How to hatch parrot eggs

Hatching Parrot eggs is a unique and exciting adventure in the world of hatching! With their beautiful colors and personalities, parrots are very popular exotic pets. This means that you want to maximize your parrot egg hatching and get the best parrot egg hatch rates possible. Because of this, you will want to select a parrot egg incubator that is reliable. As with incubating any type of bird egg, you will want to ensure your parrot incubator is set to hatching temps and humidity and stabilized before placing your eggs inside.


  • African grey parrots
  • Macaw parrots
  • Cockatoos
  • Amazon parrots.
  • Mynah
  • Conures
  • Solomon Electus parrots.
  • Senegal parrots

Incubation Duration


Incubation Temperature

Under natural conditions, the most important factor in successful parrot egg incubation is heat. As long as the egg gets enough of it and is not permitted to lose too much of it for too long a time, everything will be fine. This is true even though the actual temperature of the egg fluctuates drastically when the hen is off the nest. Hens that rarely leave their nest do not have a noticeably higher hatch rate than those that leave the nest at regular intervals. From this, it’s safe to assume that eggs have evolved to be less sensitive to temperature drops than to other more unnatural circumstances.

One thing that a bird cannot do no matter how hard it may try is overheat an egg. This, of course, is possible in an incubator. Overheating is one of the things that an egg is very sensitive to and can result in eventual death. Temperatures that have been used successfully range from 98.7 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. About 99 degrees seems to work well for most types of parrot eggs.


Incubation Humidity





Each type of incubator will have their own process for set up. Most require the temperature to be set at least 24-48 hours before the eggs are placed inside so that humidity and temperature can be stabilized and adjusted as needed. Some recommend allowing the hen to sit on the eggs for the first two weeks, or waiting until she is completely done laying the eggs before removing them for incubation. This period is the most crucial when it comes to sensitivity to temperature and humidity of parrot eggs, and will help you to have the best possible parrot egg hatch rate.

Egg Turning

The next most important aspect of incubation is turning the eggs. Typically, turning parrot eggs 4-8 times is sufficient, although it has been a subject of debate with some suggesting turning up to every hour. However, parrot egg incubation research has shown increased hatch rates with fewer turns per day, in the 4-8 range.

You will also have the option to turn by hand or to use a parrot egg turner. Many choose to use an egg turner because they are able to maintain a more stable environment in their incubator. It also allows them freedom of movement, especially if they are a hobby breeder who works outside the home. If you do choose to turn your parrot eggs by hand, you will want to make sure that you put a light mark on them so you can identify which way is up, and can quickly double check if you have turned all the eggs.

Determining Fertility

Candling parrot eggs is the easiest way to monitor growth of the embryo and determine if the eggs are fertile. It is important to pick the best eggs for incubation in order to have the best possible fertility rate. Candling parrot eggs can be done at any time, but you may not be able to see development until at least 7-10 days into the incubation process.

