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ATTENTION:
Do not incubate with the environment temperature below 20°C.
Below this value, the temperature
of the plastic bottom of the incubator (cold) does not allow the water to evaporate. SIRIO then continues to
pump water into the incubator, unnecessarily flooding it.
Thus, if during the incubation the water level were detected as higher than that of the eggcup, immediately
disconnect the SIRIO feeder, in order to avoid flooding the eggs!
8 – Using SIRIO during hatching
Once the incubation phase is completed, to move on to the hatching phase:
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disconnect SIRIO from the feeder.
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next, proceed to prepare the incubator for hatching (see the instructions manual of your incubator).
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once preparation for hatching is complete, reconnect SIRIO to the feeder once the incubator temperature is
once again stable at the set value.
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Set SIRIO to the value as per the table in paragraph No 9.
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at the end of the hatching, before disconnecting the incubator from the power outlet, remove the SIRIO
humidity sensor from inside. If left in the incubator after it has been turned off, it would be ruined due to
the possible condensation.
NOTE:
During hatching, especially if the incubator is placed in a dry environment, remember that the water inserted
by SIRIO may overflow from the internal trays and spill onto the rest of the bottom of the incubator.
Even not reaching the set humidity value does not compromise the result. In fact, the first chick births, since they
are wet, will cause a quick increase of the relative humidity level.
ATTENTION:
Do not incubate with the environment temperature below 20°C. Below this value, the temperature of
the plastic bottom of the incubator (cold) does not allow the water to evaporate. SIRIO then continues to pump
water into the incubator, unnecessarily flooding it.
Thus, if during the hatching the water level were detected as higher than that of the hatching grid, immediately
disconnect the SIRIO feeder, in order to avoid flooding the eggs!
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Humidity parameters for incubation
Indicative table for any poultry:
During incubation phase: 45% RH
During hatching phase 60% RH
Indicative table for exotic birds:
During incubation phase: 40% RH
During Hatching phase: 60% RH
ATTENTION
: it is recommended that the relative humidity during the incubation is maintained at relatively low
values, rather than high. The egg must in fact loose about 11
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13% of its initial weight, in this way, it will enable the
creation of a large air chamber, which in the next phase of hatching, will enable the chick to dilate the lungs, slip the
beak on easily, take the first breath and start more vigorously to break the shell.
Even during hatching, too high humidity values determine the formation of condensation on the egg, plugging the
pores of the shell. This reduces the embryo respiration, weakening it and reducing its strength to break the shell. At
values higher than 75% of relative humidity, the pores of the shell are completely occluded, leading to the death by
asphyxia of the chick!
