How much would we pay for a swab egg sex tester?

[AkiraLe]

What I need is individually sealed double ended swabs that when unsealed and both ends used to take surface residue from eggs, would tell in a reasonable time if the egg is fertile and the sex. Put 6 eggs along a 12 egg carton, put tested swabs in open slot across from egg, return in some hours and see the results.

Two dollars a swab might be reasonable but I'd go higher.

Who's ox would get gored? Feed and scratch sales would improve but volume chick sales would see some decline.

 

[birdofhermes]

would definitely make me feel more comfortable about exploiting birds for eggs if unwanted rooster eggs could be detected and destroyed. if this were coupled with some sort of plan to treat reproductive problems in hens who lay too much i could almost say it's an ethical path