Please advise on best method of incubation for pheasants

[lexgold]

I'm gearing up to hatch my first golden pheasant eggs and would appreciate some advice....

My practice hatch on bantam eggs is doing great at day 18...they're kicking away like crazy in there going into lockdown. I am planning on 65% humidity for lockdown and temp holding steady at 101.5 on top of the eggs and the thermometer off to the side reads 99.

I did around 40-45% humidity throughout...

My incubator is a still air and I read in my pheasant book (Delacour) that gamebird eggs need a constant temperature and do better with a fan.

Should I add a fan to my Hovabator and does it have to be a Tractor Supply purchase or can I 'jerry-rig' one?

Thanks guys...

 

[destinduck]

Yes they do better with a fan but dont have to. yes you can make your own fan. I use hovabators and run my temp at 99.5 to 100.

 

[lexgold]

What size/power should the fan be and where do you set it up....?

 

[destinduck]

Dont know. thats why i bought the one with the fan

ANYONE ??????? But seriously the store bought fan is on top of bator.

 

[Scott]

Forced air usually results in better hatches. I think your humidity is right on. Id keep the temp as close to possible. Let us know how this goes... I've got some golden pheasants as well and Im not sure if im gonna let my hens do the work or go with the incubator.

 

[Eagle2026]

First thing you need to do before you get any more eggs is get a fan!!!
Trust me I started with the still and I wish I never would of.
Now many, many Moons later....... well

Yes FAN,
Just go the the manufa, website that you have and get the after market one, it will come with the instructions to put it in and everything.

Mike

 

[3forfree]

this is my fan from an old computer, 12volt slow running, best thing about it, it was free

 

[JJMR794]

If you have an old computer lying around canabalize the fan out of it. If not you can buy them from radio shack or ebay reasonably. Install it in the inside of the bator directly under 1 of your vent holes--- install it so its sucking air in and not blowing air out. It just bolts right thru the lid. wire it so it runs when the heater element kicks on.

 

[novanod1966]

good Lord look at all the incubators.... 3 sportsman and 2-3 hovabators?

did i get drool all over the page?.......

i love that... wish i had that setup.

don

 

[De Wet]

Yes they do better with a fan but dont have to. yes you can make your own fan. I use hovabators and run my temp at 99.5 to 100.

yes I made also my own fan I used normak pc computer fans which is 12v our standard voltage at our home s is 230v so just used a adaptor from 230v to 12v and it working fine with great results and it is cheap a profit for me and a lost with the one who selling the exspencive stufff