Question

Eggs of chicken are incubated at _____________.

• A. ${10}^{o}C$
• B. ${24}^{o}C$
• C. ${37}^{o}C$
• D. ${45}^{o}C$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

${37}^{o}C$

Egg to chick in 3 weeks and require a constant temperature of ${37.5}^{\circ }C.$ Eggs will start to produce their own heat in the latter stages of development but the incubator thermostat takes care of this, keeping the temperature the same throughout the incubation period. It is same as human body temperature & the incubator maintenance the atmospheric carbon dioxide & nitrogen levels necessary to promote cell growth.