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Incubator Care and Tips for Maintenance

Care & Maintenance


Care & Maintenance starts with the usage of your products.

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Conversion Table:

This is a handy guide when incubating eggs other than hen eggs, to figure out the equivalent total capacity of each of our machines.

Hen, Duck, Small TurkeyPheasant, Guinea Fowl, BantamQuail, Grey PartridgeRed Leg PartridgeGoose, Giant Turkey, PeacockCanary
12153025645

Dimensions, Weight and Volume Information:

For dimension, weight and volume information details for all Maino incubators:

 

Incubation Information:

 

Quail

Guinea Fowl

Chicken

Turkey

Peking Duck

Muscovy Duck

Goose

Egg Size

Weight (grams)

11-17

50-55

45-65

70-120

70-100

70-90

90-220

Width (mm)

25

35

43

48

46

49

63-75

Egg Storage

Storage Time

 

1-3 days

4-7 days

7-10 days

>10 days

 

 

12 - 15°C

12 - 15°C

12 - 15°C *

N/A

 

 

12 - 15°C

13 - 15°C*

N/A

N/A

 

 

20 - 25°C

15 -1 7°C

14 - 16°C

10 - 12°C **

 

 

21 - 24°C

13 - 15°C

13 - 15°C

N/A

 

 

13 - 15°C

13 - 15°C

13 - 15°C *

N/A

 

 

13 - 15°C

13 - 15°C

13 - 15°C *

N/A

 

 

13 - 15°C

13 - 15°C

13 - 15°C *

N/A

Position

Air cell upwards

Air cell upwards

Air cell upwards

Air cell upwards

Large end upright

Lying on side

Lying on side

No. of turns per day 

(manual incubator)

2-4 times a day

2-4 times a day

2-4 times a day

2-4 times a day

2-4 times a day

2-4 times a day

2-4 times a day

Setting Requirements

Temperature

37.5 - 37.8°C

37.7 - 37.8°C

37.5 - 37.7°C

37.4 - 37.5°C

37.2 - 37.5°C

37.2 - 37.4°C

37.5 - 37.6°C

Humidity (wet bulb reading)

 

28.8 - 29.4°C (approx 50% rh)

28.3 - 30.0°C (approx 52% rh)

28.3 - 30°C (approx 52% rh)

30 - 31°C (approx 60% rh)

30 - 31°C (approx 60% rh)

30°C

Recommended Angle of Turn

90°C

90°C

90°C

90°C

90°C

90°C

90°C

Setting Position

Air cell upwards

Air cell upwards

Air cell upwards

Air cell upwards

Large end upright

Lying on side

Lying on side

Turning

Hourly

Hourly

Hourly

Hourly

Hourly

Hourly

Hourly

Ideal Candling Times

Day 6 and at transfer ***

Day 12 or at transfer

Day 7 - 10 or at transfer

Day 10 - 12 and/ or at transfer

Day 10 and at transfer

Day 12 and at transfer

Day 8 - 10 and at transfer

Transfer to Hatcher

After 13 - 15 days

24 - 25 days

At Day 17 - 18

Day 25

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