Temp

[Finnish]

What temperature are you all running your incubators at... Some people say a different temp to the other..

[Rocky]

Hi Finnish i run my incubators at 99f (37c)
Mel

[Finnish]

Cheers anyone else...

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

37.3c

[Hawkmaster]

Last year was 37.7 but only at the end of hatching.

[Finnish]

48 Veiws and only three answers. Cheers for that. Come what does everyone else run at....

[Jiff]

i've never actualy run an incubator, but if i was going to i would do a hole lot of homework, first to the perticular breed of egg, and the eggs projected change as the embrio develops, and i would then set my incubator to as best replicate the hens change in transfer of boddy heat. i realy can't see that there would be an average temperature at which to have one set, surely it is determined on the species of bird and the reaction of the hen at various stages of development.

[SeagulBasher]

37.4 to 37.6:rolleyes:

[Barbary Boy]

just keep them next to the arga? close enough!
or 37.5? which ever is nearest?

[Talon]

37.4 or 99.5

[Finnish]

I'm running mine at 37.4 I thought it would be interesting as different breeders say different temp's.

[Tyack]

Incubation...37.5 & 40% - 45% RH (Relative Humidity).

Hatching....36.5 & 66% RH

[Wolf]

37.3 this allows for any minor fluctuations in temperature...:-|

An important factor is also the ambient room temp which I keep approx 24 degrees.......this will reduce any possible change in incubator temp.

Cheers,

Andy

[Misty]

37.5

[Gosman_2]

I found trying to get an acurate thermometre the hardest part,as wolf said 37.3 is a safer temp as a higher temp can do more damage than a lower ,iff you use the digi thermometers its surprizing how much they can vary especially the ones built into the incubator it did my head in :rolleyes:

[Wolf]

I found trying to get an acurate thermometre the hardest part,as wolf said 37.3 is a safer temp as a higher temp can do more damage than a lower ,iff you use the digi thermometers its surprizing how much they can vary especially the ones built into the incubator it did my head in :rolleyes:

Your bang on there Steve, as you know we are Backyard breeders but I am aware that a well known pro breeder runs his incubators at a lower temp...but running for longer incubation period as a result, after experimenting this have in his case shown to produce healthy youngsters..
Not exactly sure how low a temp though.....:roll:

[Stratocaster]

The first seven to ten days of incubation are the most critical, if possible
I get imprints or natural pairs to do this period, if incubating from day one
I aim for 99.5f.
Once the embryo is formed and growing, ie from seven or so days you can
safely incubate at a slightly lower temperature to allow for any fluctuation
in the incubator itself, I run at 99.3f with no problems at all for large falcons.

Good luck to everyone who is breeding birds this year.
Regards Mike.

[Kentish Falconry]

I run my Incubators at 37.4c or 99.5f I run them dry and weigh down the eggs if they are loosing too much I put them in a wet incubator.
I use Calibrated Thermometers (not cheap) to set up at the start of the season and then do spot checks as we go along, I do not trust Electronic Thermometers at all unless checked against the Calibrated Thermometer.
I use the AIMS program and that calculates the weight loss for me just weigh the egg and the program tells me what the weight loss is running at and what %RH I need to achieve the best loss or gain.
Hatchers I run at 37.00 to 37.2c and flood them to get the best results.


Do not rely on the thermometers that come with the Incubators get a Calibrated and certified Thermometer then you can check the accuracy of the supplied thermometers, when ordering one of these thermometers make sure you tell them your target range of temperature or you will end up with a thermometer that is difficult to read.
Slight variations in Temperature during Incubation is not really a problem all it will do is speed up or slow down the Incubation period but this is hardly noticeable.
Terry

[Wolf]

I run my Incubators at 37.4c or 99.5f I run them dry and weigh down the eggs if they are loosing too much I put them in a wet incubator.
I use Calibrated Thermometers (not cheap) to set up at the start of the season and then do spot checks as we go along, I do not trust Electronic Thermometers at all unless checked against the Calibrated Thermometer.
I use the AIMS program and that calculates the weight loss for me just weigh the egg and the program tells me what the weight loss is running at and what %RH I need to achieve the best loss or gain.
Hatchers I run at 37.00 to 37.2c and flood them to get the best results.


Do not rely on the thermometers that come with the Incubators get a Calibrated and certified Thermometer then you can check the accuracy of the supplied thermometers, when ordering one of these thermometers make sure you tell them your target range of temperature or you will end up with a thermometer that is difficult to read.
Slight variations in Temperature during Incubation is not really a problem all it will do is speed up or slow down the Incubation period but this is hardly noticeable.
Terry

Sound advice, I hope to get my incubation set up organised one day !!:roll:

Andy

[RileyHall Falconry]

37.4 or as close as

[Falcon911]

37.3 I always remember reading in Philip Galziers book that he had success with BOP's with temps between 36 and 38 so we should be ok with around 37.3!
Cheers
Andy

[ShortWing]

37.4 - 37.7 but I always map out the inccubators and run them dry until near the hatch date

[Altai]

just keep them next to the arga? close enough!
or 37.5? which ever is nearest?

I knew an old boy who used to hatch his bantom eggs in a cardboard box on top of an aga.

[Altai]

Does anyone know about the theory that you can get more females by "bumping" the eggs?
I think it is suposed to work as with reptiles, that a slightly higher or lower temp. will cause more of one sex to be produced. Has anyone tried it?