Patent ID: 7966972

Claim:
A method for incubating eggs, in which use is made of an incubating device, comprising: a cabinet provided with a climate control for controlling the atmospheric humidity and temperature of air that is to be passed through the cabinet; and at least one frame, in which there is arranged at least one stack of trays placed vertically above one another, each tray comprising a multiplicity of egg positions, in each of which an egg can be received, the trays of the stack being pivotable back and forth through a defined pivot angle about a horizontal axis with respect to the frame, in order to turn the eggs, in such a manner that the vertical distance between trays located above one another is dependent on the angle position of the said trays with respect to the horizontal plane; the trays being periodically pivoted through the said defined pivot angle, while the frame with eggs positioned in the egg positions is located in the cabinet and the climate in the cabinet is being controlled by the climate control; wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) carrying out at least one measurement which is representative of the instantaneous value of at least one incubation parameter; b) determining an optimum pivot angle for pivoting the trays of the said stack as a function of the said instantaneous value; and c) setting the size of the said defined pivot angle to the optimum pivot angle.