Incubator "Blitz": reviews, instruction

Buying chickens on the market in our time is a very expensive treat. Therefore, many owners of household plots prefer to take the chicks out on their own - in the incubator. There are many brands of such equipment on sale. One of the most popular today is the incubators Blitz. The instructions for using them are quite simple, and hatchability is about 98% of all laid eggs.

Types of equipment

On the market today, you can find several different models of incubators "Blitz", designed for a different number of eggs. The choice in this case depends on how many nestlings are supposed to be displayed. The incubator "Blitz Norma", for example, is designed for 72 chicken eggs. The "Base" model has a slightly different design. It is designed to bookmark up to 520 eggs. There are also models marked with numbers: 48, 72, 120. They are calculated for the corresponding number of eggs (48, 72, 120). By design, the incubators of these models are similar to the "Blitz Norm".

How is the incubator "Blitz Baza" arranged?

Structurally, the unit of this modification resembles a vertical rather wide cabinet. Inside each other there are five mesh trays. Rotate them to 45 degrees. Is done automatically. Two fans and a sprayer are built into the cabinet at the bottom. The front door is made of high-clarity plastic. The kit includes a special bucket and a small pump with a hose.

The incubator "Blitz Base" is operated by means of a convenient panel with the indicator of connection to the network. The digital display shows the values of the temperature and humidity established inside the cabinet. To adjust the microclimate inside the camera, special buttons are provided.

Assembly instruction "Blitz Base"

The incubators of this modification are delivered ready-made. All you need to do to the owner of the infield after purchase is to pull out the fixing foam plates from under the pallets, reposition the front door handle, legs and mount the diffuser. It will also be necessary to connect the water supply pump to the chamber.

The handle and legs are simply screwed onto the corresponding places with screws that come in the kit. The diffuser is a thin metal plate curved in the form of the letter "L". It needs to be inserted under the brackets of the bottom pan opposite the fans and the nozzle of the sprayer at the bottom of the cabinet.

The nozzle of the water supply hose is connected to the sprayer from the back of the incubator (into a special hole) and clamped with a special plastic cap. Then the pump connected to the second end of the hose is fixed by a branch pipe to the bucket (outside).

Bookmarking rules

Eggs are laid in the incubator "Blitz Base" in the usual way. The mesh trays are previously removed from the cabinet. The only condition that must be met is that they are located they must be a sharp end down and as tight as possible. The remaining voids between the eggs should be filled with pieces of foam, cardboard or foam rubber. If this is not done, in the process of turning, they can roll out and break. The bookmark is executed in the following sequence:

• The middle tray is installed in the cabinet.

• The lower and upper are placed.

• Set the fourth and second.

If the incubator is not fully loaded, you can not change the order in any way. This may cause the rotary mechanism to malfunction.

Panel device

The incubator "Blitz Baza" is operated as follows:

• To adjust the microclimate inside the cabinet, you must simultaneously press the two "+" and "-" buttons and hold them for 5 seconds. Temperature and humidity are increased by pressing "+", decrease - by pressing "-".

• To turn off the heating element, a button with a red circle is provided. It must be pressed and held for 5 seconds. After turning off the heater, the digital dot stops blinking.

• The turn is turned on and off by pressing the button on the left side of the control unit. The right button deactivates the alarm, activated when the temperature drops below the set parameters.

Incubators Blitz: reviews

The opinion about the equipment of this modification from the owners of household plots has developed very well. The temperature and humidity incubators "Blitz Base" are kept very well. Adjust these same indicators is not difficult. Many poultry farmers also like that when the power is turned off , the Blitz incubator automatically switches to battery operation.

Some drawback of this model is considered only the ability to roll eggs during the rotation of trays. However, this is simply a feature of the design, which still has more pluses than minuses. In this turn, the eggs are not subjected to any mechanical action.

Instructions for use "Blitz Norma"

The incubators of this modification (as well as those marked with the numbers 48, 72, 120) are ordinary wooden boxes with insulated foam plastic walls. These devices are excellent for the removal of chicks in small household plots. Instructions for the use of such equipment as the incubator "Blitz Norma" are as follows:

• Two long metal trays are installed on the bottom of the box.

• Water in them can be poured in advance or after installation through a funnel with an extension hose.

• Eggs are laid in the set at an angle of 45 gr. tray. As in the case of the "Blitz Base", they should be placed with a sharp end down and as tightly as possible to each other.

• After the bookmark, the incubator is closed with a transparent lid and inserted into the network.

• The temperature adjustment lever should be set to "6". You can change the indicators by switching to other numbers.

• Turning mechanism and heating element can be switched on / off by buttons located next to the lever.

• Humidity is regulated by a special retractable plate on the back of the box. Above it is pasted 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 next to the temperature switch on the control unit. The red wire is connected to the plus, the black wire to the negative.

Reviews of the incubator for eggs "Blitz" of this modification from the owners of household plots also earned very good results. Poultry-lovers note both high hatchability in incubators "Blitz Norma", and simplicity of management by them. Many consider positive also the fact that, in combination 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 plates. Therefore, hatched chicks can not fall inside the incubator.