Hatchery equipment

 RCVETS, LAHORE

ASSIGNMENT: EQUIPMENT USE IN HATCHERY INDUSTRY

ROLL NO# 236,

REGARDS: MR FEROZ HANIFJANUARY 15TH,2016.

Hatchery Equipment The different equipments used in the hatchery are as follows:

1.Incubator: A machine that creates the perfect conditions for an egg to incubate and hatch successfully. 1.Kerosene IncubatorThese are small incubators holding a maximum of 300 eggs. This incubator has a lamp lit inside the incubator with a chimney.  This runs on kerosene. 

Kerosene incubator

2.Hot water incubator Hot water is circulated through metal pipes fitted inside the incubators.Hot water heated outside is pumped through these metal pipes.The incubator temperature is maintained around 37.7oC. 3.Forced draft incubator These incubators revolutionised the poultry industry by enabling supply to large number of chicks.The temperature is maintained between 99.5 and 100oF using a thermostat mechanism.A fan is provided at the back of the incubator and provides the required ventilation.

Forced water incubator

A small incubator will hold less than 1000 eggs.

A large incubator         -1000 to 10,000 eggs

Jumbo incubators      -10,000 to 30,000 eggs

Walk in incubators    -30,000 to 60,000 eggs

Drive in incubators  -More than 60,000 eggs.

Large incubator

Small incubator

Setter incubator

Egg transfer machine

a)Setter: For the first 18 days of the eggs incubation period eggs are placed in the setter

b)Hatcher: The part of incubator where the eggs lay still for the last 3 days the incubation cycle

4.Generator: used for electricity purpose

3.Air Conditioner: used during summer season to keep hatchery aired

Egg hatcher

Egg setter

Generator

Air conditioner

5.Candlers: used in hatcherfor egg candling(determining chick embryo,blood and meat spot along with yolk)

6.Egg trays: used after candling for keeping or adjusting eggs

7.Fumigation chamber: Room in which eggs are fumigated(disinfected) after candling

8.Trolley: A wheelable equipment in which setter trays of eggs are placed

Egg candler

Egg trays

Fumigation chamber

Trolley

9.Sexing equipments a) sexing turntableThe device is applicable for identifying the growth rate of the feather, color of the feather and the anus for DOC

b)Vaccinator: Used to inject vaccine for the one day old chicks(0.2ml)

10.Chick boxes: sheet or plastic boxes in which the one day old chicks are placed i.e 100 per boxes(25 rows and 4 columns)

Sexing turntable

Chick vaccinator

Chick boxes

Climate controller

Incubation temp.controller

11.Truck : DOC are loaded in it while eggs are also loaded to reach them to hatchery