A pneumatically operated egg injection machine includes a sealed frame
structure with a pair of in line parallel tracks through an injection
section and a transfer section in series. An injection assembly over one
parallel track includes a plurality of injectors gripped in a support
plate to simultaneously inject vaccine into the same injection region
irrespective of egg height and orientation. Fluid delivery systems meter
prescribed vaccine dosages to the injecting needles with reduced
turbulence, friction, heat and residence time to increase the delivered
titer to the injected eggs. A transfer assembly includes a plurality of
transfer suction cups which lift the injected eggs by causing a reduced
pressure in a ring around the injection hole while maintaining the
injection hole at atmospheric pressure, thus avoiding negative pressure
in the egg. Once the eggs are lifted, the plate and suction cups move
horizontally across the machine over to the other parallel track to
deposit the injected eggs. All of the eggs are injected and transferred
as a single group. The injection assembly is sprayed with a sanitizing
solution at the same time that the injected eggs are moved from the
injection section to the transfer section and the transfer assembly can
transfer the eggs from the incubating tray to the hatching tray while the
eggs in the next incubating tray are injected by the injecting assembly,
thus increasing machine speed. The operation of the machine is controlled
and monitored by a controller or computer with appropriate visual display
monitor.