In agriculture, a special apparatus called an incubator is used to remove young birds from eggs. It appeared in the 19th century in European countries. For eggs, it is necessary to create conditions identical to the hatchery chicks hatching - this is a certain humidity, temperature and the like. Today on the market are different in price and their characteristics devices. A striking example of good value for money is the Korean incubator. About models and their characteristics will be discussed in this article.
Characteristics
Korean egg incubators are professional, semi-professional, and experimental learning. For example, the R-com Mini + eZ Scope model has an ovoscope included. It is designed to monitor the incubation process. You can also install a webcam on it and connect it to a PC to see everything on the monitor and record.
Another model of the Korean incubator is the R-com 50 PX-50. She is classified as semi-professional, and she can claim to be a good indicator of value for money. A functional and thoughtful construct creates convenience for both incubation and for cleaning trays and their disinfection. The device accepts 48 chicken and 116 quail eggs.
Setting temperature and humidity, as well as flipping eggs, are done automatically. Sensors mounted on the outside allow you to measure temperature and influence heaters. There is a large LCD screen with a convenient interface.
Automatic Korean incubators can be considered both amateur and professional.
Professional machine
The next brand of R-com MARU 380 DELUXE MAX is a professional model with an intelligent control system. Contains 336 eggs. A high-quality Swiss-made temperature sensor is installed. The automated egg rotation system has three hourly intervals.
How to use the device?
Korean egg incubators allow you to load from 3 to 350 pieces, depending on the model. Before you bookmark, you need to thoroughly rinse and disinfect them with a solution of bleach: 20 drops per liter. It is important to choose the right location for the incubator. Favorable temperature - 21-23 0 , in the room there should be no drafts and fans creating air currents.
Further, according to the instructions, water is poured into the Korean incubator and the temperature is set between 37.2-8.9 0 . The device is left on for a day and the indicators are checked: they should not change.
You need to buy eggs in advance on special farms or poultry houses. The basic rule is that the birds carrying them must live in a flock with a rooster. Otherwise, the eggs will be unfertilized. Before laying them in a Korean incubator, wash your hands thoroughly.
Also, the eggs are allowed to warm at room temperature, since before that they had to be stored at 4.5-21.1 degrees. Gently on both sides on the eggs with a pencil apply symbols in the form of a cross and a toe. In the future, when they are turned over, these marks will help not to go astray.
When loading, you need to remember that the blunt end of the egg should lie slightly higher than the pointed - this helps the chick break through the shell. When laying the incubator, the temperature in it drops. It is not necessary to raise it: it will recover over time.
In a Korean incubator, eggs must be turned three times a day. It is necessary to constantly check them for cracks, and after 7 days - for the development of the embryo. This is done in the light with a lamp. All rejected eggs must be removed: they are not viable.
It's important to know
Three days before the chicks hatch, the eggs stop turning over and prepare a place for chickens. Within three days, the tray does not open and increase the humidity in it. The chickens are given the opportunity to dry completely, and then they are taken out and transplanted to a previously prepared place.