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Incubator and Chicken
Incubator and Chicken
Chicken to Egg
color of an egg shell
dictated by the specific breed of chicken laying the
egg.
25 hours to produce an egg
Lays egg during day light, or when a coop light
remains on
14 hours of light they will produce with great
fluency
A hen will lay eggs, even in the absence of a
rooster
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Find guidelines for using an incubator (still air
incubator)
What information do we need to know to have
success (2 slides)
What happens during the incubation process of
chickens (2-3 slides)
How many days?
What should you do during this process to ensure
success
How do you PROPERLY run an incubator? (2
slides)
Do’s and Don’ts of incubation
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Run your incubator without any eggs for 24 to
48 hours, regulating and checking the internal
temperature and humidity.
Always remember to wash hands before
handling eggs, skin oils can block egg pores
1st, 14th and 18th day
Maintain a still-air incubator at 102 degrees F