It is also thermostatically controlled heating system that spread required amount of heat uniformly above large area, this avoid crowding of chicks under brooder directly.It is attached with canopy type reflectors to reflect the heat towards the chicks.Natural gas, LPG or methane is connected to heating element which is hanged 3 to 5 feet above the chick to provide heat.These stoves are covered with plates or pans to sustain the heat in the brooding area. These are used in places where electricity is not available or costly and where power failure is quite common.Different equipment used for brooding are,.The brooders consist of some heating source, reflectors to reflect the heat and light towards the chicks, light and heat adjustment devices such as stands, thermostats and other accessories, depending on the model.Equipment used to provide warmth and light and to rear the baby chicks during the first few weeks of life are called brooders.Two types of egg candlers are available, individual and mass candlers.It is a lighting device, used to find out the internal structure of eggs.Vacuum egg lifts usually employed in the hatcheries handling large volume of eggs.This is used to transfer the eggs from the breeder farm trays to hatcher trays.The capacity of each tray is either 90 or 180 chicken eggs.Generally hatching eggs are set in the flats or bug-eye type trays.
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