1. Pre-Hatch Check List--Equipment
• When you receive your incubator:
• Wash it thoroughly with a damp cloth using a
diluted bleach solution; then let dry.
• Set it up away from drafts, direct sunlight, and
traffic path.
• Regulate the temperature between 99 degrees 103 degrees F for two to seven days before you
begin incubation of fertile eggs. Maintain room
temperature between 70 degrees and 75
degrees F.

2. • Make sure you have a reliable and accurate
thermometer.
• Be sure the thermometer is placed at egg
level.
• Fill water rings in bottom of incubator with
distilled water and keep full.

3. Incubation Check List
• Wash your hands thoroughly before setting
eggs in the incubator. Wash your hands after
setting eggs in the incubator.
• Be sure the incubator water channels are full
of water. Refill with water that is at room
temperature.
• Mark an "x" on one side and an "o" on the
other side of each egg with a pencil.

4. • Best day of week to set your fertile eggs is on
a Tuesday or Wednesday.
• Regulate temperature between 99 degrees F.
and 103 degrees F., most preferably at 100.5
degrees F., if using a still air incubator.
• Turn your fertile eggs three times a day
beginning on day two until the 18th day of
incubation.

5. • Turn your fertile eggs three times a day
beginning on day two until the 18th day of
incubation.
• Wash your hands througly before and after
handling the eggs. Keep records on turning the
eggs.
• Candle eggs on day 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18.
• Do not candle after day 18 until you are sure
that hatching is complete.

6. At the End of Day 18
• Place a thin layer of cheese cloth over the wire
rack, then place the eggs on the cheese cloth.
• Add wet sponges to bottom channels to increase
moisture, and if your incubator has vent
plugs, remove them as appropriate.
• When
chicks
hatch,
lower
incubator
temperature to 95 degrees F. Do not remove
chicks from incubator until they are dry and
fluffy.