Day+ | Day- | Date | To Do | Check |
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0 | 21 | Tuesday, January 31st 2023 | 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 | Wednesday, February 1st 2023 | Keep the incubator closed. Don't turn the eggs! | _ |
2 | 19 | Thursday, February 2nd 2023 | Keep the incubator closed. Don't turn the eggs! | _ |
3 | 18 | Friday, February 3rd 2023 | Tag 3 Keep the incubator closed. Don't turn the eggs! | _ |
4 | 17 | Saturday, February 4th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
5 | 16 | Sunday, February 5th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
6 | 15 | Monday, February 6th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
6 | 15 | Monday, February 6th 2023 | Take a special lamp and screen the breeding eggs. Inspect if they are fertilized. Watch the chicken embryos development. | _ |
7 | 14 | Tuesday, February 7th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
8 | 13 | Wednesday, February 8th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
9 | 12 | Thursday, February 9th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
10 | 11 | Friday, February 10th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
11 | 10 | Saturday, February 11th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
12 | 9 | Sunday, February 12th 2023 | Take a special lamp and screen the breeding eggs. Inspect if they are fertilized. Watch the chicken embryos development. | _ |
12 | 9 | Sunday, February 12th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
13 | 8 | Monday, February 13th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
14 | 7 | Tuesday, February 14th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
15 | 6 | Wednesday, February 15th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
16 | 5 | Thursday, February 16th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
17 | 4 | Friday, February 17th 2023 | Turn the eggs 3 to 4 times a day. | _ |
18 | 3 | Saturday, February 18th 2023 | 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 | Monday, February 20th 2023 | Be prepared for the brooding of the chicken chicks (brooding room, heating, drinker, chick food) | _ |
21 | 0 | Tuesday, February 21st 2023 | 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 | Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 | Move the chicks to a warm brooding room. Start with 35-37 centigrade. Feed them with water and chicks food. | _ |
63 | Tuesday, April 4th 2023 | Feed the young chickens with regular chicken food. (6 weeks old) | _ |
168 | Tuesday, July 18th 2023 | The chickens give the first eggs (21 weeks) | _ |