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blackstairsboy · 2012-06-14 21:20:29

I have heard a few different temperatures being mentioned before for pheasant eggs. I have always set at 37.5 degrees Celsius. recently I heard someone saying 39 degrees Celsius. What temperatures do lads using incubators like to set at? An experiment I am going to do tomorrow is put a thermometer under a setting bantam…

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Incubation temperature

14-06-2012 09:20PM

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I have heard a few different temperatures being mentioned before for pheasant eggs. I have always set at 37.5 degrees Celsius. recently I heard someone saying 39 degrees Celsius. What temperatures do lads using incubators like to set at?

An experiment I am going to do tomorrow is put a thermometer under a setting bantam that I have outside. I have two setting so I am going to check both of them for the craic see what they are.

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depends whether its a still air incubator or a forced air one ,the still air should be slightly hotter i always set mine (forced) 37.6

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