from one or more of said collected data streams and in order to transmit said performance indicator over a telecommunications network to a remote terminal.

The invention relates to household appliances intended for agricultural purposes and can be used for the incubation of eggs from any poultry bird at a homestead or a private household as well as in small business or for breeding poultry in small quantities. The small-sized incubator comprises a housing, preferably having the form of a parallelepiped, configured to have a frame structure (1); a heat-insulating cover (4), a heating element (11), a humidifier (13), a fan (14), at least one egg tray configured to rotate eggs, a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, a control unit configured to be connected to a backup power unit, according to the invention, the said frame housing is configured to be assembled and disassembled with connectors (3); the said heating element is located on or directly above the inner surface of the heat-insulating cover; the incubator is equipped with an emergency fan (15) located on the top of the housing. Further, for another embodiment of the small-sized incubator which differs from the first one in that the humidifier is configured to be a high frequency membrane equipped with a reflector, which, according to yet another feature of the invention claimed, is located above the membrane at an angle from 30 to 60 to the membrane. The application of the present invention allows us to create an energy-efficient small-sized incubator with highly-reliable operation in a given range of air temperature and humidity by positioning heating, ventilation and humidification elements in the design of the incubator and, at the same time, by improving the ease of its operation and providing an opportunity for thorough cleaning by configuring the housing and the heat-insulating cover of the incubator so that the said elements are made assemblable and disassemblable.

The invention relates to household appliances intended for agricultural purposes and can be used for the incubation of eggs from any poultry bird at a homestead or a private household as well as in small business or for breeding poultry in small quantities. The small-sized incubator comprises a housing, preferably having the form of a parallelepiped, configured to have a frame structure (1); a heat-insulating cover (4), a heating element (11), a humidifier (13), a fan (14), at least one egg tray configured to rotate eggs, a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, a control unit configured to be connected to a backup power unit, according to the invention, the said frame housing is configured to be assembled and disassembled with connectors (3); the said heating element is located on or directly above the inner surface of the heat-insulating cover; the incubator is equipped with an emergency fan (15) located on the top of the housing. Further, for another embodiment of the small-sized incubator which differs from the first one in that the humidifier is configured to be a high frequency membrane equipped with a reflector, which, according to yet another feature of the invention claimed, is located above the membrane at an angle from 30 to 60 to the membrane. The application of the present invention allows us to create an energy-efficient small-sized incubator with highly-reliable operation in a given range of air temperature and humidity by positioning heating, ventilation and humidification elements in the design of the incubator and, at the same time, by improving the ease of its operation and providing an opportunity for thorough cleaning by configuring the housing and the heat-insulating cover of the incubator so that the said elements are made assemblable and disassemblable.

An egg processing apparatus is provided. Such an apparatus includes a plurality of egg processing devices configured to interact with a plurality of eggs carried by an egg carrier. An egg support assembly is positioned beneath the egg processing devices such that an egg carrier is capable of being moved between the egg processing devices and the egg support assembly. The egg support assembly includes a plurality of pedestals, with each pedestal having a plurality of discrete egg support members cooperating to form a seating arrangement portion for contacting and supporting an end of an egg in the egg carrier. An associated assembly and method are also provided.

An egg incubator having a base assembly, a window, and a lid assembly. The base assembly including a base tray configured to support a plurality of eggs, a water trough beneath the base tray and configured to retain a quantity of water, and a motorized egg turner configured to periodically turn the plurality of eggs. The window is configured to be removably coupled to the base assembly. The lid assembly is coupled to the window. The base assembly, window, and the lid assembly enclose a main incubation chamber sized to hold a plurality of eggs therein. The lid assembly includes a heating element configured to heat the main incubation chamber to a desired temperature, and a circulating fan configured to generate an airflow over the heating element.

An egg incubator having a base assembly, a window, and a lid assembly. The base assembly including a base tray configured to support a plurality of eggs, a water trough beneath the base tray and configured to retain a quantity of water, and a motorized egg turner configured to periodically turn the plurality of eggs. The window is configured to be removably coupled to the base assembly. The lid assembly is coupled to the window. The base assembly, window, and the lid assembly enclose a main incubation chamber sized to hold a plurality of eggs therein. The lid assembly includes a heating element configured to heat the main incubation chamber to a desired temperature, and a circulating fan configured to generate an airflow over the heating element.

An egg incubator having a base assembly, a window, and a lid assembly. The base assembly includes a base tray configured to support a plurality of eggs, and a first water trough beneath the base tray and configured to retain a quantity of water. The window is removably coupled to the base assembly. The lid assembly is coupled to the window. The base assembly, window, and the lid assembly enclose a main incubation chamber sized to hold a plurality of eggs therein. The lid assembly includes a heating element configured to heat the main incubation chamber to a desired temperature, and a circulating fan configured to generate an airflow over the heating element.

An egg incubator having a base assembly, a window, and a lid assembly. The base assembly includes a base tray configured to support a plurality of eggs, and a first water trough beneath the base tray and configured to retain a quantity of water. The window is removably coupled to the base assembly. The lid assembly is coupled to the window. The base assembly, window, and the lid assembly enclose a main incubation chamber sized to hold a plurality of eggs therein. The lid assembly includes a heating element configured to heat the main incubation chamber to a desired temperature, and a circulating fan configured to generate an airflow over the heating element.

A method for producing poultry at a hatchery includes incubating a batch of eggs in incubating trays in an incubating device during a first incubating period of between about 7 to about 11 days, and then, for each egg of the batch of eggs, determining of gender of the chick embryo, in particular after determination if the egg contains a well-developed or more specifically a living embryo, and based on the gender of a chick embryo, dividing the batch of eggs into at least a male batch portion and a female batch portion.