ATHENS, Ga. — Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending  May 21, 2022, up slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the  United States was 80.1 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set  three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.5 million eggs during the week ending May 21, 2022, up 6 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries  in Georgia set 35.0 million eggs during the same week, down slightly from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly 

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week  ending May 21, 2022, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through  May 21, 2022 for the United States were 3.73 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a  year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.0 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 21, 2022,  up 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.1 million chicks, up 7 percent from a year ago.

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–USDA, NASS