PAWEVER PETS PPEGGINB24A (01) PDF MANUAL

PAWEVER PETS PPEGGINB24A (01) PDF SUMMARY:

How do I install the device?

1. Insert one end of the power cord into the socket on the device.
2. Ensure that the egg tray matches the motor shaft connector.
3. Ensure that the egg tray matches the slots on both sides.
4. Make sure that the fan, temperature display, function keys, and heater are working.
   • If the ambient temperature goes below 20°C, put the protective foam around the incubator.
5. Add water to preheat the incubator for 20-30 minutes.

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How do I select fertilized eggs?

• Fertilized eggs must be fresh, ideally within 4-7 days after laying. The best temperature for saving fertilized eggs is 10-15°C.
• Ensure the eggshell has no deformity, cracks, or spots.
• Generally, disinfection is not required and may reduce the hatching rate.

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What is the incubation process?

1. Place the eggs in the incubator with the narrower end facing down.
2. Ensure you add water to the machine every 1 to 2 days, depending on the environment and the quantity of water inside the machine.
3. Test the eggs for the first time after 5 to 6 days to confirm fertilization and identify unfertilized eggs, scattered yellow eggs, and dead eggs.
   • Do NOT test during the first 4 days, or the incubator and egg surface temperature may decline sharply and affect the eggs’ early development.
4. Test the eggs for the second time after 11 to 12 days to check the development of the embryo. A well-developed embryo is enlarged, with blood vessels inside, and the air chamber is large and sharply demarcated.
5. Test the eggs for the third time after 16 to 17 days. A well-developed embryo will be large, and little light will be visible when light is shone from the wider end.
   • If it’s a dead egg, the blood vessels in the egg will be blurred, parts near the air chamber will be yellow, and the boundary between the egg and the air chamber will be unclear.
6. Increase humidity and decrease temperature during the hatching period to prevent water from evaporating too quickly in the eggs. This will regulate the humidity and temperature while avoiding dehydration. The temperature should be no higher than 37.5°C on day 19-21.

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How do I test the incubator for the first time?

1. Set up the incubator as per the installation instructions.
2. Turn the incubator on.
3. An alarm indicating low temperature/humidity will sound. Press any button to cancel the alarm.
4. Operate the incubator and fill the water channels; the humidity reading will increase.
5. Place the eggs in the incubator with the narrower end facing down.
6. Press the reset button to check the automatic egg-turning function. It turns for 10 seconds every 2 hours.

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How do I set the temperature?

1. Press SET once.
2. Use the up and down buttons to select the desired temperature.
3. Press “SET” once more to exit.

The recommended temperature to set is 37.6°C.

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How do I set the low-temperature alarm (AL)?

1. Press and hold SET for 3 seconds.
2. Press SET to toggle options until “AL” appears in the temperature display.
3. Use the up and down buttons to select the desired temperature alarm settings.

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How do I set the high-temperature alarm (AH)?

1. Press and hold SET for 3 seconds.
2. Press SET to toggle options until “AH” appears in the temperature display.
3. Use the up and down buttons to select the desired temperature alarm settings.

It is recommended to leave these parameters at the factory default of 1°C above or below the set temperature.

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How do I set the humidity alarm (AS)?

1. Press and hold SET for 3 seconds.
2. Press SET to toggle options until “ASH” appears in the temperature display.
3. Use the up and down buttons to set the desired humidity alarm settings.

It is recommended to leave these parameters at the factory default of 45%.

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How do I calibrate the temperature sensor reading (CS)?

If the thermometer’s reading is too high or low, it can be adjusted:

1. Press and hold SET for 3 seconds.
2. Press SET to toggle options until “CSH” appears in the temperature display.
3. Use the up and down buttons to set the desired setting.

The factory default is 0°C (a calibration will be offset from this value).

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How do I set the maximum and minimum temperature (HS and LS)?

This determines the maximum and minimum temperatures selectable to prevent accidental out-of-range temperature selection.

1. Press and hold SET for 3 seconds.
2. Press SET to toggle options until “HSH” (high temperature setting) or “LSH” (low temperature setting) appears in the temperature display.
3. Use the up and down buttons to set the desired maximum or minimum temperature.

The factory defaults are 39.5°C HS and 30°C LS.

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What are some incubating tips regarding egg and incubator hygiene?

