Vital chicks from properly stored eggs

Good hatchability is usually seen as a breeder bird and management related matter. Storage of the hatching eggs is as important however. From the moment the egg is laid, the incubation process has started already. By Robert Schulte-Drüggelte, LTZ, Cuxhaven, Germany At the time a fertile egg is laid, there is already a small embryo floating on the yolk. The vitality of this embryo must be preserved during storage until the point in time when the incubation process starts. To achieve this, the