An incubator is a device the mimics the environment chicken eggs would experience under a hen. The incubator keeps the eggs uniformly moist and warm, the most important conditions to consider when hatching chicken eggs.
Kwa asili kazi hizo hufanywa na mama kuku akiwa ameatamia mayai yake kwa ufanisi mkubwa sana. Tatizo linaloletwa na utaratibu huu kwa mfugaji ni kuwa mara nyingi kuku huatamia mayai machache tu kwa wakati mmoja.