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• Quality Control Procedures for the Hatchery (requires Acrobat Reader 3.01) A good manual to help you set up an organized program for hatchery quality control. By: J.M. Mauldin, University of Georgia.

• Avian Embryo The avian embryo is amazing and exciting. In only three weeks, a small clump of cells with no characteristic features of any single animal species changes into an active, newly hatched chick. A study of this transformation is educational and interesting, and gives us insight into how humans are formed. This publication will help you study the formation of the egg and the avian embryo. It includes plans for two small incubators so you can build one. You can buy small commercially-built incubators at stores selling farm and educational supplies. By: Dr. Tom Smith, Mississippi State University.

• Care and Incubation of Hatching Eggs. Most producers set as many eggs as their breeders produce. If incubator space is the limiting factor, it is more profitable to select the better quality eggs for incubating. By: Dr. Tom Smith, Mississippi State University.

• Hatchery Management Guide for gamebird and small poultry flock owners. By: Dr. Tom Smith, Mississippi State University.

• Hatching and Brooding Small Numbers of Chicks This publication is designed to help farmers, science teachers, and students incubate and brood small numbers of chicks. The information applies, in general, to most other commonly incubated poultry and game bird species. By: Melvin L. Hamre, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota.

• Incubating Eggs. Many domestic bird owners incubate eggs to help sustain their flock over time. This fact sheet is designed to assist those who wish to incubate small numbers of domestic poultry eggs. By: Phillip J. Clauer, Poultry Extension Specialist, VA. Tech.

• Incubating Eggs In Small Quantities Sheet to the point factsheet with a list of small (Quantity) incubator suppliers. By: Ursula Abbott, Raph Ernst and Francine Bradley, Extension Poultry Specialists, U.CA Davis.

• Small Flock Series: Incubation of Poultry By: Jesse J. Lyons Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri.

• Common Incubation Problems --Causes and Remedies. Trouble shooting causes and remedy suggestions in a table format. By: R. A. Ernst, F.A. Bradley, M.E. Delany, U.K. Abbott and R.M. Craig, Animal Science Department, University of California, Davis.

• Egg Candling and Break Out Analysis for Hatchery Quality Assurance & Analysis of Poor Hatches. Well done site with plenty of graphics and help troubleshooting a hatching problem. By: R. A. Ernst, F.A. Bradley, UK Abbott and R.M. Craig, Animal Science Department, University of California, Davis.

• Incubation Failures By: Dr. Tom Smith, Mississippi State University. When incubation of eggs fails, indications are often available that a well trained professional uses for diagnosing the causes for failure. The information listed below includes the more common symptoms for incubation failures, the causes for each symptom, and the recommended corrective measures.