Equipment & systems · Hatchery systems
Egg transfer and chick handling
Equipment for candling and transferring eggs, separating chicks from shells, counting, grading and boxing day-old chicks. WOAH recommends physically separate areas for sorting, sexing and handling day-old birds.
Quick answer
Egg transfer and chick handling: Moving eggs from setters to hatchers and handling chicks after hatch. In a request, state chicks per hour and daily hatch volume; functions needed (candling, transfer, separation, counting, boxing); integration with existing setters/hatchers. HatchMatch reviews it and contacts suppliers for you; supplier, availability, price and origin are confirmed per request.
Intended use: Moving eggs from setters to hatchers and handling chicks after hatch.
General facts
About this type of product or system in general — not about any supplier.
Configuration choices
Options to decide before quoting; no supplier specification is verified on this page.
- Manual, semi-automatic or automatic transfer
- Chick counting, grading and boxing functions
- Vaccination at hatch, if required
Project questions to answer first
- How many chicks per hour at peak hatch?
- Which functions are needed now and which later?
- Does the line need to fit an existing hatchery layout?
What to specify in your request
- Chicks per hour and daily hatch volume
- Functions needed (candling, transfer, separation, counting, boxing)
- Integration with existing setters/hatchers
- Space and utilities
Documents buyers commonly ask for
Where the product and route require them. Requirements differ by product and country; there is no single checklist.
- Technical datasheets
- Safety conformity for the country of installation
- Service and spare-parts scope
Who does what
- You (buyer)
- State your specification, destination and documents; you keep your own import permissions and due diligence.
- HatchMatch
- Reviews the request and contacts suppliers on your behalf. It does not produce, sell or export the goods.
- Producers and suppliers
- Respond through HatchMatch and are responsible for their products meeting the rules that apply.
Related guides
Related categories
Sources and references
Published standards and reference sources for context — not endorsements and not evidence about any supplier.
- WOAH: Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 6.5 — Biosecurity procedures in poultry production (checked 2026-10-23)
- World Customs Organization: HS Nomenclature 2022 edition (checked 2026-10-23)
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