LPM 221: Commercial Poultry Production and Hatchery Management (1+1)

INCUBATOR ROOM

• There should be good access from incubator room to other rooms by means of sliding doors at the ‘work’ side of the hatchery.
• The actual size of the incubator room should be worked out on the basis of the egg capacity of all the machines in it, and should not be less than 5.6m³ (200 cu.ft.) for each 1000 egg capacity.
• The ceiling height should not be less than 12 feet. It would be advisable to counteract the bad effects of high ambient temperature during summer season; then the ceiling height may be kept 15 to 18 feet instead of 12 feet.
• To ensure good air circulation throughout the incubator room, there should be atleast 1.2 m (3.5 ft.) gap between the incubator frame and any wall.
• The distance between two rows of incubators fitted front to front may be kept at least 1.83 m (6 ft.) and even more space may be needed with some machines if the work of loading and removing trays is to be efficiently performed.