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• A Hatchery and Breeder Flock Sanitation Guide A hatchery sanitation program involves more than selecting the right disinfectant. Hatchery design, isolation, good breeder flock sanitation, and management all play a part .By: Joseph M. Mauldin, Extension Poultry Scientist The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service

• Hatching Egg Production, Storage and Sanitation. The most important step in egg sanitation is the production of nest-clean eggs. This requires a carefully planned management system. The following practices have proved useful in producing clean hatching eggs and in keeping the eggs clean until they are set in incubators. By: Ralph A. Ernst Extension Poultry Specialist University of California, Davis.

• 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.

• Incubation for the Home Flock. This NebGuide covers how to build and operate an incubator to hatch eggs for a home flock. By: Earl W. Gleaves, Extension Poultry Specialist, University of Nebraska.

• 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.

• Incubation for the Home Flock covers how to build and operate an incubator to hatch eggs for a home flock.

• Breakout Analyses Guide for Hatcheries To improve the performance of a hatchery breeder operation, the baseline quality must first be determined. This bulletin outlines the most productive quality procedures that can be implemented in a quality control program -- the breakout analyses. There are three types of breakout analyses that can be performed on hatching eggs. The first opportunity for a breakout analysis is with fresh hatching eggs. The second opportunity occurs with candling eggs at 7 to 12 days of incubation and the final breakout comes at hatch time. All three methods are fairly simple and each one provides a powerful means of problem solving that can strengthen a hatchery-breeder quality control program. By: Joseph M. Mauldin, Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia.Common Incubation Problems: Causes and Remedies

• 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.