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IMPORTANT - during the last 3 days:
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Do not turn the eggs
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Do not open the incubator unnecessarily as the humidity and the heat necessary for the hatching would escape,
causing the loss of the chick inside the shell. Open the incubator A MAXIMUM OF ONCE A DAY to extract the dried
off chicks.
Keep the newborn chicks in the incubator for about 12 hours. They can stay in the incubator for 3 days without drinking
or eating without damage.
7 – FIRST DAYS OF LIFE
Put the chicks in a draught-free room provided with the necessary heat and light where they can be fed and watered.
TIPS: you can use a 50x50 carton box. Cover the bottom with newspaper sheets that will require daily renewal. You can
also create a small pen using the plastic panels art. 4510-09 (size of each panel: cm 800x400).
For heating, you can hang a reflector with an infrared heat lamp (see list below) at approximately 20-25 cm from the
floor. The temperature can be adjusted by changing the height of the lamp. The box or the pen should be big enough
to contain a drinker and a feeder.
7A – BENEFITS OF THE INFRARED HEAT LAMP
The infrared heat lamps do not only heat the chick; they also act deeply, on the tissues and muscles, fixing the calcium
in the bones and helping the expansion of the blood and lymph vessels, thus improving the blood circulation and,
consequently, the nutrition of the cells. This assists the healthy growth of the chick that will also be more resistant to
diseases.
The reflector (of aluminium or polycarbonate) increases the concentration of the infrared rays coming from the bulb.
- art. 701: aluminium reflector Ø 21 cm, complete with hanging chain L=2m and protection grill
- art. 702: reflector in clear polycarbonate Ø 27 cm (hanging chain L=2m and protection grill are optional)
- art. 750/100: infrared bulb Philips IR100R, heavy
- art. 750/150: infrared bulb Philips 150W, light
7B – NUTRITION
Normally the chicks start eating and drinking from their second/third day of life. Put a drinker and a feeder for fine
fodder in the box/pen. We suggest the following products:
Drinkers:
- art. 137: siphon drinker - capacity 1,5 litres in polypropylene (suitable for all chicks, even small sized ones)
- art. 138: siphon drinker - capacity 3 litres in polypropylene (suitable for bigger sized chicks – not quail or pheasant)
- art. 137/A: Bottle-holder drinker for chicks (suitable for bigger sized chicks – not quail or pheasant).
If you use other drinkers, make sure that the basin is not higher than 3-4 cm, otherwise the chicks may get wet or
drown. To prevent this, we suggest you put some pebbles inside that will attract them towards the drinking water.
Feeders:
- art. 296: polypropylene tray Ø 24 cm
- art. 120: galvanized feed trough with grill L=0,3 m – or L=0,5 m (art. 121)
- art. 120/A/R: plastic feed trough with grill L=0,5 m
We suggest you sprinkle some fodder on the newspaper sheets too.
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