date:Nov 26, 2013
to 736 million. Eggs in incubators totaled 592 million on Nov. 1, a 4 percent increase from 2012. Broiler-type pullet chicks placed for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during October totaled 6.23 million, NASS reported.
Egg-type chicks hatched during October jumped 13 percent to 41.2 million, while eggs in incubators totaled 38.7 million on Nov. 1, up 15 percent from a year ago.
In October, leading breeders placed 153,000 egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks, down