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Ok, I just hatched a few pheasants. Started with 20 eggs, candled them at 10 days and then again at about day 18. By hatch date I had 16 eggs that appeared to be maturing.What a bunch of duds, I ended up with 6 healthy chicks.Of the 16 eggs I had 10 that did not pip.I waited until day 30 and then opened the remaining eggs, and all appeared to have been healthy and ready to hatch.Through out the incubation I kept my humidity at 60% and temp at 99.5. Raised the humidity to 70% the final 3 days.What did I do wrong?
Quote from: schultz on July 06, 2007, 07:07:35 AMOk, I just hatched a few pheasants. Started with 20 eggs, candled them at 10 days and then again at about day 18. By hatch date I had 16 eggs that appeared to be maturing.What a bunch of duds, I ended up with 6 healthy chicks.Of the 16 eggs I had 10 that did not pip.I waited until day 30 and then opened the remaining eggs, and all appeared to have been healthy and ready to hatch.Through out the incubation I kept my humidity at 60% and temp at 99.5. Raised the humidity to 70% the final 3 days.What did I do wrong?Humidity should have been wet bulb at 82-84 degrees. The % should be between 52-54%.StevePheasant Hollow Farm
Quote from: Pheasant Hollow Farm on July 06, 2007, 07:27:57 AMQuote from: schultz on July 06, 2007, 07:07:35 AMOk, I just hatched a few pheasants. Started with 20 eggs, candled them at 10 days and then again at about day 18. By hatch date I had 16 eggs that appeared to be maturing.What a bunch of duds, I ended up with 6 healthy chicks.Of the 16 eggs I had 10 that did not pip.I waited until day 30 and then opened the remaining eggs, and all appeared to have been healthy and ready to hatch.Through out the incubation I kept my humidity at 60% and temp at 99.5. Raised the humidity to 70% the final 3 days.What did I do wrong?Humidity should have been wet bulb at 82-84 degrees. The % should be between 52-54%.StevePheasant Hollow FarmSo is the information on the propagation page of this site inaccurate? It says 60% at 99.5 degrees until the last 3 days and then raise to 70%Thanks
So is the information on the propagation page of this site inaccurate? It says 60% at 99.5 degrees until the last 3 days and then raise to 70%
If I say anything, t-boss will ask for data !
I won't ask for anything anymore, it's just too expensive!
http://www.thatquailplace.com/raising/incubate.htmHere is the link from the Home page under the propagation tab.This is what it says about 3/4 of the page down.Temperature inside the incubator should be maintained at 99 1/2 degrees and a relative humidity of 60 %. During the final 2 days of incubation the temperature can be decreased one degree and the humidity increased to 70%.Not trying to create an arguement, just trying to understand.Thanks in advance.
The incubation process is often a result of trial and error. Temperature, humidity and turning of the eggs are three essential factors in a successful hatch. It is recommended that you consult incubator documentation and more specific material available about how to incubate quail eggs before attempting to incubate eggs yourself.
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