Things To Consider When Using An Egg Incubation Equipment

Regardless of whether you are into hatching birds or fowls as a form of business or just a hobby, you would need incubators because a brooding hen is not always available. If you are new to using such equipment you need to know a number of factors which would help you develop good batches of eggs.

The incubation period for chicken eggs is 21 days. This period, nevertheless, isn't necessarily constant as humidity and temperature could prolong or decrease the number of incubation days. These two factors are extremely important considering that they ascertain the condition of the hatchlings immediately after they come out from their egg shells. The temperature must be maintained at 37.5°C or 99.5°F. A degree above this temperature will certainly decrease the number of hatches. Furthermore, humidity ought to be taken into consideration. The hotter it is in the incubators, the evaporation rate becomes faster. Hence, when there is no source of water supply to keep the moisture, the liquid content within the sac that covers the chick embryo will dry up and result in bad batches of eggs.

When it comes to getting an incubator you need to consider the size especially when you are into hatching a huge number of eggs. Naturally, the more eggs you want to hatch, the bigger the brooder. Additionally, it's general knowledge that not all eggs will likely hatch. Hence, it's highly recommended to incubate more eggs than what you basically need. Poultry incubators are generally kept in one’s backyard at a particular shaded area where there's no sunlight. In case you don't have sufficient space on your lawn, you can position it anywhere in your garage or anywhere in your property as long as there's no direct source of heat like the fireplace, window, or the oven next to it. There are some incubators that already have built-in fans in them and they allow a continuous flow of temperature to circulate inside, assuring that each of the eggs receive equal amount of heat. Be sure that you have a container which could hold sufficient water in order to keep the humidity in the enclosed area.

Apart from chickens, birds and reptiles can be hatched in using an incubator. Not like chickens though, each kind and species of reptiles has their individual incubation temperature and duration. It's even amazing to note that the incubation temperature for some species of geckos can ascertain their sex! You'll also need to purchase reptile supplies to help during or after the incubation process, like power out alarms, egg candlers, thermometers and hygrometers.