Fertility pics of yolk:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008
Candling for beginners:
http://shilala.homestead.com/candling.html
Incubation Chart
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Chickens:
Bantams 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 19
Game 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 19
Standard 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 19
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Barbary 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 21
Chukar Part. 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 21
Hungarian 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 21
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Congo Peacock 26 days 99:5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Green Peafowl 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Guineas 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Indian BLues 26-28 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 25
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Bar-Tailed Phea. 27-28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 25
Blood Pheasant 26 - 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 25
Blue Eared Phea. 26 - 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 24
Brown Eared Phea. 26 - 27 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 24
Buff Ringneck Phea. 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Cheer Pheasant 26 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 24
Chinese Ringneck Pheasant24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Copper Pheasant 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Edwards Pheasant 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Elliot's Pheasant 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Fireback Pheasant 23 - 24 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 21
Red Golden Pheasant 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Imperial Pheasant 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Kalij Pheasant 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Koklass Pheasant 26 - 27 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 24
Lady Amherst's Pheasant 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Melanistic Mutant Ringneck Pheasant 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Mikado Pheasant 27 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 25
Reeve's Pheasant 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Salvadori's Pheasant 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Silver Pheasant 25 - 26 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Swinhoe Pheasant 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Wattled Pheasant 24 - 26 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
White Eared Pheasant 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
White Mutant Ringneck Pheasant 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Yellow Golden Pheasant 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Benson / Elegant Quail 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Blue Scaled Quail 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 21
Bobwhite Quail 22 - 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Button Quail 16 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 14
California / Valley Quail 22 - 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Coturnix Quail 16 -18 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 14
Gambels Quail 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Mearns Quail 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Mountain Quail 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Black Spanish Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Bourbon Red Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Broadbreasted Bronze Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Giant White Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Royal Palm Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Wild Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Blyth's Tragopan 28 - 30 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Cabot's Tragopan 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Satyr Tragopan 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Temminck's Tragopan 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Western Tragopan 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Ducks 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Muscovy Duck 35 - 37 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 33
Geese 28 - 30 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Swans 30 - 37 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 28
Ducks and geese take a little more care with the temps and humidity. The humidity is increased to 80% with pipping, and the temps decreased to about 97°F.
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Ceylon Junglefowl 20 - 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 17
Green Junglefowl 20 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 17
Grey Junglefowl 20 - 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 17
Red Junglefowl 19 - 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 17
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Chinese Monal 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Crane 30 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 28
Crested Argus 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Great Argus 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Grouse (Prairie Chicken) 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Himalayan Monal 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Ostrich 42 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 40
Pigeons 17 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 13
Rhea 35 - 40 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 34
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Canary 14 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 12
Doves 14 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 12
Finches 14 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 12
Mynah Birds 14 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 12
Parakeets 18 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 16
Parrots 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008
Candling for beginners:
http://shilala.homestead.com/candling.html
Incubation Chart
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Chickens:
Bantams 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 19
Game 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 19
Standard 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 19
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Barbary 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 21
Chukar Part. 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 21
Hungarian 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 21
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Congo Peacock 26 days 99:5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Green Peafowl 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Guineas 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Indian BLues 26-28 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 25
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Bar-Tailed Phea. 27-28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 25
Blood Pheasant 26 - 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 25
Blue Eared Phea. 26 - 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 24
Brown Eared Phea. 26 - 27 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 24
Buff Ringneck Phea. 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Cheer Pheasant 26 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 24
Chinese Ringneck Pheasant24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Copper Pheasant 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Edwards Pheasant 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Elliot's Pheasant 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Fireback Pheasant 23 - 24 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 21
Red Golden Pheasant 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Imperial Pheasant 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Kalij Pheasant 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Koklass Pheasant 26 - 27 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 24
Lady Amherst's Pheasant 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Melanistic Mutant Ringneck Pheasant 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Mikado Pheasant 27 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 25
Reeve's Pheasant 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Salvadori's Pheasant 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Silver Pheasant 25 - 26 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Swinhoe Pheasant 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Wattled Pheasant 24 - 26 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
White Eared Pheasant 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
White Mutant Ringneck Pheasant 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 22
Yellow Golden Pheasant 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Benson / Elegant Quail 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Blue Scaled Quail 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 21
Bobwhite Quail 22 - 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Button Quail 16 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 14
California / Valley Quail 22 - 23 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Coturnix Quail 16 -18 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 14
Gambels Quail 22 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 20
Mearns Quail 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Mountain Quail 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Black Spanish Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Bourbon Red Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Broadbreasted Bronze Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Giant White Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Royal Palm Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Wild Turkey 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Blyth's Tragopan 28 - 30 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Cabot's Tragopan 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Satyr Tragopan 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Temminck's Tragopan 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Western Tragopan 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Ducks 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Muscovy Duck 35 - 37 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 33
Geese 28 - 30 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Swans 30 - 37 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 28
Ducks and geese take a little more care with the temps and humidity. The humidity is increased to 80% with pipping, and the temps decreased to about 97°F.
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Ceylon Junglefowl 20 - 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 17
Green Junglefowl 20 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 17
Grey Junglefowl 20 - 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 17
Red Junglefowl 19 - 21 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 17
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Chinese Monal 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Crane 30 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 28
Crested Argus 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Great Argus 24 - 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Grouse (Prairie Chicken) 25 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 23
Himalayan Monal 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
Ostrich 42 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 40
Pigeons 17 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 13
Rhea 35 - 40 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 34
Species Incub. Period Temp (F°/C°) Humidity Humidity (Last 3 days) Stop Turning
Canary 14 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 12
Doves 14 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 12
Finches 14 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 12
Mynah Birds 14 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 12
Parakeets 18 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 16
Parrots 28 days 99.5°/37.5° 55-65% 65% -80% Day 26
