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Important Incubation Procedures to Follow:

  • Locate the incubator in a room with a constant temperature, away from drafts and direct sunlight.
  • Sanitize the incubator.
  • Ensure that the humidifier and wet bulb wick are in working order.
  • Wash hands before touching eggs. Keep germs, dirt and oil away from incubating eggs.
  • Only incubate egg species with similar incubation lengths at the same time in one incubator.
  • The small end of the egg should not be higher than the large end.
  • Keep a daily record of incubator data.
  • Check temperature daily and keep it at 99.5 degrees F to 100 degrees F.
  • Verify that the water trough is full and humidity measures 86 degrees F to 88 degrees F wet bulb.
  • Increase ventilation during the last one-third of the incubation period.
  • Turn eggs at least five times a day until the last 3 days before hatch.
  • Do not turn for the final 3 to 4 days. Provide a cloth or rough paper surface upon which chicks can walk.
  • Increase wet bulb to 90 degrees F in the hatcher

Emergency! The incubator broke down and eggs are at risk of dying! It is always best to keep a cheap incubator as a back-up. If none is available, you might try to use some heat packs like the sportsmen use. Other options are heating pads or reptile rocks.


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