Little Giant Incubator with Circulated Air Fan Kit
The Little Giant's electronic thermostat outperforms the Hova Bator's outdated bi-metal thermostat. Made of durable styrofoam to help retain warmth and keep a constant temperature. Incubators feature two 4 in x 8 in viewing windows-ideal for educational purposes-and solid state thermostat control, thermometer and moisture rings. This deluxe model includes a circulated air fan kit. The easy to install fan kit improves egg hatching conditions by circulating a constant flow of warm air throughout the incubator. Helps maintain a constant temp of 99.5 degrees F.This is a 110V version, but we do offer a voltage converter for 220V. See international page for details.
Little Giant Egg Turner 6300
The turner will automatically turn the eggs 6 times per day and comes complete with 41 medium egg cups (for chicken size eggs, or close to it). It's easy to clean and dishwasher safe. This combination of incubator and turner will provide you with a great all around incubator for hatching your eggs.
New & Improved Easy to Install Circulated Air Fan Kit (Replaces 7200)
Did you know that at any given time the temperature in your Little Giant Still Air incubator (9200) can vary by up to 5 degrees from the top and bottom and from the center to the corners? In addition, you get variation from the thermostat cycling the heating unit on and off.
This temperature variation has a significant impact on your hatch rates. Heat naturally rises, so you need to circulate the hot air from the hot spots to the cool spots for a much more uniform and consistent temperature and better hatch results. The more consistent air temperature also ensures that your thermostat is cycling on and off at the appropriate times, not just when the air around the thermostat heats or cools.
Includes step by step installation instructions
Digital Thermometer & Hygrometer with MIN/MAX Memory with AAA Battery
The Incubator Warehouse’s thermometer hygrometer has many features that you won’t find in other models including wider temperature and humidity measurement ranges, more accurate temperature reading, AAA battery included, flip out stand, and backed by the Incubator Warehouse’s 1 Year Hassle Free Guarantee
Measures and displays temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit (Switch on back)
Measures and displays relative humidity
Memory function to recall minimum and maximum humidity and temperature readings
Very compact 3 3/8” x 2.5” with LARGE easy to read LCD screen
Flip out leg stand for easy placement (on back)
Measures Temperature readings 14° to 140° F (-10° to 60° C) +/-1.8° F (1° C)
Measures Humidity readings between 10-99% +/-5% * Requires 1 AAA battery - INCLUDED
Backed by Incubator Warehouse’s 1 Year Hassle Free Guarantee
A must have with every incubator
Great for use with hatching eggs, quail, chickens, geese, pheasant, reptiles, pet cages, brooders, and much more.
IncuBright Egg Candler
The Incu-Bright was designed with ease of use and affordability in mind. 6 super cool LED lights illuminate your eggs for easy viewing without cooking them. The soft rubber and plastic edges protect your eggs from damage and create a tight seal around the egg.
Hova Bator Low Voltage Genesis Egg Incubator 1588
The Genesis 1588 HAS just been upgraded for 2012 and we have them IN-STOCK the new model includes a digital control center that displays both temperature and humidity.
The Genesis Hova-Bator is pre-set for bird eggs. Simply plug it in, then add water and eggs. Nothing to set up or adjust. This circulated air Hova-Bator comes with a thermometer, plastic bottom liner, and is pre-set to 99. F (38 C). Like all incubators, the 1588 requires a stable room temperature and should not be used in areas like sheds or barns. Being pre-set, this incubator delivers consistently good hatches.
-Excellent for classrooms, novices, and experts. 12 Volt system is safe and TUV listed.
-Although it is pre-set to 99 F, the thermostat can be adjusted. The 1588 can be set as low as 80 F. for use with reptiles.
-Soft-Air fan technology provides needed oxygen and refreshes air without forcing air directly on the eggs.
-Automatic Turners available for poultry and game bird eggs. See items 1610M, 1611M and 1614M.
-Includes a 12V DC power converter for both 110V AC and 220/240V AC (Works Internationally!!!!!)
-Dimensions 18' x 18' x 9 1/2'
-Without an automatic turner in place, the incubator will hold 50 large duck or chicken eggs or 140 quail eggs.
-12 Volt DC power supply (included) plugs into 110 Volt outlet.
-Includes thermometer, liner and instructions.
