Pathogen abatement tools are provided that implement methods for processing eggs in poultry hatcheries. This method involves setting the yield of algal eggs in a setter incubator, which eggs are maintained in a plurality of egg (1) flats. Algae eggs are transferred from the setter incubator on predetermined dates of the eggs (10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 1, 21, 7, 8, 9), and these predetermined dates (10, 11, 12, 13, 18). , 1, 21, 7, 8, 9) are from about 9 (10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 1, 21, 7, 8, 9) of the porcine to (10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 1, 21, 7, 8, 9) for 12 days. Following the transfer of algae eggs from the setter incubator, these algae eggs are pre-determined dates (10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 1, 21, 7, 8, to determine which of the algae eggs are viable and non-viable). , 9) is dependent on the egg (1) detection system. Non-viable algal eggs are removed from the egg (1) flat at predetermined dates (10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 1, 21, 7, 8, 9). Viable algae eggs remaining in the egg (1) flat after examination by the egg (1) detection system are nested until hatching. Pathogen abatement tools are provided that implement methods for processing eggs in poultry hatcheries. This method involves setting the yield of algal eggs in a setter incubator, which eggs are maintained in a plurality of egg (1) flats. Algae eggs are transferred from the setter incubator on predetermined dates of the eggs (10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 1, 21, 7, 8, 9), and these predetermined dates (10, 11, 12, 13, 18). , 1, 21, 7, 8, 9) are from about 9 (10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 1, 21, 7, 8, 9) of the porcine to (10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 1, 21, 7, 8, 9) for 12 days. Following the transfer of algae eggs from the setter incubator, these algae eggs are pre-determined dates (10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 1, 21, 7, 8, to determine which of the algae eggs are viable and non-viable). , 9) is dependent on the egg (1) detection system. Non-viable algal eggs are removed from the egg (1) flat at predetermined dates (10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 1, 21, 7, 8, 9). Eggs (1) Viable