Incubation Equipments

1. Setter    • It is a machine in which proper temperature, humidity and turning are provided for the first 19 days of incubating chicken egg 2. Hatcher    • It is similar to that of setter but turning mechanism is not available and the trays are designed to hold the newly hatched      chicks.    • Here, the eggs are placed for the last three days of incubation.    • Various styles of setter and hatcher found around the world include,         • Walk-in or Corridor incubators         • Tunnel type incubators         • Vertical fan incubators

Corridor Incubator

Source : Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Chennai

Updated on March 2015