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Breeding Your Own Chicks
Optimum Conditions

Optimum conditions for incubation and hatching
Room where incubator is housed: 24 °C. Relative humidity: 60%
Bird	Temperature °C		Humidity %		Pipping	Hatching
	Setting	Hatching	Setting	Hatching
Chickens	37.5	37	52	75	18 days	21 days
Ducks
Domestic	37.5	37	58	75	25 days	28 days
Muscovy	37.5	37	60	75	31 days	34 days
Ornamental	37.5	37	55	75	19-27 days*	22-23 days*
Geese
Light	37.5	37	55	75	27-30 days*	30-33 days
Heavy	37.5	37	50	75	31-33 days*	34-36 days
Turkeys	37.5	37	55	75	25 days	28 days
Guinea fowl	37.5	37	55	75	25 days	28 days
Quail
Coturnix	37.5	37	45	75	15 days	18 days
Bobwhite Chinese painted	37.5	37	45	75	20 days	23 days
Pheasants
Game	37.5	37	50	75	21 days	24 days
Ornamental	37.5	37	50	75	20-25 days*	23-28 days*
Partridges	37.5	37	47	75	20 days	23 days
Peafowl	37.5	37	50	75	25 days	28 days
Pigeons/Doves	37.5	37	50	75	12-13 days*	15-16 days*
Swans	37.5	37	50	75	26-32 days*	30-36 days*
Ostrich	36	35.5	30	75	35 days	42 days
Emu	36	35.5	40	75	46 days	50 days
Rhea	36	35.5	40	75	33 days	36 days
Parrot	37.5	36.6	50	75	15-26*	18-29*