A system and method to promote biological responses within incubated eggs using lighting devices within an incubation chamber. A light supporting device is installed within the incubation chamber in spaced relation to an incubation device housing a plurality of eggs. The light supporting device is positioned to direct light at pre-determined wavelengths into the interior cavity of the incubation device to irradiate the plurality of eggs to promote a biological response within the eggs.

An improved poultry production method comprising providing dry hydrogen peroxide (DHP) to poultry eggs, chicks and birds, and devices for providing DHP to poultry production during laying, incubating, hatching, and growing.

A system and method to promote biological responses within incubated eggs using lighting devices within an incubation chamber. A light supporting device is installed within the incubation chamber in spaced relation to an incubation device housing a plurality of eggs. The light supporting device is positioned to direct light at pre-determined wavelengths into the interior cavity of the incubation device to irradiate the plurality of eggs to promote a biological response within the eggs.

The invention relates to a method of feeding hatched chicks in a climate chamber during a first stage of life from hatching, the method comprising;

a) controlling the temperature and humidity in the climate chamber,

b) operating a ventilation means to generate an air flow through the climate chamber, and

c) supplying the newly hatched chicks with live feed in the climate chamber.

An incubator tray includes a body that defines: (i) a first surface and a second surface that defines a sealed void therebetween; (ii) an inlet that, in use, permits inflow of fluid into the void defined between the first and second surfaces of the body; (iii) an outlet that, in use, permits outflow of fluid from the void defined between the first and second surfaces of the body; (iv) a plurality of bores that extend between the first and second surfaces, through the void defined between the first and second surfaces, wherein: each bore is open at both axial ends, and a first axial end of the bore proximal the first surface is larger in cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of a second axial end of the bore proximal the second surface; and (v) a temperature sensor associated with each bore. In use, an object to be incubated that is: undersized relative to the cross-sectional area of the first axial end of a bore; and oversized relative to the cross-sectional area of the second axial end of the bore, may be supported on the body, within a bore, with the open axial ends of the bore permitting ventilation through the bore, past the object.

A climate chamber that can include a temperature-controlled compartment containing a product such as hatching eggs, chickens, or chicks, a fan which gives off heat during operation, a supply channel extending from the fan up to the compartment, and a temperature sensor provided in the supply channel. An air stream is supplied to the compartment by the fan via the supply channel. The temperature of the air flowing through the supply channel is detected by the temperature sensor. The rotational speed of the ventilator is adjusted as a function of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor for influencing the temperature of air displaced by the fan.

The sex of embryos in eggs is influenced or controlled through the application of light having selected wavelengths and heat in order to promote the development of embryos of a selected sex. An incubating device is provided having an interior cavity that can be sealed from an outside, and having a plurality of lighting elements disposed in the interior cavity. Eggs are disposed on trays, and pre-determined environmental conditions are applied to the interior cavity to promote hatching of the eggs. Concurrently with the application of the environmental conditions, the eggs are irradiated according to pre-determined lighting conditions having wavelengths substantially concentrated in selected ranges In some embodiments, the temperature of the incubator is kept above or below the optimal incubation temperature.

An improved poultry production method comprising providing dry hydrogen peroxide (DHP) to poultry eggs, chicks and birds, and devices for providing DHP to poultry production during laying, incubating, hatching, and growing.

A hinged door for gaining access to a chamber interior region for receiving a storage item therein. The hinged door comprising a frame, a transparent material pane within the frame, a smart glass material disposed proximate the material pane and controllable between a transparent and opaque condition responsive to an electric current supplied to the smart glass material, a phase change material within the frame, and a temperature controlling device proximate the phase change material.

The invention relates to a method for producing chicken at a hatchery, the method comprising; incubating a batch of eggs in an incubating device during an incubating period of between about 7 to about 20 days, and then, for each egg of the batch, detecting the presence of a hatchable chicken embryo, based on the presence of a hatchable chicken embryo, dividing the batch of eggs into at least a hatchable batch portions and a not-hatchable batch portion, hatching the hatchable batch portion until hatching occurs, rearing of chicken hatched from said hatchable batch portion,
wherein the method comprises at the hatchery processing the not-hatchable batch portion into feed and administering said feed at the hatchery to hatched chickens during rearing.