Gestation & Hatch Date Calculator — 78 Animals
It starts on Goat and today’s date so you can see it working — change either one and the answer updates as you type. There is nothing to submit.
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Every species, and how long it takes
| Animal or egg | Average | Normal spread |
|---|---|---|
| Livestock | ||
| Goat | 150 days | ±5 days |
| Sheep | 147 days | ±4 days |
| Cow | 283 days | ±5 days |
| Pig | 114 days | ±2 days |
| Horse | 340 days | ±15 days |
| Donkey | 365 days | ±15 days |
| Alpaca or llama | 340 days | ±15 days |
| Water buffalo | 310 days | ±10 days |
| Yak | 260 days | ±10 days |
| Bison | 285 days | ±10 days |
| Farmed deer or elk | 240 days | ±10 days |
| Llama | 350 days | ±15 days |
| Camel | 395 days | ±15 days |
| Reindeer | 225 days | ±8 days |
| Small stock | ||
| Rabbit | 31 days | ±2 days |
| Chinchilla | 111 days | ±7 days |
| Guinea pig | 68 days | ±5 days |
| Dog | 63 days | ±3 days |
| Cat | 64 days | ±3 days |
| Ferret | 42 days | ±2 days |
| Rat | 22 days | ±1 days |
| Mouse | 20 days | ±1 days |
| Hamster | 16 days | ±1 days |
| Gerbil | 25 days | ±2 days |
| Incubation | ||
| Chicken eggs | 21 days | ±1 days |
| Duck eggs | 28 days | ±1 days |
| Goose eggs | 30 days | ±2 days |
| Turkey eggs | 28 days | ±1 days |
| Quail eggs | 17 days | ±1 days |
| Guinea fowl eggs | 28 days | ±1 days |
| Pigeon or dove eggs | 18 days | ±1 days |
| Pheasant eggs | 24 days | ±1 days |
| Peafowl eggs | 28 days | ±2 days |
| Ostrich eggs | 42 days | ±3 days |
| Emu eggs | 52 days | ±4 days |
| Rhea eggs | 38 days | ±3 days |
| Muscovy duck eggs | 35 days | ±1 days |
| Swan eggs | 35 days | ±2 days |
| Partridge or chukar eggs | 23 days | ±1 days |
| Reptiles | ||
| Ball python eggs | 57 days | ±4 days |
| Corn snake or kingsnake eggs | 60 days | ±5 days |
| Boa constrictor | 112 days | ±10 days |
| Bearded dragon eggs | 60 days | ±8 days |
| Leopard gecko eggs | 50 days | ±12 days |
| Crested gecko eggs | 65 days | ±10 days |
| Tortoise eggs | 80 days | ±25 days |
| Water turtle eggs | 65 days | ±10 days |
| Iguana eggs | 90 days | ±15 days |
| Uromastyx eggs | 75 days | ±10 days |
| Chameleon eggs | 210 days | ±60 days |
| Monitor or tegu eggs | 165 days | ±30 days |
| Hognose eggs | 55 days | ±5 days |
| Blue tongue skink | 100 days | ±15 days |
| Garter snake | 90 days | ±15 days |
| Amphibians | ||
| Axolotl eggs | 17 days | ±4 days |
| Dart frog eggs to tadpole | 14 days | ±4 days |
| Bullfrog tadpole to frog | 365 days | ±120 days |
| Fish | ||
| Tilapia — fry free-swimming | 14 days | ±3 days |
| Trout eggs | 30 days | ±7 days |
| Channel catfish eggs | 7 days | ±2 days |
| Koi or goldfish eggs | 5 days | ±2 days |
| Bass or bluegill eggs | 4 days | ±2 days |
| Sturgeon eggs | 7 days | ±2 days |
| Crayfish eggs | 21 days | ±7 days |
| Freshwater prawn larvae | 30 days | ±7 days |
| Invertebrates | ||
| Composting worm cocoons | 21 days | ±7 days |
| Cricket eggs | 11 days | ±3 days |
| Mealworms — eggs to harvest | 70 days | ±21 days |
| Black soldier fly — eggs to harvest | 18 days | ±5 days |
| Silkworms — hatch to spinning | 27 days | ±4 days |
| Silkworm cocoons — to moth | 14 days | ±3 days |
| Praying mantis egg case | 35 days | ±12 days |
| Tarantula egg sac | 50 days | ±14 days |
| Snail eggs | 18 days | ±7 days |
| Stick insect eggs | 120 days | ±60 days |
| Butterfly egg to adult | 30 days | ±10 days |
| Jumping spider egg sac | 25 days | ±7 days |
| Scorpion | 240 days | ±45 days |
These are planning figures. Real gestation varies with breed, age and condition, and incubation moves with temperature and humidity — they mark a calendar, they do not replace a vet. I built this because I kept losing track of my own dates; HomePlot keeps them against the actual animal, with the rest of the record. Free, in a browser, works with no signal.