The aim of the study was to investigate selected factors that affect the course of embryogenesis and the quality of golden pheasant chicks during artificial incubation.All hatching eggs (n = 76) laid in one breeding season (April-June) by a single flock of golden pheasants (1 male and 3 unrelated females) from one breeding pen were analysed for the effect of egg origin and egg-laying period on hatchability, egg weight, egg shape index, and egg weight loss.The average weight of a golden pheasant egg was 26.7 ± 1.84 g and was strongly dependent on the individual, but not on the egg-laying period. In 19 days of incubation, the weight loss was 13.2% on average, with an error/variation range of 2.17%, which was inversely correlated (r = -0.51) with initial egg weight. The highest hatchability was at the beginning of the egg-laying period: 77% in the first set and 80% in the second. Moreover, the hatchability decreased gradually from 86% to 38% for eggs stored for 1-3 days and 4-10 days respectively. The weight of one-day-old chicks (ca. 17 g) was strongly correlated with egg weight before setting (r = 0.82). In conclusion, the embryo development of the golden pheasant is affected by similar factors as known from other Galliformes species.