13
D
AILY
C
HECKLIST FOR YOUR
S
UREHATCH
I
NCUBATOR
:
Check the following once per day
— Correct where necessary
-
CHECK Electricity -
Electricity must always be
ON.
Power interruptions will negatively
affect the eggs.
-
CHECK Incubator Temperature
Ideal temperature is
99.5°F (Fluctuation
between
96°F
to
101°F is normal)
-
CHECK Incubator Humidity
Ideal humidity % for incubation is between 50% and 65%. Humidity takes hours to build
up and is quickly lost when the incubator door is opened. It is normal for humidity to fluctuate 10% to
15% from day to day due to changes in outside humidity.
-
CHECK Incubator Fan -
Must always be
ON
and spinning
-
CHECK Egg Turner Switch
—
Must always be switched
ON
after loading and handling eggs
-
Check for smelly, rotten eggs
—
remove and throw away if any
-
Check that FRESH AIR is coming into the room
-
CHECK that nothing is blocking incubator AIR VENT
-
CHECK that
there’s NO DIRECT SUNLIGHT on the incubator
-
CHECK ROOM TEMPERATURE
—
Ideal room temperature =
68°F - 82°F
-
Don’t let the room temperature exceed 86° F.
-
CLOSE incubator DOOR after you have opened it.
-
Make sure no one can tamper with incubator while you are away!
-
ONLY incubate CLEAN, FRESH, FERTILE eggs
M
AINTAINING
B
IOSECURITY AND
H
YGIENE
-
WIPE CLEAN the insides of your incubator after every hatch
-
WASH YOUR HANDS EVERY TIME BEFORE
you work with the incubator or touch the
eggs
-
WASH
your hatching crate/s and egg trays after every hatch with disinfectant
-
Keep your incubation room clean and sanitized!
-
Throw away any eggs which are smelly, dirty or rotten
