With the improvement of technology, production is now greatly improving with the assurance of less losses. The advancements have stretched to the poultry industry through egg incubation. This practice can be automated or maintained to ensure the farmer does not experience or experiences only least losses. Below are some considerations to note in the incubation process.

Egg turning

Just as birds instinctively detect the need to turn eggs, the same should be for incubation by incubators. This practice positions the embryo on top of the yolk so as to place it in the best conditions of hatching. Many or even all eggs at the end of the incubation period will therefore hatch. With more developed management, you can use the automatic turning system that turns eggs on its own upon detection.

Hatching temperature

It is easy to regulate the temperature of an incubator with good controls and regularly checking the heating system. Without considering temperature, there will be generally a reduced hatching rate. To make this more effective, you need to use good, easier to manage and sensitive mechanisms to control the temperature within the incubator. Appropriate temperature maximizes hatching.

Humidity

The average range of humidity should be between 57 percent and 64 percent. This is possible if you maintain the dry bulb at 100 while the wet bulb at 85 to 87, failure to which may cause less or even no successful hatching. The best way is to use clean, new and sizeable wicks on wet bulb thermometer. All these in place will help to maintain humidity from the first to last day, as recommended.

Sanitation

Despite all other conditions being favorable, poor sanitation can still bring about poor hatching. There will be much death during brooding. In other ways, poor sanitation will make the growth very weak and susceptible to future deaths. Therefore, it is an important practice regularly cleaning the egg incubators and at all times. This in turn will improve hatching at the end of the incubation period.

Ventilation

Embryos need to take in fresh oxygen and out carbon dioxide gases through the pores on the egg shells. In their early stages, they are not yet developed to the point of breathing, thus, rely on proper ventilation for breathing. Ventilation shall even increase as they grow because they will need more air. This makes the ventilation mechanism very important and to consider in hatching.

Conclusion

Despite the expense of installation, incubating using these modern systems is appropriate for mass production and often pays back greatly. However, the user should keep all conditions in place while using this device.