• Proper hygiene is essential to achieve good hatching results. Poor hygiene can cause early death in chicks.
• Only clean eggs should be used for incubation. Dirty eggs are potential carriers of diseases that thrive and multiply in the ideal heat and moisture conditions of the incubator.
• If you need to incubate dirty eggs, wash them first in warm water (44 -49°C) that contains disinfectant at a rate recommended by the manufacturer (most household disinfectants are suitable), and dry the eggs quickly after washing using separate paper towels.
• Do not soak eggs for longer than four minutes (this can affect fertility), and do not soak eggs in cold water (this encourages bacterial penetration through the eggshell).
• Fumigating eggs immediately after collection also helps with hygiene. A suitable fumigant is formaldehyde gas, which is made by mixing 1 part (by weight) of potassium permanganate (Condy’s crystals) with 1.5 parts (by volume) of formalin.
  • Place the chemicals in a dish on the floor of the incubator. Place the potassium permanganate into the dish and pour the formalin over it. Shut the incubator door quickly and vacate the room.
  • For proper fumigation, run the machine normally with the correct temperature and humidity. After 20 minutes, open the vents or the door and air the machine for a few minutes. Again, vacate the room.

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What are some incubating tips regarding healthy stock?

• It is important that eggs from only a healthy flock are used for hatching, as some diseases can be transmitted through the egg. The egg-transmittable diseases to be most aware of are salmonella infections, fowl typhoid, and Mycoplasma gallisepticum.
• Eggs laid by birds infected with disease may fail to hatch. Of those that do hatch, some birds may die during brooding, and the survivors may act as carriers and infect healthy chicks.
• Do not add eggs from unknown sources to make up numbers, as you risk infecting your flock.

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What are some incubating tips regarding breeding stock nutrition?

• The egg provides a complete food store for proper embryo development except gaseous oxygen, which enters the egg through pores in the shell. Breeding stock must be fed a well-balanced diet to fully meet the embryos’ nutrient requirements.
• The deficient nutrients are usually vitamins or minerals. A deficiency of these in the breeders’ diet may not show any ill effects in the breeders, though hatchability may be affected, which is why different categories are fed specific diets. Nutritional deficiencies, such as a lack of riboflavin, are the main causes of embryo mortality during the middle stage of incubation (i.e., between the 12th and 14th days).
• Hens’ vitamin and mineral requirements for laying eggs are lower than those of breeders. The breeder’s diet should begin six to eight weeks before hatching eggs are required, with particular attention to vitamin A, D3, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, biotin, folic acid, vitamin B12, and the mineral manganese.

Deficient nutrient	Result
Riboflavin	Leads to poor hatchability with a high incidence of malformed embryos, which are excessively moist.
Pantothenic acid	Lowers hatchability and causes a high incidence of apparently normal embryos to die over the last two or three days of incubation.
Biotin, choline, and manganese	Leads to abnormal development of the embryo and a condition known as enlarged hock/slipped Achilles tendon.
B12	Leads to a rapid decrease in hatchability and progressively poorer survival of chicks that do hatch.

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if there are too many clears or infertile eggs?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Too many clears or infertile eggs	Wrong proportion of males to females	Check mating ratios according to breeder’s recommendations
	Male is undernourished	Ensure cockerels feed separately, otherwise hens may eat all the feed
	Interference among males during mating	Do not use too many males; always rear breeding males together; erect temporary solid partitions between breeding pens or inside large pens
	Damaged combs and wattles among males	Ensure housing is comfortable and proper drinking fountains are provided for breeding pens
	Male is too old	Replace old birds
	Male is sterile	Replace with another male
	Eggs kept too long or under the wrong temperature (10-15.6°C) at relative humidity around 75-80% conditions before setting	Do not keep hatching eggs longer than seven days; store them in a cool

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if there are blood rings, which indicate very early embryonic death?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Blood rings, which indicate very early embryonic death	Incorrect fumigation procedure	Use the correct amount of fumigant. Do not fumigate between 24 and 96 hours after setting
	As in 1(g)	As in 1(g)

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if chicks die in the shell?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Chicks dead in-shell	As in 2(a)	As in 2(a)
	Eggs not properly turned	Turn the eggs regularly at least three to five times a day, reversing direction each time
	Breeding stocks’ nutrition is deficient in days 10 to 14	Ensure breeding stocks have adequate nutrition in the food supply
	Ventilation insufficient	Increase ventilation
	Infectious diseases	Use eggs only from healthy stock; ensure that the hatchery has adequate hygiene practices

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if piped eggs are failing to hatch?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Piped eggs failing to hatch	Insufficient moisture in the incubator	Increase the evaporating surface of the water or spray additional water
	Too much moisture at earlier stages	Check moisture readings
	Nutrition problem	Check flock feeding

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if hatching is too soon or too late?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Hatching too soon	High temperature	Check temperature settings and ensure the regulation is working
Hatching too late	Low temperature	Check temperature settings and ensure the regulation is working
Sticky chicks	Likely high temperature	Check temperature settings and ensure the regulation is working

