Bird Care Sheets
Incubation figures, feeding by life stage, and the specific things that go wrong with each species. 17 birds, one page each — written to be checked in ten seconds while you are standing at the incubator, not read end to end.
Budgie / Parakeet
18-day incubation · 50–55% RH
Full breeding guide too
Cockatiel
21-day incubation · 50–55% RH
Full breeding guide too
Lovebird
23-day incubation · 50–55% RH
Full breeding guide too
Conure
24-day incubation · 50–55% RH
Full breeding guide too
African Grey
28-day incubation · 50–55% RH
Full breeding guide too
Macaw
26-day incubation · 45–50% RH
Amazon Parrot
26-day incubation · 50–55% RH
Eclectus
28-day incubation · 48–53% RH
Indian Ringneck
23-day incubation · 50–55% RH
Parrotlet
19-day incubation · 50–55% RH
Full breeding guide too
Finch
14-day incubation · 50–58% RH
Full breeding guide too
Zebra Finch
14-day incubation · 50–58% RH
Full breeding guide too
Gouldian Finch
15-day incubation · 50–58% RH
Full breeding guide too
Canary
14-day incubation · 50–58% RH
Full breeding guide too
Pigeon / Dove
18-day incubation · 50–55% RH
Quail (Coturnix)
17-day incubation · 45–55% RH
Chicken
21-day incubation · 50–55% RH
Incubator temperature is close to identical across every bird here — 99.3–99.5°F. Humidity is where they genuinely differ, and where getting it wrong costs you a clutch: macaws want it drier than most parrots, quail drier still, and every species needs it raised for the last few days.