Method and apparatus for creating an opening in the calcified shell at the abrupt end-end region of an embryo-incubated bird egg and determining its sex

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for creating an opening in the calcified shell of incubated bird eggs containing an embryo in the abrupt end-end region of the incubated eggs. Within the abrupt end region there is an outer membrane and an inner membrane, with an air chamber located therebetween. the device comprises: a holding device in which the incubated poultry eggs are positioned with the pointed end facing downwards, wherein the embryo is adjacent to the inner membrane; a first sensing device that is configured to determine the position and geometry of the tube, and an opening device that is configured to create an opening in the calcified shell at the abrupt end of the hatched egg above the firm inner membrane. . As a result of the open calcified shell, the sex of the embryo can be reliably determined.