SUREHATCH SH560 User manual

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USER MANUAL
Model: SH560
DIGITAL AUTOMATIC EGG INCUBATOR & HATCHER
VERY IMPORTANT!
READ THIS USER MANUAL BEFORE USING YOUR
INCUBATOR

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Table of contents:
Location and placement of your incubator
What you will find inside your incubator
How to use your Incubator Control Panel
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How to operate your incubator
How to load eggs in your incubator
Managing the hatching process
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Daily Checklist for your incubator
Incubation Problem Solving
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Thank you for your choosing Surehatch!
Incubation and hatching is an exciting journey –thank you for trusting Surehatch as your incubator
brand of choice in this endeavor. We wish you all the best and hope that you enjoy this journey as
much as we do!
Feel free to contact us for advice or assistance at the details below. Join the Surehatch Egg
Incubator Owner’s Club on Facebook and meet some fellow Surehatch users!
Happy hatching!
Team Surehatch
Facebook: Surehatch Egg Incubator Owner’s Club
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Website: www.surehatch.com
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Technical Specs: SH560
Voltage: 120V AC, 60Hz Single Phase
For Indoor Use Only
Take caution when operating as moving parts can cause injury

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Surehatch Incubators have been designed for easy operation to produce the best possible
hatch rates taking all the variables of successful incubation into account.
All Surehatch incubators and hatchers have been tested in our factory and are made to
high quality standards. Ultimately the success of your hatchery operation lies in the hands of the
hatchery manager/user and the quality of the hatching eggs. It is therefore critically important that
the hatchery manager ensures that he/she follows the best recommended practices for successful
incubation.
The information provided in this user manual aims to help ensure optimal functioning of the incubator
to achieve the best possible incubation results. In addition to the contents of this user manual we also
recommend that you further your knowledge of incubation by studying additional hatchery
management info available on the internet.
NOTE: It is recommended that you operate the incubator with a small quantity of
inexpensive eggs to be assured of your operating procedures and the performance of the
incubator before attempting to hatch large quantities of eggs or expensive eggs.
Success in incubation has 3 main pillars which determines hatching results –these are:
1) The incubator (That is our part)
2) The quality of the hatching eggs (That is up to the hen and cock)
3) The inputs/management of the entire process (That is you)
All 3 pillars need to work together to produce a successful hatch. Below shows the interaction of all
the variables which determine incubation success:

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Hatching Egg quality and Pre-Incubation Egg Storage
It is important to note that the incubator can only give good hatch rates if the eggs which are placed in it is
of good quality. Infertile eggs will never hatch, poor quality eggs will give low hatch rates. Good quality hatching
eggs havethe best chances of successful hatching. Shipped eggs have lower hatchability due to the
vibration/disturbances to the embryo and non-ideal temperature conditions during transport.

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Only use good quality, clean fertile hatching eggs
- Do not store eggs for longer than 7 days before incubating. On average, one day’s storage
adds one hour to incubation time. This must be taken into account when eggs are set, so freshand
stored eggs should be set at different times
- The longer you store the eggs, the lower the hatch rate. Hatchability is depressed by
prolonged storage. The effect increases with storage time after the initial six-day period,
resulting in losses of 0.5 to 1.5% per day with the percent increasing as storage extends
further
- Use eggs from good medium aged flock –young birds produce small eggs which are not idealfor
incubation. Older flock produce eggs which have lower hatchability
- Only set eggs which are uniform and clean. Never set “dirty” eggs – eggs with visible manure
on, as you will introduce pathogens into the incubator
- Don’t wipe eggs before setting as you will close the egg pores which they need to breathe
through –rather use a brush to clean eggs
- If you smell a bad egg, remove immediately and discard
- Candle eggs after 10 days in the incubator to check for fertility. Eggs cannot be checked for
fertility before 10 days in the incubator
- Remove eggs which are not fertile as they can potentially become “poppers” – eggs that burst
and release pathogens
- Don’t use a permanent marker when marking eggs. The egg can absorb the toxic chemicals inthe
permanent marker which leads to potential early death. Rather write on the plastic tray
- Never mix waterfowl (like duck eggs) with dry or game fowl (like chickens) in the same incubator or
hatcher. Waterfowl have potential pathogens on their shells which may negativelyaffect chicken
eggs and cause early deaths of embryos
- Place eggs with their sharp end pointing downwards both in storage as well as when placing in
the incubator