Day+ | Day- | Date | To Do | Check |
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0 | 21 | Thursday, April 22nd 2021 | 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 | Friday, April 23rd 2021 | Keep the incubator closed. Don't turn the eggs! | _ |
2 | 19 | Saturday, April 24th 2021 | Keep the incubator closed. Don't turn the eggs! | _ |
3 | 18 | Sunday, April 25th 2021 | Tag 3 Keep the incubator closed. Don't turn the eggs! | _ |
4 | 17 | Monday, April 26th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
5 | 16 | Tuesday, April 27th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
6 | 15 | Wednesday, April 28th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
6 | 15 | Wednesday, April 28th 2021 | Take a special lamp and screen the breeding eggs. Inspect if they are fertilized. Watch the chicken embryos development. | _ |
7 | 14 | Thursday, April 29th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
8 | 13 | Friday, April 30th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
9 | 12 | Saturday, May 1st 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
10 | 11 | Sunday, May 2nd 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
11 | 10 | Monday, May 3rd 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
12 | 9 | Tuesday, May 4th 2021 | Take a special lamp and screen the breeding eggs. Inspect if they are fertilized. Watch the chicken embryos development. | _ |
12 | 9 | Tuesday, May 4th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
13 | 8 | Wednesday, May 5th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
14 | 7 | Thursday, May 6th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
15 | 6 | Friday, May 7th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
16 | 5 | Saturday, May 8th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
17 | 4 | Sunday, May 9th 2021 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
18 | 3 | Monday, May 10th 2021 | 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 | Wednesday, May 12th 2021 | Be prepared for the brooding of the chicken chicks (brooding room, heating, drinker, chick food) | _ |
21 | 0 | Thursday, May 13th 2021 | 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 | Friday, May 14th 2021 | Move the chicks to a warm brooding room. Start with 35-37 centigrade. Feed them with water and chicks food. | _ |
63 | Thursday, June 24th 2021 | Feed the young chickens with regular chicken food. (6 weeks old) | _ |
168 | Thursday, October 7th 2021 | The chickens give the first eggs (21 weeks) | _ |