Once the fertilized eggs are placed in the warm incubator, they may develop over the course of 21 days, with the proper incubator set-up and care.īefore your baby chicks hatch, be sure to stock up on chick starter feed.

Prior to incubation, a fertilized egg can be stored for a maximum of 7 days in a cool room kept at a steady 55-60 degrees Fahrenheit ( not in the refrigerator – it’s too cold!). Either way, make sure your fertile eggs are coming from a National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)-certified flock to help reduce the risk of disease. Fertilized eggs usually need to be ordered from a hatchery or from poultry farmers with roosters in their flocks. Fertile eggs can be collected from hens who are housed with a rooster.Įggs sold in grocery stores are not fertile therefore, they will not grow into baby chicks if placed in an incubator. For hatching to occur, the eggs must be fertile.

The first thing you’ll need to hatch chicks is, of course, eggs. Keep reading for a step-by-step guide to hatching eggs at home: Prior to incubating chicken eggs: Secure fertile eggs and chick starter feed With care, vigilance and planning, you will be able to hatch baby chicks that grow up to become part of your backyard flock. Incubating eggs is a fun, 21-day project that can be successful with careful attention and a few special pieces of equipment. To help baby chicks start strong once they’ve hatched, feed a complete Purina ® chick starter feed from hatch until week 18, or when the first egg arrives. Incubating chicken eggs is a 21-day process and requires an egg incubator to help control temperature, humidity and egg turning. Electrical Requirements: Fan motor- 1/3 H.P., turning Motor-1/2 H.P., heaters – 4 no’s x 500 watts each compartment.Hatching eggs at home can be a fun project for those looking to grow their backyard flocks.Control Panel: Control panels fitted with sensors are provided on front for quick accessibility and machine operation.Designed for proper ventilation, handling and easy to clean. Hatching Trays: Of plastic molded, durable and stackable.

Alarm Bell: Caution bell in case of non-confirming atmospheric condition inside the incubator.Setting Trays: Of high quality specially designed setting trays of plastic to avoid damage to eggs and produce extra hatchability.Automatic Turning Control: Designed for every hourly turning of eggs automatically and also provided with electrically controlled rotation recorder Opera table by precise reduction gear box driven by ½ H.P.Exhaust Ventilation: Automatic exhaust provided for cooling system.Cooling System: Achieved through strategically positioned copper pipe cooling coils.Humidity: Through sealed type air heaters for normal heating and temperature boosting in cold weather and high altitudes.Ventilation: Through well balanced multi bladed motorized power impeller fans to such a precise that development in perfect stage.The Control: By pretested contact thermo controls/electronic digital display controls of temperature and humidity through very sensitive sensor.The Body Sturdy and durable body with proper insulation to withstand the impact of atmospheric condition.For catering the variegated needs of our clients, we are deeply engrossed in offering a qualitative array of Automatic Poultry Egg Incubator.

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