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if chicks are malformed?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Malformed chicks	High temperature	As in 2(a)
	Low temperature	As in 2(a)
	Eggs set incorrectly or not properly turned	As in 3(b); also, take care to set the eggs with the wider end up during setting

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if chicks are spraddling?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Spraddling chicks	Hatching trays too smooth	Use wire-meshed tray floors or cover slippery floors with burlap or other similar material

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if chicks are weak?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Weak chicks	Incubator or hatching unit is overheating	As in 5

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if chicks are small?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Small chicks	Setting small eggs	Only set eggs of a uniform size
	Too little moisture in the incubator	As in 4
	Too much fumigant left in the hatcher	As in 2(b)
	Too much moisture in the hatcher	As in 4

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if chicks are breathing heavily?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Chicks breathing heavily	Possibly infectious disease	Send chicks to a veterinarian for diagnosis
	Low average temperature during the period of incubation	As in 2(a)
	Incubator has poor ventilation	As in 3 (d)

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if chicks are mushy?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Mushy chicks	Omphalitis (navel infection)	Carefully clean out and fumigate the incubator using formaldehyde at high strength; disinfect all equipment

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What are some possible causes and actions to take if the hatch is not coming off evenly?

Problem	Probable causes	Action
Hatch not coming off evenly	Eggs too diverse in age or size	Set eggs at least once a week and never retain hatching eggs longer than 10 days before setting; incubate only average-size eggs

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How do I store eggs?

Eggs must settle for at least 24 hours if sent through the post to allow the air cell inside to return to its normal size. Eggs should always be stored with the narrower end down.

If you receive eggs that are getting old, you may only let them settle overnight.

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When will the incubator be ready to use?

The incubator should run for at least 24 hours and ideally a week before placing the eggs in them so that you can be familiar with its operation and make any necessary adjustments.

Note that the incubator’s internal temperature is not the same as the egg’s internal temperature. The temperature in an incubator will vary over time, rising and lowering. The temperature inside the egg will be an average of the incubator’s temperature over time.

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How long does it take to incubate chicken eggs?

The incubation period for chicken eggs is 21 days. You should turn your eggs at least three times a day for the first 18 days and stop turning after the 18th day (or use a hatcher if you have eggs from different days in the same machine).

This allows the chick time to orient itself inside the egg. After day 18, keep the incubator closed except to add water. This will help bring the humidity up to help the chicks hatch.

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What are the appropriate temperature and humidity?

Fan-forced incubator: 37.5°C measured anywhere in the incubator.

Humidity: 55% for the first 18 days, 60-65% for the last 3 days in the hatcher.

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How can I tell if my thermometer is accurate?

The incubator’s thermometer will be accurate, and you can observe the results of the first hatch and adjust accordingly for future hatches if the temperature appears to have been slightly too high or too low. It is recommended to keep notes on everything you do during the incubation period so as you learn, you’ll have these notes to look back on.

You can also adjust the thermometer by comparing it with a calibrated thermometer as described in Calibrating temperature sensor reading (CS).

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How do I check humidity?

Humidity is checked using a hygrometer (wet-bulb thermometer) in conjunction with a regular “dry-bulb” thermometer. A hygrometer is simply a thermometer with a piece of wick attached to the bulb. The wick hangs in water to keep the bulb wet (hence the name “wet­bulb thermometer”). When you read the temperature on the thermometer and hygrometer, you must then compare the readings to a chart to translate from wet-bulb/dry-bulb reading to “percentage humidity”.

• 60% humidity reads about 30.5°C on a wet-bulb at 37.5°C.
• 60% humidity reads about 31.6°C on a wet-bulb at 38.6°C.
• 80% humidity reads about 33.8°C on a wet-bulb at 37.5°C.
• 80% humidity reads about 35°C on a wet-bulb at 38.6°C.

Getting your humidity to become as accurate as your temperature is nearly impossible. It is almost completely impossible with a small incubator. Try to get your humidity as close as you can – within 10-15% is usually sufficient.

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How do I regulate humidity?

To regulate humidity, you need to change the surface area of water in your incubator.

Surface area is the amount of surface of water exposed to air in your incubator. The depth of water has no bearing on the humidity in the incubator (unless the depth is zero).

If the humidity is too low in your incubator, add surface area. Place another pan of water in the incubator or some small, wet sponges.

This will help; alternatively, you can spray the eggs with a fine mist. To decrease the humidity, remove surface area. Use small containers of water or undo some of the things you’ve added.

The humidity will need to be adjusted differently depending on the season and outside conditions.