How Long Do Eggs Stay In An Incubator?

Fertile eggs should be incubated within a week after they are laid. Incubation time is 21 days on an average. Quail eggs, in particular, take around 18 to 20 days before they hatch, with lockdown sometime around day 15 or 16.

How Many Times Do You Turn An Egg In An Incubator?

Eggs should be turned at least thrice a day at regular intervals, although more often is ideal, especially for certain species such as parrots and birds of prey. Remember to stop turning the eggs three days before they are due to hatch, a point called lockdown.

What Is The Temperature Of An Incubator?

Different types of eggs have different temperature and humidity needs, and thus take different lengths of time to hatch. On average, the temperature needs to be around 37.5ºC in a forced-air incubator, while 38 - 39ºC if in a still-air incubator.

What Happens If The Humidity Is Too High In An Incubator?

Humidity levels need to be consistently at 50-60% until lockdown, at which time it should be raised to 65-70%. If humidity is too high, the chicks will not dry out properly after hatching and may drown. High humidity also makes the air space smaller and the chick larger, affecting its respiration.

Chicken Plucker (Large)

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The chicken feather plucking machine is a durable, efficient device made from food-grade plastic, featuring a patented design without intermediate elements, reducing maintenance costs, energy consumption, and noise, while providing effective plucking for various poultry types, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, and more.

Product Features

Quality build & parts: Footed motor body, gearmotor, rotating disc, plucking chamber, fluff chute and quail plucking fingers. Its patented structure does not contain intermediate elements such as belt-pulley, sprocket, so there are no problems such as lubrication, belt loosening and breakage, and it does not create maintenance costs.
Low power consumption: While electricity consumption is reduced by up to 50%, the system works more silently.
Durable materials: It is manufactured from Food Grade plastic by mold-injection method. It is durable, robust and long lasting.
Comfortable plucking: Chicken feather plucking fingers are printed from natural rubber in special structure and formulation, providing a comfortable way without damaging the skin. The absence of intermediate elements, the special arrangement of the plucking fingers and the extra soft finger material reduce friction.
Versatile: In the plucking machine model with a capacity of 3-4 chickens, 3-4 ducks, 1-2 turkeys and quails, partridges, pheasants, and pigeons can also be plucked by hand. It leaves no feathers even on the wings and tail, which are hard plucked. It can be converted into a turkey and goose plucking machine by changing the rotating disc and plucking chamber.
High torque: The high pushing force (torque) reaching the plucking fingers from the reducer creates a strong finger response (impact force) and flexible plucking that occurs after sudden acceleration between the finger strings.

Specifications

The Chicken Plucker is shipped disassembled, with user manual and water sprayer. It is simple to install, easy to transport and carry.

For a quality plucking, it is recommended to use a feather plucking machine specific to the poultry species.

Model	YL_PL03_C / Chicken Feather Plucker
plucking type	Watery (wet) way
Capacity	3 - 4 chickens / 15-30 seconds (max 12 kg)
Engine	400W 220V 50Hz gearmotor (power consumption max 2.5A)
Hair removal rate	100%
Product dimensions	59 x 59 x 74H cm
chamber diameter	54 cm
Package	Cardboard box 575753Y cm, disassembled shipment
Weight	24kg
Included	Water sprayer, installation and user manual

- We pack orders daily which are picked up within 24-48 hrs depending on how busy we are.

- All shipping rates are automatically calculated at checkout.

- Most items are sent out with Australia post but some items including all cabinet incubators are sent with TNT couriers.

- Express shipping is not offered on the site due to items not arriving in the express shipping "window" being blamed on Brookfield Poultry Equipment.

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