DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AUTOMATED EGGS INCUBATOR FOR SMALL SCALE POULTRY FARMERS
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2020-08-10
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International Journal of Technical Research & Science
Abstract
This paper demonstrated the design, construction and performance evaluation of automated eggs incubator for poultry farmers. The aim of this research was to produce a low cost user friendly modern incubator to increase the production of day old chicks for small and medium scale poultry farmers. The incubator has the hatching capacity of 100 eggs. Factors that were considered during the performance evaluation of the incubator were humidity, 55% and temperature, 37° C during the first 18 days and were maintained at 37.5 °C till hatching. Turning of eggs was achieved with the use of tilting trays mechanism controlled by a programmed electric motor. The trays were lifted through an angle of 40° either side of horizontal at every hour and lasted for four minutes. 100 fresh, healthy, well developed and matured eggs were used to test the incubator. The result of the test revealed the following average values- fertile eggs 95, infertile eggs 5, hatched eggs 85 and hatchability of 89.47% was achieved.