Olaoye developed an electrically operated 120-egg capacity cabinet type incubator using mild steel as the construction material. Abiola performed an experiment to determine the influence of turning frequency of chicken eggs on hatchability in hurricane lantern incubator.
Yildirim studied the effects of different hatcher temperatures on hatching traits in modern commercial broiler eggs during the last five days of incubation. A highly efficient incubator implies one with high hatchability rate and which consumes less energy. Several studies have been carried out on efficient incubation systems. Data from the sensors are processed by the PIC18F4550 and the various control elements are activated to moderate the conditions in the incubator. The DHT11 from Aosong is an integrated humidity and temperature sensor that is used to monitor the conditions inside the incubator. The GSM modem is used for remote monitoring and message transmission. The electronic part comprises the PIC18F4550 microcontroller, DHT11 sensor, LCD display and the Fastrack M1306B GSM modem. Using a DC motor and a limit switch sensor for control. The mechanical part is a mechanism for angular tilting of egg trays up and down on an hourly basis The system developed has two parts, the mechanical and electronic part. Therefore, this work focusses on the development of a low cost, low energy bird egg incubator which provides for remote monitoring and also adequate and reliable power supply. ĭeviation of the incubation parameters (temperature, humidity, ventilation and egg tilting) from their nominal values due to inadequate power supply and accurate monitoring of the parameters adversely affects incubation. Furthermore, incubators require fairly constant power supply for their continuous operations. Variations in weather conditions from one region to another also affect the incubation and hatching process. There has been a high mortality rate in the incubation of bird eggs as a result of lack of adequate control of the hatching process in most incubators presently found in the market. They imitate a birds natural brooding ability by providing an artificial environment with the proper temperature, humidity, ventilation, as well as allowing the eggs to be turned regularly. KeywordsIncubator GSM bird egg hatchabilityĪn egg incubator is a device for providing enabling environment for the development of embryos present in fertilized eggs. Humidity was maintained between 32% and 35% during incubation and 60% and 75% during hatching. It was able to maintain the temperature between the required range of 37 0C and 38 0C. The incubator system developed was tested with quail eggs for 17 days.
The various control elements in the incubator chamber are the DC motor, humidifier, ventilation fans, and a specially made low power DC heater used to regulate egg tilting, humidity, ventilation and temperature, respectively. The mechanical part is a mechanism for angular tilting of egg trays up and down on an hourly basis while the electronic part provides for the electronic measurement and control of the incubators incubation parameters (temperature, humidity, ventilation and egg tilting). Development of a GSM based DC Powered Bird Egg Incubatorĭepartment of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Obafemi Awolowo UniversityĪbstractThis study developed a low cost, battery powered, low energy, and remotely monitored bird egg hatching system (incubator).
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