Hatchling processing methods and systems that provide for the processing
of hatchlings at a plurality of processing stations, with the hatchlings being
transferred between stations using an automated conveying system. Each of the hatchlings
is retained in a hatchling carrier designed to be conveyed by the automated conveying
system. Each of the hatchling carriers is preferably designed to retain only one
hatchling at a time. The systems and methods may also include identification tags
that may be used to direct the hatchling through the processing system with the
automated conveying system. The identification tags may be associated with the
hatchlings themselves or they may be associated with the hatchling carriers.