Incubating Ring Neck Pheasant eggs

[feedman77]

I read on another forum about putting a non-slip mat unedr the eggs at time of lock down.  I have cut out a piece of rubberised perforated mat I got from a local $2 shop.

Day 22 tomorrow and preparing for lockdown. 

Also preparing for brooding.

Hope you have a good hatch

 

[Nakihunter]

Got a Brinsea blue glass bulb thermometer and put it next to the GQF red glass bulb. The Brinsea reads 37.5C & the Red one reads 100F but gradations are not clear.

Digital thermometers read 37.3 & 37.4. The variation has reduced a lot after day 20.

Today is day 23 and I am nervously awaiting pipping tomorrow.

 

[Nakihunter]

8 am day 24 & saw one pipped egg. 9 am saw 4 more. One chirp when I opened to remove thermometers. Thrilled

 

[feedman77]

sounds good.

 

[Nakihunter]

 

[Nakihunter]

Day 25 - 8 am. About 10 other pips.

 

[gmarino13]

I have a 68% humidity and 99.2 degrees for 2 days now. I know most seem to be saying that should be the lock down humidity, but is that at a dangerous level to the hatch? If so, how do I lower it?

 

[feedman77]

I have a 68% humidity and 99.2 degrees for 2 days now. I know most seem to be saying that should be the lock down humidity, but is that at a dangerous level to the hatch? If so, how do I lower it?

For incubation that is high for me. You take a chance of chicks popping and drowning.

I generally use 35 percent for incubation and 70 plus for lockdiwn

 

[BobDBirdDog]

I'll back Tony up on that duration, my ring neck chicks always take about 22-23 days to hatch but I incubate at 100.6. I keep trying to put them back in the shell for another 4-5 days but they keep climbing back out!

I really think that 99.5 is the bare minimum and we all know the lower the temp the longer it takes. But if you factor in that a lot of people do not calibrate, test and calculate the thermometers, they could be incubating at 98.5 or other and putting that egg in granny low.

 

[feedman77]

My pheasant hatching eggs are having a horrible hatch rate this year. 6 of 50 eggs.

I'm incubating them just like I have in the past. 20 to 35 percent humidity. 70 plus for lockdown and hatch. 100.0 degree temp on Bator. Double checked
With an accurate thermometer.

I feed my hens 20 percent all flock and 27 percent gamebird. Set eggs before the 10 day Mark rotate daily.

Most fully formed or late deaths. About half needed some assistance zipping. Would get all they way around but didn't seem to get the cap off. But if you just touched it it popped right off. Maybe weak chicks. :dunno

My quail, turkeys, and chickens. I'm getting 90 percent successful hatch. If the eggs are fertile.

I'm thinking humidity but everything else is hatching perfect.

Any thoughts?

TIA