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Heidi Allison
"Feathered Nest",
Staughton Street, Meredith 3333
Victoria, Australia

Just off the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong

Phone 03 5286 1334

heidi@rarepoultry.net

Incubation Periods and Management for Hatching Eggs of Domestic Poultry

	Fowl	Turkey	Duck	Muscovy Duck	Goose	Peafowl	Quail	Guinea Fowl
Incubation in days	21	28	28	35	30	28	17	27
Forced Air Incubator Temperature (Degrees C)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Do not turn eggs after day:	18	25	25	31	27	25	15	24
Humidity %	50	50	65	65	70	50	50	50
Humidity during last 3 days %	75	75	90	90	85	75	75	75

Note 1: Temperatures and humidity levels are approximates based on our own experiences. Temperatures during the last week of incubation can fluctuate quite substantially as hatchlings begin to moderate their own body temperatures, so ventilation holes on the incubator need to be adjusted to avoid overheating of eggs (see your own incubator instructions).

Note 2: Do not open your incubator until most of the young have hatched (usually around 2 days after the first young has hatched) as doing so can dramatically drop the humidity level inside the incubator and cause hacthlings to stick to the shell or suffer mortal chilling.