Day+ | Day- | Date | To Do | Check |
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0 | 21 | Wednesday, December 07th 2016 | Clean and disinfect your incubator. Put the fertilized chicken eggs into the incubator. Mark them if needed. Set humidity to 40-50% RH and temperature to 37.5 centigrade (99.5 Deg. Fahrenheit). Start breeding process. | _ |
1 | 20 | Thursday, December 8th 2016 | Keep the incubator closed. Don't turn the eggs! | _ |
2 | 19 | Friday, December 9th 2016 | Keep the incubator closed. Don't turn the eggs! | _ |
3 | 18 | Saturday, December 10th 2016 | Tag 3 Keep the incubator closed. Don't turn the eggs! | _ |
4 | 17 | Sunday, December 11th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
5 | 16 | Monday, December 12th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
6 | 15 | Tuesday, December 13th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
6 | 15 | Tuesday, December 13th 2016 | Take a special lamp and screen the breeding eggs. Inspect if they are fertilized. Watch the chicken embryos development. | _ |
7 | 14 | Wednesday, December 14th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
8 | 13 | Thursday, December 15th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
9 | 12 | Friday, December 16th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
10 | 11 | Saturday, December 17th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
11 | 10 | Sunday, December 18th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
12 | 9 | Monday, December 19th 2016 | Take a special lamp and screen the breeding eggs. Inspect if they are fertilized. Watch the chicken embryos development. | _ |
12 | 9 | Monday, December 19th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
13 | 8 | Tuesday, December 20th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
14 | 7 | Wednesday, December 21st 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
15 | 6 | Thursday, December 22nd 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
16 | 5 | Friday, December 23rd 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
17 | 4 | Saturday, December 24th 2016 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
18 | 3 | Sunday, December 25th 2016 | Take a special lamp and screen the breeding eggs. Inspect if they are fertilized. Watch the chicken embryos development. Increase Humidity (RH) to 65%, stop turning eggs. Put the chicken eggs on a hatching pad. Don't open the incubator anymore. | _ |
20 | 1 | Tuesday, December 27th 2016 | Be prepared for the brooding of the chicken chicks (brooding room, heating, drinker, chick food) | _ |
21 | 0 | Wednesday, December 28th 2016 | End of hatching period for chicken eggs. Newly hatched chicken chicks can stay in incubator for 24 hours. | _ |
Day | Date | Event | Check |
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18 | Thursday, December 29th 2016 | Move the chicks to a warm brooding room. Start with 35-37 centigrade. Feed them with water and chicks food. | _ |
63 | Wednesday, February 8th 2017 | Feed the young chickens with regular chicken food. (6 weeks old) | _ |
168 | Wednesday, May 24th 2017 | The chickens give the first eggs (21 weeks) | _ |