-AUTOMATIC TURNER SOLD SEPARATELY
Fully automatic in temperature and humidity control, automatically alarm when parameters going abnormal, automatic in eggs turning;
Dual-purpose, suitable for both incubation and hatching;
Chicken egg incubation technique
Total incubation time to hatch, time for transfer to hatcher, and dry and wet bulb temperatures(humidity control) for chicken eggs incubation
Bird Name
Incubator Condition
Hatcher Condition
Period
(Days
Dry Bulb
(F)
Wet Bulb
(F)
Transfer at day
Wet Bulb
(F)
Dry Bulb
(F)
Chicken
21
99.5
86
18
98.5
90-94
The embryonic development of chicken eggs mainly depends on ambient conditions: temperature, humidity, ventilation and eggs turning.
1. Temperature
Temperature is an important condition for chicken eggs incubation. Only when the proper temperature is maintained, can high hatchability and quality chicks will be acquired.
1.1 The temperature range for embryonic development.
Chicken eggs have adaptive capacity awards ambient temperature, and some eggs can still hatch under temperature range of 35～40.5℃(95～105F). But when an incubation machine is utilized, the temperature mentioned above is not the most favorable temperature. Instead, the most appropriate temperature for incubation is 37.8℃(100F), and the most appropriate temperature during hatching process is 37～37.5℃.
1.2 The influence of high or low temperature to chicken eggs embryonic development
Under high temperature, the chicken embryo develops very fast ,which may lead to a shortening of incubation period, the increase of embryo death rate, or the quality decrease of the chicks. The death rate may vary depending on the degree of the temperature oversetting and the duration of this oversetting. When the temperature is over 42℃, the embryo dies within 2~2 hours. When chicken eggs incubated for 5 days are incubated under 47℃, all the embryos will dies within 2 hours. When chicken eggs incubated for 16 days are incubated under 40.6℃ for 24 hours, the hatchability will fall down to some degree, under 43.3℃ for 9 hours, hatchability declining to a great extent, under 48.9℃(120F) for one hour, 100% of the embryos in the incubator die.
1.2.2 The influence of low temperature to embryonic development
When the temperature is under appropriate temperature, the incubation time will be longer and the death rate will increase. When incubated under 35.6℃(96F), most of the embryos die in the egg shells. Little deviation from proper temperature will cause less influence to the embryonic development, due to adjustment from embryo itself.
Under artificial incubation process, the requirement for humidity is not so strict as that for temperature. The chicken embryos are more adaptive to humidity range, based on the fact that the water contained in chicken eggs are also enough for its embryonic development. However, it doesn't mean that humidity should not be paid attention. To get high hatchability, humidity must be properly controlled. Generally speaking, the relative humidity should be kept near 60% during the first seven days, and 50%~60% between the eighth and eighteenth day, 65%~70% after the eighteenth day. High humidity will obstruct the evaporation of the allantoic fluid, which will make the chick have a big stomach. At the some time, because the excessive water in the chick body, the chick appears stodgy and dull. On the contrast, low humidity will cause the excessive evaporation of the water in the egg, which will make the chick bony, thewless and little. Therefore, to control the humidity is dispensable. In humid areas where the humidity in the nature is comparatively high as 70%, it will be enough to put four water pans on the incubator bottom, covering 3/4 or 2/3 of the bottom area. In dry area, the evaporation surface should be increased. When necessary, water spray should be adopted.
At the early stage of the incubation period, little oxygen is required for the embryo. Still, adequate oxygen should be kept in the incubator, with oxygen content more than 20%, and carbon dioxide less than 1%. Excessive carbon dioxide content will lead to deformed or week chicks, and low hatchability. Thermal insulation and ventilation are on the contrary for egg incubator, but should be at the same time well considered. The incubator must be equipped with good ventilation system, with large enough air vent, with good opening and closing mechanism to assure fine balance between thermal insulation and ventilation.
When hen hatches chicken eggs in a natural way, it frequently turns eggs with its feet and beak. This kind of intuitive work by hen is to warm every part of the embryo,
avoid adhesion of embryo with egg shell, so as to increase hatchability. Generally speaking, to turn eggs more often are good for incubation. When incubated in incubation machine, to turn 8~12 times are ideal within one day. The egg should be turned for 90 degrees.
Eggs cooling
Cooling eggs is only necessary when the temperature is too high and the embryo develops faster than normal pace.
