<![CDATA[This study evaluates an automatic poultry egg incubator designed for 344 chicken eggs. The prototype combines temperature regulation, humidity monitoring, and periodic rack turning to reduce manual handling during a 21-day incubation cycle. The operating temperature is maintained within 38-39°C, while the humidity setting is 55-70%. A digital temperature sensor, hygrometer, Arduino Uno controller, relay module, heating lamp, ventilation fan, and DC rack-turning motor form the sensing-control-actuation chain. Hatching performance was assessed by classifying the 344 incubated eggs into normal hatch, defective hatch, dead embryo, and no-embryo outcomes. The test produced 327 normal chicks, 10 defective chicks, 5 dead embryos, and 2 eggs without embryos. The proportion of normal hatches was 95.06%, indicating that the incubator can sustain the environmental and mechanical conditions required for high-capacity chicken egg incubation. The study emphasises integrated operation and outcome-based performance rather than only controller implementation.]]>
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