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- Page 1 AV-2 Precision Parrot Incubator Owners Manual Avey Incubator, LLC PO Box 279 Hugo CO 80821-0279 Customer Support www.precisionincubators.com/support.htm Email: aveyincubator@gmail.com voice (719)297-7010 fax (303)328-3897...
- Page 2 Why did we build the Avey Incubator? The Avey Incubator a confidence builder. A trust builder. I have some problem birds. Do you? I have a pair macaws that lay eggs with very porous shells that dry out twice as fast as they should.
- Page 3 These are my ideas on keeping healthy birds and getting healthy eggs. Using the Avey incubator is more than just putting eggs in an incubator. It’s a system for hatching eggs. Our design philosophy deals with why we made the incubator the way we did, and a little about what we saw in other incubators that we both liked and didn't like.
- Page 4 The Avey Incubator is designed to run in very dry climates to very humid ones. And the humidity needs in various parts of the country vary greatly. When you first set up your incubator, if the humidity level wants to stay above your setpoint then there are some additional steps to take.
- Page 5 If you wish to not use the automatic humidity feature then humidity may be regulated by placing a pan of water in the incubator. The amount of surface area of the water exposed to air (so the water can evaporate) will determine the humidity level. The display will still read out the actual humidity level.
- Page 6 Egg Trolley The egg trolley is designed to be removable without any tools. It simply lifts in and out with a carefully adjusted “press” fit. Clean the egg trolley by soaking in a 10 to 1 solution of water to Clorox Bleach for a period of ten minutes or use the cleaner/disinfectant you prefer.
- Page 7 Use only distilled water (reverse osmosis filtered water also works well) otherwise the minerals in the water will clog up the humidifier. Power Up The power on/off switch is located at the back of the cabinet. When power is on the Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) will come on.
- Page 8 The selection knob has 2 functions. Push it in to select and turn left and right to adjust, then push in the selection knob. The display changes to the first set up menu. Adjusting the Avey Incubator The selection knob (Rotary Encoder) has 2 operations. Push in (momentarily then let go) to start and push in to finish a selection and turn left or right to change the selection.
- Page 9 Turn the selection knob left or right to set the temperature you want. Then push in the selection knob to move on to the next menu, which is the humidity menu. In the same manner turn the knob to the desired humidity, push in the knob to move to the next menu, which the time between egg turns menu.
- Page 10 The next menu is the turn distance menu. This tells the Incubator how far to move the belt the eggs rest on. The Avey Incubator can adapt to a large range of egg sizes because of this feature. A typical African Grey or Macaw egg is a setting of about 50 on the scale.
- Page 11 Restoring Factory Defaults You may restore the factory defaults at any time. Push the selection knob and step through the menus till you see “Calibration”. Turn the knob until “Reset to Factory” is displayed and push selection knob to set.
- Page 12 Cleaning your Incubator Cleaning the incubator consists of removing the egg trolley from the incubator and soaking in a 10 to 1 solution of water to chlorine bleach. (Ten parts (actually nine parts water to be precise)) water to one part chlorine bleach. Soak for at least 10 minutes then rinse with clean water and allow to air dry.
- Page 13 to happen then check the power to the incubator. If any one of these things fail to happen then it is possible that the microprocessor didn’t initialize properly. So turn of the incubator, wait 5 seconds and turn back on. If the problem persists call factory service. The ambient room temperature should be stable, out of drafts, direct sunshine, heater vents.
- Page 14 baby! When I incubate these eggs I can control what happens at hatch time. The eggs still won’t hatch on their own. There is just something wrong. This is another example of what I mean by borderline viable eggs. Sure they are fertile but if they don’t hatch what’s the point? So even though the eggs are fertile when the time comes for hatching I have to “assist”...
- Page 15 So what happens when an egg has been in the nest for a week before you discover it? How do you know how much it weighed when laid? Well you make your best guess based on past performance. Good records - a daily diary of life in the aviary - will give you a hint.
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