what temperature?

[simon-anaya]

Hello, I wanted to know what should be the temperature and humidity for the IRN's eggs to hatch in a incubator?

[ringneck]

Hey Simon,

I have had very little luck with hatching baby ringnecks in incubators. For me, and this is just my personal experience, my ringnecks only hatch if I let the mom sit on the eggs for about 15 days before I incubate. I incubate at 99 degrees Fahrenheit. The first few days are so critical during incubation that I am not skillful enough to ensure the embryo will stay alive or develop properly. Also, each incubator has some sort of tray or water bottle device—just keep that filled and that should suffice for proper humidity controls.

Here is what you should do to avoid weak or still born chicks.

-Turn the eggs three times a day
-Keep the incubator in a stable temperate zone (No sun light from windows or cold drafts)
-Allow enough ventilation for humidity to escape.
-Candle your eggs to ensure the embryo is alive.
-Wash your hands before you touch the egg as the oils on our fingers can possibly kill the developing chick.

Hope this helps and best of luck my friend!

Imran

[simon-anaya]

Hello Ringneck, thank you! Im buying this incubator http://www.brinsea.com/products/octagon20A.html
can someone tell what humidity porcentage should I put?
thank you!

[Jay]

Humidity at ~50%. Imran is right on the money at 99 degF incubating temp.

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Hope that helps.

[Tempest]

I'm Curious but isnt that incubator for Fowl type birds? I mean cause I was looking into incubators and what not and I found that chicken incubators do not work for Parrot eggs. I am not sure, it still a little early for me and I didnt sit there and read that entire Page on the incubator.

[simon-anaya]

I dont really know, it says there that works good whit parrot eggs and it have egg turner and temperature and humidity control. If someone knows of a better incubator let me know please

[simon-anaya]

And what showld be the temperature for the babies since day 1 to day 5? please answer fast its urgent!Thank youu all

[Tempest]

hey I was talking to a friend who incubates the eggs and they said incubation should occur a few days before hatching to ensure fertility and an almost always successful hatch. I forgot to ask them what the temperature is for the first week of one... I do know that once they have most of their pin feathers in u don't need a hatchery anymore. You can tote them around in a plastic bowl with a lid and some holes pocked in it. That what one of my other friends does with his Lovebirds when he has to work and can't feed them. It actually funny when someone thinks it his lunch...

[Critter john]

Hi, John here i have incubated irn eggs from day one for at least four years. The trick is to have an incubator made for parrot eggs. The biggest difference between parrot and most other commercial poultry incubators is fine tuning temperature and humidity.also, many books say to incubate parrot eggs much too hot and too humid I have found that parrot eggs do best at 98.9 f and 40% humidity.also, eggs should be positioned on their sides as they would be in nature and rolled no more than 180 degrees back and forth five times a day my turning times are 6am 10am 2pm 6pm 10pm with an 8 hr rest overnight. The best incubator I have found to use for all parrots is made by Avey.you can find information about it on line.