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incubator was open, a lot of heat has escaped, and the temperature of the
eggs is much lower. It would be wrong to turn up
the heat, as the eggs first must adopt the breeding temperature. After a few
hours the thermometer will show the correct temperature.
The eggs trays with rollers are adjustable to each size of egg by fitting the
gaps between the rollers to the egg size, the egg lies horizontally on two
rollers. The eggs’ blunt ends should lie towards each other blunt ends and the
pointed eggs towards each other, so the eggs do not pile up.
Incubating temperature
The ideal temperature recommended by experts is 37,5 °C in the beginning.
A proven fact is, that the temperature to strive for is 37,8 °C / 100 °F. For the
three days before hatching the temperature can be about 0,5 °C to 1 °C less.
The hatch
If the incubating has gone well, you can be relaxed while you await the day
of hatching. You should then move the eggs to the Hatcher, or, if you plan to
do the hatching in the same incubator, suit the temperature and the humidity
to the eggs. Take out the trays with rollers and put the eggs on the grating
floor. It is often more favorable to put the eggs in special hatching trays.
To avoid bad pollution during hatching you could cover the floor of the
incubator with paper before. The temperature for the hatch should be around
37° C. To raise the intake of oxygen for the chicks, experts recommend
putting eggs into a diluted hydrochloric acid solution. This will remove the
layer of fat. (5 liters of water, 1 tablespoon of 18 per cent hydrochloric acid).
The temperature in the leach should be about 37 °C, after the bath the eggs
should be cleaned thoroughly with fresh water (also 37 °C warm). For other
eggs it is enough to brush of the layer of fat carefully to enable a better way
through for the oxygen.
To supply the eggs with the necessary humidity during the hatch, at first, the
openings for the fresh air should stay closed. By adjusting the openings, you
can dispense the humidity in the incubator.
Please do not open the incubator unnecessarily until the last chick has freed
itself from its shell.
