DOMESTIC INCUBATOR Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: incubator has three-chamber casing, egg incubating trays and heating members, which are located inside casing. Heating members are connected to power supply and control unit. The latter is positioned in first chamber and is provided with electric fan. Output of power supply and control unit is connected to heating members, which are positioned in second chamber. Third chamber is made extensible, is positioned in casing lower part and serves as chicken enclosure. Third chamber has heated floor equipped with heating film members connected to power supply and to control unit and prevented from immediate contact with hatched chickens through polyethylene grid having small cells. Inflow vent openings are formed in first chamber casing and in wall between first and second chambers and used air discharge opening is formed in second chamber wall in opposed relation to said inflow vent openings. EFFECT: increased efficiency in egg incubation, improved keeping conditions of hatched young birds. 3 dwg