Useful Tips - Ducatillon mg244 Manual Del Usuario

DESCRIPTION
1. Digital thermoregulator
2. Wall hygrometer set with mercury reading (unit of measure ° F)
3. Bottle capacity 100 cc. for wet bulb hygrometer
4. Ventilation regulator
5. Housing for egg trays
6. Hatching drawer
7. Hole for air expulsion with regulation flap
8. Space for humidification tanks
9. Safety fuse 2 A
10. Device for automatic egg turning

USEFUL TIPS

- If there is no electrical current for a few hours during the incubation period, introduce one or more sealed hot water
bottles filled with hot water into the machine and keep the door closed.5
- For palmiped eggs, after 15 days of incubation, it is advisable to wet the eggs with warm sprayed water (use appropriate
sterilized sprayers) and let them cool outside the incubator for about 15 minutes. This operation should be repeated every
two days, until the penultimate day of incubation.
- In order to guarantee a constant and homogeneous air flow to all the eggs, it is advisable to change once a week the egg
trays and turn them in order to change completely the position of the eggs inside the incubator.
- In order to obtain a greater precision in the reading of the humidity, replace frequently the wick, in order to guarantee its
permanent efficiency.
- It is advisable to proceed as follows for the incubation with a weekly cycle fragmentation, in order to avoid harmful
interferences between the different phases
c) during the hatching period, in relation to each cycle, add a second humidification basin;
d) once the hatching period is over, remove the two basins, cleaning them carefully, and only after two days introduce a
new one full of water in order to regulate the humidity level in the machine.
- In order to avoid problems of bacteriological infections, the room in which the machine is installed must be in a perfect
state of hygiene and sanitation.
sanitary condition.
- We would like to point out that during the incubation operations and especially during the hatching, there are risks related
to the exposure to biological agents7. Therefore, we recommend that all operations related to incubation and hatching be
carried out using adequate precautions such as