Buying chickens in the market these days is quite expensive. Therefore, many owners of household plots prefer to breed their chicks on their own - in an incubator. There are many brands of similar equipment on sale. One of the most popular for today is the Blitz incubators. Instructions for use are quite simple, and hatchability is about 98% of all eggs laid.
Types of equipment
On the market today you can find several different models of Blitz incubators designed for different numbers of eggs. The choice in this case depends on how many chicks are supposed to be hatched. The Blitz Norm incubator, for example, is designed for 72 chicken eggs. The Base model has a slightly different design. It is designed for laying up to 520 eggs. There are also models marked with numbers: 48, 72, 120. They are designed for the corresponding number of eggs (48, 72, 120). By design, the incubators of these models are similar to the Blitz Norma.
How does the Blitz Base incubator work?
Structurally, the unit of this modification resembles a vertical rather wide cabinet. Inside each other there are five mesh trays. Rotate them by 45 g. made automatically. At the bottom of the cabinet are two fans and a sprayer. The front door is made of high transparency plastic. A special bucket and a small pump with a hose are included.
The Blitz Base incubator is controlled through a convenient panel with a network connection indicator. The digital display shows the values of temperature and humidity established inside the cabinet. To adjust the microclimate inside the camera, special buttons are provided.
Assembly instructions "Blitz Base"
Incubators of this modification are delivered ready-made. All that the owner of the household plot needs to do after the purchase is to pull out the fixing foam plates from under the pallets, reinstall the front door handle, legs and mount the diffuser. You will also need to connect a water pump to the chamber.
The handle and legs are simply screwed to the appropriate places with the self-tapping screws that come with the kit. The diffuser is a thin metal plate curved in the form of the letter “L”. It must be inserted under the mounting brackets of the bottom pan opposite the fans and the spray nozzle at the bottom of the cabinet.
The nozzle of the water supply hose is connected to the sprayer from the back of the incubator (in a special hole) and clamped with a special plastic cap. Next, the pump attached to the second end of the hose is fixed by a pipe to the bucket (outside).
Bookmark Rules
Eggs are laid in the Blitz Base incubator in the usual way. Mesh trays are previously removed from the cabinet. The only condition that must be observed is that they should be located with the sharp end down and as tight as possible. The voids remaining between the eggs should be filled with pieces of polystyrene, cardboard or foam. If this is not done, during the turns they can roll out and break. The bookmark is made in the following sequence:
A middle tray is installed in the cabinet.
The lower and upper are placed.
The fourth and second are installed.
If the incubator is not fully loaded, you can not change the order in any case. This may cause damage to the swivel mechanism.
Panel device
The automatic Blitz Base incubator is controlled as follows:
To set the microclimate inside the cabinet, simultaneously press the two buttons “+” and “-” and hold them for 5 s. Temperature and humidity are increased by clicking on “+”, reduced by pressing on “-”.
To turn off the heating element, there is a button with a red circle. It must be pressed and held for 5 s. After the heater is turned off, the end point stops blinking on the digital display.
Turn turns on and off with the button located on the left of the control unit. The right button turns off the alarm that is triggered when the temperature drops below the specified parameters.
Blitz incubators: reviews
The opinion on the equipment of this modification was very good for the owners of household plots. The temperature and humidity of the Blitz Base incubators are very good. It’s not difficult to adjust these indicators. Many poultry farmers also like the fact that when a power outage occurs, the Blitz incubator automatically switches to battery operation.
Some drawback of this model is considered only the possibility of rolling eggs during the rotation of the trays. However, this is just a design feature, which still has more pros than cons. With this rotation, the eggs are not subjected to any mechanical stress.
Instructions for use "Blitz Norma"
The incubators of this modification (as well as those marked with numbers 48, 72, 120) are ordinary wooden boxes with insulated foam walls. Such devices are great for hatching in small household plots. Instructions for the use of equipment such as the Blitz Norm incubator are as follows:
At the bottom of the box are two long metal trays.
Water in them can be poured in advance or after installation through a funnel with an extension hose.
The eggs are laid in an angle of 45 degrees. tray. As in the case of "Blitz Base", they should be placed with the sharp end down and as tightly to each other.
After laying, the incubator is closed with a transparent lid and plugged into the network.
The temperature control lever should be set to “6”. You can change the indicators by switching to other numbers.
The turning mechanism and the heating element can be turned on / off by buttons located next to the lever.
Humidity is regulated by a special sliding plate on the back of the box. Above it is attached an indicator scale with divisions. Pulling the plate to the mark of 40, 55, 65, 85, etc., you can achieve the appropriate humidity inside the chamber.
The battery is connected to the special terminals located next to the temperature switch on the control unit. The red wire connects to the plus, black - to the minus.
Reviews incubator for eggs "Blitz" of this modification from the owners of household plots also earned very good. Amateur poultry farmers note both high hatchability in the Blitz Norm incubators and their ease of management. Many also consider positive the fact that, together with such models, there is a special tray for the output of the quail. The sides of it are not made of mesh, but of planks. Therefore, hatched chicks cannot fall inside the incubator.