Many factors can influence egg quality and appearance. These factors will vary depending upon the housing environment, genetics, drugs, feed ingredients, or chemicals used...
In this How-To Video, we discuss the importance of monitoring the internal temperature of your poults. Learn the ideal temperature range along with how...
Egg sanitation plays an important role in optimizing quality and overall hatchability. Watch this video to learn how to test sanitation levels in a...
he Breeder Flock
Healthy chicks come from good breeders. Breeder nutrition, uniformity and the vaccination program are critical.
Breeder Flock Health, Age And Nutrition
A healthy breeder...
Tip 34
The process of converting a fertile hatching egg into a chick is dependent on getting several key factors right.
Last month, premium poultry producer Bell & Evans announced its construction of a new $330 million Organic-Certified Chicken Harvesting Facility in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. Only...
4-H lessons teach students about embryology.
Can you buy an egg from the store and hatch it under your pillow? If your answer is yes,...
Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Principal Investigator:
Erika Machtinger, PhD, CWB®
Assistant Professor of Veterinary Entomology
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Entomology
4 Chemical Ecology Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802
Control of house...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is continuing the Iowa Disposal Assistance Program...
In nature, the female bird selects the nest site and lays a clutch of eggs (usually 8 to 13 eggs), one egg per day.
Once...