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Incubation Temperatures

What is the Right Temperature for Incubation?

In general, you should follow the instructions that come with your incubator. If you no longer have them, or build your own incubator, here are a set of general guidelines. (original source: A.F.Anderson Brown, “The Incubation Book”, 1979, World Pheasant Association)

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<font color="#fff494"><font face="verdana"><b>Incubation Temperatures: <br>
First to Fourteenth Day</b></font></font></div>
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	<sup><font color="#006600"face="verdana"><b>Species</b></font></sup>

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	<b><font color="#006600" face="verdana" size="-1">Temp </font><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><sup>o</sup>F</font></b>

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		<b><font color="#006600" face="verdana" size="-1">Temp </font></b><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><b><sup>o</sup>C</b></font></div></td>
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	<div align="center"><sup><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><b>Wet Bulb</b></font></sup></div>
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	<div align="center"><b><font face="verdana">Chicken</font></b></div>
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	<div align="center"><b><font face="verdana">99.6</font></b></div>
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<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
	<div align="center"><b><font face="verdana">37.5</font></b></div>
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<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
	<div align="center"><b><font face="verdana">82.0</font></b></div>
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<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2"><div align="center"><b><font face="verdana">Turkey</font></b></div>
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<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100"><div align="center"><b><font face="verdana">99.3</font></b></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">37.4</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
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						<b><font face="verdana">83.5</font></b></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">Guinea Fowl</font></b></div>
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					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.75</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">37.64</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">84.0</font></b></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">Pheasant</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
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						<b><font face="verdana">99.75</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">37.64</font></b></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">84.0</font></b></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">Goose</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.0</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
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						<b><font face="verdana">37.2</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">83.5</font></b></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">Duck</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
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						<b><font face="verdana">99.2</font></b></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">37.3</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">83.5</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
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						<b><font face="verdana">Partidge</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.75</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">37.64</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">84.0</font></b></div>
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						<font color="#fff494"><font face="verdana"><b>Incubation Temperatures: <br>
									Fourteenth Day to Transfer to Hatcher</b></font></font></div>

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						<sup><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><b>Species</b></font></sup></div>
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						<b><font color="#006600" face="verdana" size="-1">Temp </font><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><sup>o</sup>F</font></b></div>
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						<b><font color="#006600" face="verdana" size="-1">Temp </font></b><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><b><sup>o</sup>C</b></font></div>

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						<sup><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><b>Wet Bulb</b></font></sup></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">Chicken</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.3</font></b></div>
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					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">37.4</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
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						<b><font face="verdana">83.5</font></b></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">Turkey</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.0</font></b></div>

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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">37.2</font></b></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">80.0</font></b></div>

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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
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						<b><font face="verdana">Guinea Fowl</font></b></div>
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					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.5</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">37.5</font></b></div>
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					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">84.0</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
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						<b><font face="verdana">Pheasant</font></b></div>

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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.5</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">37.5</font></b></div>

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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
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						<b><font face="verdana">82.0</font></b></div>
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					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">Goose</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">98.5</font></b></div>
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					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">36.9</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
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						<b><font face="verdana">86.0</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
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						<b><font face="verdana">Duck</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.0</font></b></div>

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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">37.2</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">86.0</font></b></div>

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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
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						<b><font face="verdana">Partidge</font></b></div>
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					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.5</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">37.5</font></b></div>
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					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">82.0</font></b></div>
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						<font color="#fff494"><font face="verdana"><b>Hatching Temperatures: <br>
									First 24 Hours in the Hatcher</b></font></font></div>
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						<sup><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><b>Species</b></font></sup></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font color="#006600" face="verdana" size="-1">Temp </font><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><sup>o</sup>F</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">

					<div align="center">
						<b><font color="#006600" face="verdana" size="-1">Temp </font></b><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><b><sup>o</sup>C</b></font></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<sup><font color="#006600" face="verdana"><b>Wet Bulb</b></font></sup></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">Chicken</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">

						<b><font face="verdana">98.0</font></b></div>
				</td>
				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">36.6</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
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						<b><font face="verdana">78.0</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
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						<b><font face="verdana">Turkey</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">98.5</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">36.9</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
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						<b><font face="verdana">83.5</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
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						<b><font face="verdana">Guinea Fowl</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.2</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">

						<b><font face="verdana">37.3</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">83.5</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
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						<b><font face="verdana">Pheasant</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.0</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">37.2</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">80.5</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">Goose</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">

						<b><font face="verdana">98.0</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">36.6</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">

						<b><font face="verdana">82.0</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">Duck</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">98.5</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">36.9</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">78.0</font></b></div>
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						<b><font face="verdana">Partidge</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">99.5</font></b></div>
				</td>
				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">

						<b><font face="verdana">37.5</font></b></div>
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				<td bgcolor="#f9f3b2" width="100">
					<div align="center">
						<b><font face="verdana">80.0</font></b></div>
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