DesignThe lower part belongs to the custom made incubator (green). Above the battery the water reservoir responsible for relative humidity and the heater responsible for the incubation temperature are shown (dark green). The in ovo culture is situated in a turnable connector cage (pink). The lids (red) are kept free of condensation by the anti-condensation systems (violet) to allow documentation with the camera (blue). The structures that provide the illumination and the documentation are situated in the upper part of the incubator (yellow). The dome shaped diffusor (bright yellow) that carries the camera (blue) separate the culture from the environment. On the outer side of this structure the LED ring (dark yellow) is positioned. The outer hood (orange) closes the incubator and protects it against the environment. On the left the configuration with the resistive heating and manipulation lid (A) and on the right the configuration with fan heater and documentation lid are shown (B).
Figure 2: Design of the incubation system for in ovo cultures.