An in ovo jet injection apparatus and related methods for treating live
eggs. The jet injection apparatus includes one or more jet injection
delivery devices configured to deliver one or more treatment substances
to predetermined areas of eggs using a high pressure stream of the
treatment substance(s). Multiple treatment substances can be delivered so
that they are spatially and/or temporally separate. The devices and
methods of the invention enable the effective use of a plurality of
treatment substances, including those that are effective when used alone
but can be noxious if mixed. The methods and apparatus for the jet
injection of substances into embryonic chicks reduce the risk of
mechanical injury to the developing birds that would be caused by
injection needles. The methods and apparatus of the invention can also
reduce the introduction of an infection into the chicks.