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Incubator house is a structure or building designed for the accommodation of incubators and the incubation of the eggs of poultry. Incubator houses are built as part of various poultry farms, breeding farms and poultry hatcheries. An incubator is basically a box that holds eggs while maintaining an appropriate temperature, humidity and oxygen level Incubators have varying capacities and adapters for eggs from different species

Popular incubator models often include automatic turners, humidifiers, and temperature controllers. The incubator of poultry farms should be in a room that has no direct sunlight; the temperature and humidity should be controlled and stable. The incubator and hatcher should also be isolated from the growing facilities

Newly hatched chicks can be contaminated by older birds and the dust created by growing birds. Take biosecurity measures to insure the incubator area is not contaminated by older birds. Chicks may be hatched in the incubator depending on what type it is; however, hatching creates large amounts of dust and down

Features

1. It consists of a big middle fan with automatic heating and roller humidifying system

2. It has a backup emergency and alarming system for insurance using09h9

3. It has an automatic air cooling system and automatic ventilator

4. It has an inner light

5. It is made of polyester, double wall construction for a perfect insulation

6. Trolley egg frame for easy operating, inside disinfecting and cleaning

7. Microcomputer that makes each incubator completely automatic

8. Hatching rate of more than 98%

9. Combined incubators feature the setter and hatcher incubator together in one unit

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Its working principles

1. The temperature sensor should be placed in the upper part of the energy egg machine, humidity sensor placed in the lower part

2. After each hatching patch, egg tray, egg rack, the inside of the machine should be disinfected, uniform fan need do lubrication (plus lubricating oil.) Should check the machine internal circuit whether damage or not

3. Before running an incubator ensure that there is enough water present underneath the shelves, otherwise the culture media will be drying out

4. The incubator in poultry farms should be cleaned regularly, otherwise organisms will settle down on the shelves or the corners of the incubator

5. To avoid the condensation of water onto the media placed the plates upside down with the lid at the bottom

6. Before placing the culture plates inside the incubator make sure the desire parameters are achieved

7. Avoid repeated opening of the door when the incubator is running

Advantages 

1. It helps in securing hatching eggs

Hatcheries can get the hatching eggs from any one of the following ways from own breeder flock, from other breeder flocks and from other hatcheries

2. Traying hatch eggs

The eggs from the breeder flocks should be transferred to the egg setter trays in the hatchery immediately after receiving

3. Fumigation of hatching eggs

After the egg setting process is done the eggs are kept in the fumigation chamber for fumigation. Fumigating with 3x concentration of formaldehyde for 20 minutes will kill about 97.5 to 99.5% of the organisms on the shells. One ‘x’ concentration means 20 g of kmno4 with 40 ml of formalin for 100 cubic feet (3x means 60 g of kmno4 + 120 ml of formalin for 100 cubic feet)

4. Cold storage

When the eggs are not set immediately after receiving, they should be kept in cold rook at the temperature of 65 of and 75% relative humidity

5. Warm eggs prior to setting

Approximately 6 hours prior to placing eggs in the setter they should be moved from the egg-cooler room to normal room temperature.  Here, atmospheric air condenses over eggshell and form water droplets over eggshell, which is called as ‘Sweating’. It is advantageous to warm eggs before placing them in the incubator by avoiding creation of low temperature in the machine by placing cool eggs directly

6. Loading of eggs

Placing of eggs in the setter is called ‘Loading of eggs’.  Eggs can be set in the setter either all-in all-out basis or batch basis.  Most of the commercial hatcheries are practicing batch system of loading eggs in the setter that will minimize the initial time taken to reach normal incubation temperature in the setter.  In this case, each setter is having hatching eggs with different stages of embryonic developments

7. Candling

Candling is a process in which eggs are kept in front of a light source to find out the defects in eggshell, embryonic development etc. Candling can be done as early as five days of incubation, but errors in candling often occur at this time. Under commercial operations, candling is done when the eggs are transferred from setter to hatcher (at 19th day for chicken eggs).  There are two methods of candling. That can be used. The fastest method involves the use of a table or mass candler, an entire tray of hatching eggs may be placed on the mass candler and examined with one observation. Candling with a spot candler or individual candler is a little slower, but it is more accurate

8. Transfer of eggs

In modern incubators, eggs are transferred from setter to hatcher at 19th day of incubation (for chicken egg) or when approximately 1% of the eggs are slightly piped. In general, one seventh of total incubation period is needed to keep eggs in the hatcher

9. Pulling the hatch

The process of removing the chicks from the hatcher is often called pulling the hatch.  Chicks should be removed from the hatcher as soon as all are hatched and about 95% are dry.  Excessive drying in the hatcher should be avoided

10. Hardening the chicks

When the chicks are first placed in the chick boxes they are soft in the abdomen, are not completely fluffed out, and do not stand well.  They must be “hardened” by leaving them in the boxes for 4 or 5 hours.  Such hardening makes it easier to grade the chicks for quality, and the chicks are more easily vent-sexed

11. Grading the chicks

No chick below the minimum standard must be allowed to go to a customer. Some standards for quality are no chick deformities, no unhealed navels, above a minimum weight, not dehydrated and stand up well

12. Sexing the chicks

Layer type day old chicks are needed to be sex separated either by vent sexing or auto-sexing (feather sexing). In case of meat type day old chicks sexing is not practiced

13. Vaccination

Most chicks are vaccinated against marek's disease in hatchery before delivery. Most common method of vaccination of day-old chicks is by subcutaneous method in the nape of the neck

14. Chick delivery

Baby chicks should reach the customer's farm early in the morning.  Not only the weather is cooler during this part of the day but the early arrival allows a full day for close observation of the chicks by the caretaker

15. Washing and cleaning

Cleaning the hatchery between hatches is of primary importance.  The process must be complete.  Except for the setters and setter room, every piece of equipment must be thoroughly vacuumed, scrubbed, disinfected and fumigated

16. Disposal of waste

Hatchery wastes includes an infertile and non hatched egg, dead and cull chicks that should be disposed in such a manner not to create problem to the neighbors and also not to contaminate the hatchery premises 

Precautions

1.The energy egg incubator needs to be put in a dedicated brick room and prohibited in putting the breeding homes and staff often moves around the area

2. Non-electrician credentials are strictly prohibited wiring installation

3. Do not dry basin without water

4. No hatching experience staff operating this energy egg machine alone

5. The grounding wire should install according to the standard method, each energy egg machine should be equipped with leakage protection switch

6. When putting eggs intothe energy egg incubator machine, there should be need for disinfection of the egg trays inside the machine

Why you should choose us

1. We have more than 20 years of experience in the designing, production, sales and marketing of poultry equipment

2. We manufacture finished products from raw materials, with strict implementation of the ISO management system

3. We provide you with professional guidance about our poultry equipment

4. We help you design your farm to your satisfaction and worry free

5. We ensure safe and non destructive delivery of equipment

Our services

1. We offer the detailed information about our product and services

2. We offer the best equipment which meets our customer's every requirement

3. We have long time and rich experience on the products manufacturing. If any machine operation questions after sales, we will reply you within 24 hours with solution. And customers can be rest assured

4. We give customers detailed information on the product they want to buy

5. We give guideline to our first time customer's on how to go about their poultry farm

6. After purchasing our poultry equipment, we do follow up on our customers about the equipment they purchased

Frequently ask questions

Q: How long can incubated eggs go without heat

A: Yes, Some embryos can survive at temperatures below 90°F for up to 18 hours

Q: How long does a chicken egg stay fertile

A: Around two to three weeks after mating