Maintenance And Cleaning - Novital Covatutto 24 Instrucciones Para Uso Y Mantenimiento

BIRTH OF THE CHICKS
After the egg-hatching, the newly The chicks must be taken to a very hot and quiet place, or rather under a
born chicks must keep in the speci c heater; use speci c pens to prevent the chicks from scattering.
incubator for about 24 hours in order
When the heat is su cient, the chicks will not tend to frenetically throng
to dry and they don't need neither
together or to depart too much from the heat source.
food nor water.
Water the chicks by means of the speci c drinkers, and then feed them by
using the feeders (see the catalogue in the website: www.novital.it) with
suitable birdseed that can be purchased in specialized stores.
AFTER CHICK BIRTH
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Three days after the last day of After each incubation, you must check
incubation, probably unhatched eggs the remaining eggs, if any, to verify
will not lead to any chick birth. their conditions.
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MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING

Maintenance is limited to normal periodical checks of the moving parts and of the
power cord in order to verify possible damages or wear.
It is advisable to apply all necessary At the end of each incubation, you
precautions not to breathe must clean the incubator by using a
poisonous fumes both before and wet cloth or a brush, without using
after the operation. tools or liquids.
Therefore, it is advisable to wear
gloves, goggles and a face mask.
EXTRAORDINARY CLEANING
If, during egg-hatching, bad smells develop, caused by the death of newly born chicks, it
will be necessary to disinfect the incubator according to the following procedure:
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Perform the cleaning operations in an
open but sheltered place; remember to
disconnect the plug from the mains
socket.
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First, clean the incubator in a thorough Finally, leave the incubator open for at
way. After that, treat it with chlorine least 24 hours to eliminate vapours
dioxide-based disinfectants (it is and bad smells.
advisable to purchase commercial
products at the best resellers or in
veterinary pharmacies).
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You can remove dust by using a
smooth air jet; remember that, before
performing any operation, you must
disconnect the plug from the mains
socket.
Other device cleaning and/or
maintenance operations must be
carried out only by quali ed personnel
at an authorised Service Centre or at
Novital's premises.
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