Depends on your setup.



If you keep a constant temperature, shoot for the 82-84 F range. From the studies I've read, that is either optimum or just off optimum.



If you use a day/night temperature cycle, then 88-90 F day, dropping to the low/middle 70s F at night works fine. This has produced up to 100% hatch rate with no kinking, for me.



I've had eggs hit 92 F for a few hours and hatch fine, so I am sceptical of the high temperatures produces kinking theory.



Paul Hollander

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• temps for eggs - raisnok, Wed Apr 12 20:18:53 2006
• I was told 84, 90 can kill the egg n/p - xblackheart, Wed Apr 12 20:22:32 2006
• RE: I was told 84, 90 can kill the egg n/p - raisnok, Wed Apr 12 20:24:37 2006
• RE: I was told 84, 90 can kill the egg n/p - phiber_optikx, Wed Apr 12 21:43:16 2006
• RE: temps for eggs - STEVES_KIKI, Wed Apr 12 20:23:06 2006
• RE: temps for eggs - draybar, Wed Apr 12 21:11:13 2006
• RE: temps for eggs - cochran, Thu Apr 13 05:34:47 2006
• RE: temps for eggs - xblackheart, Thu Apr 13 11:29:10 2006
• RE: temps for eggs - phiber_optikx, Thu Apr 13 14:03:43 2006
• RE: temps for eggs - draybar, Thu Apr 13 17:45:16 2006
• RE: temps for eggs - cochran, Thu Apr 13 18:12:08 2006
• RE: temps for eggs - Paul Hollander, Sat Apr 15 10:52:10 2006