Poor hatch rates are not always the incubator’s fault. Temperature, humidity, airflow, egg quality, breeder nutrition, storage, turning, and even the room where the incubator operates can influence the outcome.
In this Audio Edition, the Poultry Keepers 360 team explains how to prepare and fine-tune an incubator, recognize temperature and humidity problems, manage hatching eggs, and make better decisions throughout the incubation process.
Topics include:
• Preparing an incubator before setting eggs
• Choosing the right location
• Temperature and humidity targets
• Finding hot and cold spots
• Using calibrated thermometers and data loggers
• Monitoring air-cell development
• Turning and storing hatching eggs
• Breeder nutrition and chick vigor
• Dry incubation
• Cleaning and sanitizing dirty eggs
• When to remove chicks from the hatcher
CHAPTERS
0:00 Understanding the incubator’s job
1:33 Prepare the incubator before setting eggs
2:49 Choosing the right incubator location
5:24 Fertility, nutrition, and egg sanitation
8:46 Turning eggs correctly
10:16 Incubator construction and insulation
11:13 Temperature and humidity targets
13:44 When to remove chicks from the hatcher
16:02 Opening the incubator and recovery time
20:41 Finding hot spots and airflow problems
26:11 Thermometers, hygrometers, and data loggers
31:18 Air-cell development and humidity adjustment
34:46 Candling and removing problem eggs
37:45 Comparing incubator designs and features
44:28 Feeding breeders for better hatching eggs
48:50 Cleaning dirty eggs and protecting the bloom
55:18 Dry incubation and regional humidity
57:12 Storing and turning eggs before incubation
1:02:49 How long hatching eggs can be stored
1:04:18 Stabilizing a partly filled incubator
1:05:33 Hand-turning duck eggs
1:08:10 Can poultry be bred year-round?
1:13:44 Hatching eggs upright or on their sides
1:15:37 Food and water inside the hatcher
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