Chick Hatching - Borotto Lumia 8 Instruction Manual

Extract the eggs from the incubator one by one and check them immediately. The egg may remain outside the
incubator for 2 minutes at most. With a little experience, and using the suitable instrument, the eggs may be
inspected without extracting them from the incubator. In that case, open the incubator and place the candler
onto each egg. The light beam lets you see the embryo. Never turn or shake the eggs with violence as this would
cause the blood vessels to break and result in embryo death.
1st Inspection: start of the incubation
It is usually difficult to see the embryo because it is encased in the yolk: blood vessels are visible near the air cell
and on the tip. If the egg has not been fecundated the inside will be uniform, without any blood vessels and the
yolk will be in the middle. In that case scrap the egg. It is likely that in this stage the inside of eggs with a thick or
brown shell cannot be seen well: these will be checked in the second inspection.
2nd Inspection: development of the embryo
The mesh of blood vessels is normally visible in the tip of the egg and the embryo will appear as a dark spot. If the
blood vessels are not visible this means that the embryo is dead.
3rd Inspection: embryo check
The embryo normally occupies the entire egg, therefore the blood vessels should no longer be visible. The air cell
is large, If the embryo does not occupy the entire space, blood vessels are visible, the air cell is small and the
white has not been used up, this means that the embryo is underdeveloped and the egg must be scrapped.
11 – Chick hatching
The operation below is very delicate and must be carried out quickly to prevent the egg from cooling too much. It
is recommended to carry out this operation with another person to speed up the process.
A. In the last 3 days before the expected hatching stop the egg turning motor by unplugging it from the socket
on the cover, possibly when the eggs are still in a vertical position.
B. Remove the eggs from the cells and gently place them on a blanket.
C. Remove the egg cells.
D. Place the plastic grate (8-Fig. 3) in the base of the incubator, paying attention to ensure the two tabs of the
grate cover the 2 communicating water ducts.
E. Distribute the eggs on top and close the cover plate again (Fig. 3).
F. Fill the second tray with water.
G. If poultry eggs have been incubated, set the temperature at 37.2°C. Or 36.5°C if exotic eggs have been
incubated.
VERY IMPORTANT
uselessly disperses the accumulated humidity and would thus require more time to bring it back to the required
values. Opening the incubator continuously out of curiosity to see the chicks hatch will result in the chick inside
the egg dying due to dehydration and desiccation! At most, open the machine once daily to remove the chicks
already hatched, and once they are completely dry, close it immediately. The newly hatched chicks must be kept
inside the incubator for approximately 12 hours. They can stay inside up to 3 days without drinking or eating and
not suffering.
It is recommended to leave the incubator on for 2 or 3 days longer than the incubation table to give time to
laggards to hatch.
: During hatching (in the last 3 days) NEVER open the incubator! Lifting the cover
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