Methods and systems in egg hatching
AssigneeViscon B.V.
InventorBastiaan Arie Smaal
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems in egg hatching, based on hatching eggs in a tray (2), comprising arranging eggs in a pattern in or on the tray, comprising egg supporting positions and holes together defining the pattern, wherein the holes are dimensioned to allow chicks (27) after hatching to pass there through into a crate (4), detecting at least one of numbers of unhatched eggs (22) in or on the tray; numbers of dead chicks in the crate; and numbers of objectionable chicks in the crate, and supplementing or removing chicks to or from the crate in correspondence therewith.
Claims3
Hatching method, designed to hatch eggs in at least one tray crate, comprising:
- arranging eggs in or on egg supporting positions in or on the crate;
- allowing a predetermined time for the chicks to hatch;
- and
- processing chicks in the crate,
- wherein processing chicks in the crate comprises:
- detecting, after lapse of the predetermined time, at least one of the parameters from a group comprising numbers of unhatched eggs in or on the crate, numbers of dead chicks in the crate, and numbers of objectionable chicks in the crate, and
- supplementing or removing chicks in or from the crate based on any one or more than one of the detected numbers in comparison with a predetermined desired number of chicks in the crate, corresponding with a number of chicks arranged in the crate for transport.
System, comprising:
- a supply of chicks in at least one crate and of at least one tray, said tray comprising egg supporting positions defining a pattern;
- at least one detector connected to a control, together configured to detect at least one of the parameters from a group comprising numbers of unhatched eggs in or on the tray, numbers of dead chicks in the crate, and numbers of objectionable chicks in the crate;
- and
- wherein the control is configured to either or both of indicate a number of chicks, and drive a transfer to add or remove said number of chicks in or from the crate in correspondence with any one or more than one of the detected numbers.
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