Incubator Care and Tips for Maintenance

Care & Maintenance
Care & Maintenance starts with the usage of your products.
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 Turkey |
Pheasant, Guinea Fowl, Bantam |
Quail, Grey Partridge |
Red Leg Partridge |
Goose, Giant Turkey, Peacock |
Canary |
12 |
15 |
30 |
25 |
6 |
45 |
Dimensions, Weight and Volume Information:
For dimension, weight and volume information details for all Maino incubators:
Incubation Information:
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Quail
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Guinea Fowl
|
Chicken
|
Turkey
|
Peking Duck
|
Muscovy Duck
|
Goose
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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
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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
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Air cell upwards
|
Air cell upwards
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Air cell upwards
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Air cell upwards
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Large end upright
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Lying on side
|
Lying on side
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No. of turns per day
(manual incubator)
|
2-4 times a day
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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
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Setting Requirements
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Temperature
|
37.5 - 37.8°C
|
37.7 - 37.8°C
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37.5 - 37.7°C
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37.4 - 37.5°C
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37.2 - 37.5°C
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37.2 - 37.4°C
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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
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Air cell upwards
|
Air cell upwards
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Air cell upwards
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Air cell upwards
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Large end upright
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Lying on side
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Lying on side
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Turning
|
Hourly
|
Hourly
|
Hourly
|
Hourly
|
Hourly
|
Hourly
|
Hourly
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Ideal Candling Times
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Day 6 and at transfer ***
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Day 12 or at transfer
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Day 7 - 10 or at transfer
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Day 10 - 12 and/ or at transfer
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Day 10 and at transfer
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Day 12 and at transfer
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Day 8 - 10 and at transfer
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Transfer to Hatcher
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After 13 - 15 days
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24 - 25 days
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At Day 17 - 18
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Day 25
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|
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Weight (grams) |
11-17
|
50-55
|
45-65
|
70-120
|
70-100
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70-90
|
90-220
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