Incubator and hatcher tray

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1991-09-24

1992-09-15

Weiss, John G.

Animal husbandry

Feeding device

Hopper and trough

119 44, A01K 4300, A01K 4106

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051468719

ABSTRACT:
A single piece, nestable combination setter/hatcher tray for poultry eggs wherein an upper egg support portion is integrally molded to one side of a base. The upper egg support portion defines a plurality of egg receptacles, each for supporting individual eggs ina substantially vertical orientation. The upper egg support portion also includes apertures to promote air flow around the supported eggs. A hatch portion is integrally molded to the base, opposite the upper egg support portion to define a hatch section which is sized to promote a spaced nesting relationship with the upper egg support portion of another tray such that a maximum number of eggs can be incubated ina minumum amount of incubator space. Once incubated, the eggs are transferred to the hatch section of the next adjacent tray with minimal effort and injury by inverting the nested trays. The eggs, once inverted, continue to be positioned in an essentially verical orientation. After inversion, the trays are unnested to allow each egg to roll into a fully supported horizontal orientation within the hatch section. The trays may then be individually placed in a hatch chamber for hatching. Alternatively, the trays may be interconnected with lost motion clips and suspended in a hatch chamber thereby eliminating the need for hatch chamber shelving.

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