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Incubator/hatcher must be placed
INDOORS.
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Select a suitable room which has an
average temperature
of
68°F - 82°F
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Don’t let the room temperature exceed 86° F.
The incubator/hatcher cools down via the air which
it pulls in from the room. If the room temperature goes over 86°F the incubator will struggle to cool
down and can potentially overheat the eggs
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Have a reliable source of electricity -
(110V Household Electricity
– Single Phase
).
If you use a generator as a back-
up make sure it’s an INVERTER GENERATOR. Any other type
of generator could damage the electronics.
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Ensure that the floor surface is level
where you place the incubator. The door of your
incubator/hatcher will not shut properly if the floor is uneven.
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Place the incubator/hatcher
away from direct sunlight
. You may place the incubator on a table or
on the ground, whichever suits you best. Place the incubator 2 feet away from a corner or wall so that
air can move around it freely.
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The room must have
good ventilation
. It’s important that there is
always fresh air that
comes into the room
.
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Depending on your room layout, we recommended that you make use of a wall/window extractor
fan
to pull the air out of the room. As eggs develop into chicks, they release C02 (Carbon Dioxide)
which needs to be extracted out of the room. Ensure that fresh air (Oxygen) enters the room. Ideally
the air in the room needs to be replaced by fresh air every 4 to 6 hours.
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Try to maintain on average a 50% to 60% humidity in the ROOM
. It is normal for humidity to
fluctuate day by day
– this is fine as long as you don’t have extremes (Like 20% or 90% humidity in
the room). Your incubator has been designed to be capable to regulate its humidity under most
conditions
– however, the more stable the room humidity, the easier it is for your incubator to
regulate.
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If you are in a very dry climate, place some water pans in the room to increase humidity. If you
maintain an average room temperature as suggested earlier then your room humidity usually results
in about 50%
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If you are in a very humid climate, you can remove the water pan/containers out of the
incubator/hatcher to decrease humidity in the incubator/hatcher
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Maintaining hygiene is particularly important in your incubator/hatchers
as well as in the
hatchery room.
Do not keep chicks in same room as the incubator/hatcher.
Use a separate
room to place hatched chicks. This is done to maintain hygiene.
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We recommend having strict access control to the hatchery room. Do not let any unauthorized
persons tamper with the incubators/hatchers while you are away.
Some basics about incubation you need to know