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Guinea fowl eggs take approximately 28 days to hatch. Hi, A dog recently found where our guinea fowl was sitting on her nest, scared her away and broke a few of the eggs. Three of the remaining eggs we put in our incubator and the rest we put under a neighbours broody chicken. A week … Read more
English Partridge are game birds and their eggs take about 23-24 days to hatch out. Hi, how long does it take for English Partridge to hatch out under a broody bantom? I’ve got 10 eggs off of a friend who has a pair of English Partridge and im going to put them under 1 of … Read more
The Khaki Campbell duck eggs I had in the incubator started hatching on Thursday which was 4 days early. It looked like it would be a disastrous hatch as I hadn’t even taken the egg turner out and then we did and this obviously changed the temperature and humidity in the incubator just at the … Read more
Incubation Period The incubation period for Muscovy duck eggs is 35-37 days. Incubation Temperature The temperature in the incubator for Muscovy duck eggs is 99.5 degrees fahrenheit. Humidity Levels The humidity level (wet bulb thermometer) for Muscovy duck eggs is 84-88 degrees fahrenheit. Final Day Of Egg Rotation The final day of egg rotation for … Read more
Cynthia asked in a comment, “What is a pipped egg, please?” A pipped egg is one that has been cracked by the chick at hatching time. When eggs are placed in an incubator for hatching, a sign that the chicks are going to hatch is when the eggs are pipped or cracked. It is important to … Read more
Different eggs have different hatch rates. A chicken egg has a hatch rate of 21 days. I was left a comment by Jayne asking, “Could anyone tell me please how long after 21 days should you leave unhatched eggs under a hen before removing them?” Although I don’t have much experience of eggs hatching under hens … Read more
“Why exactly do so many more people choose the broody hen over the incubator?” This comment was left by Megan (thanks Megan) and I thought that it was an interesting question. More people choose to use a broody hen because the success rate with the hen is usually better than with the incubator. The broody … Read more
If you are breeding quail and incubating their eggs it is important to keep a record of the percentage of total eggs hatched because this will help in evaluating incubation and hatch efficiency. Calculating Hatch Rate The percentage hatch rate is the percentage of total eggs hatched out. % hatch rate = number of eggs hatched … Read more
Eggs in an incubator can hatch early sometimes (resulting in chicks possibly hatching with bloody navels, being too small or dry). Possible reasons for this may include; Small eggs. Improper egg storage. Temperature too high in the incubator. Humidity too low in the incubator. Here are some handy tips to help prevent eggs hatching early; Choose incubation eggs … Read more
Different species of birds’ eggs require different humidity levels when being incubated. Here is a guide to the humidity levels (wet bulb thermometer) for different species of birds’ eggs. Bobwhite Quail = 84-86 degrees fahrenheit. Canada Goose = 86-88 degrees fahrenheit. Chicken = 85-87 degrees fahrenheit. Chukar Partridge = 80-88 degrees fahrenheit. Cotumix (Japanese) Quail = 84-88 degrees fahrenheit. Duck = 84-88 degrees fahrenheit. … Read more