![]() If you do not have an egg turner (which is a highly recommended investment if you plan to hatch quail eggs with any regularity), eggs need to be manually turned at least three times a day, though five times is better. Marking one side of the egg with an X and the other side with O makes it easier to confirm you’ve turned them all. In a forced air model incubator, aim for a temperature of 100✯. If you are running a still air model incubator, aim for a temperature of 102✯ and rotate the eggs around the incubator when you turn them. If you choose a humid incubation, aim for 45% humidity for the first 15 days and increase to 65% for the final three days.įor temperatures, quail eggs incubate at a similar temperature to chicken eggs. In fact, many people have great success doing a dry incubation with their quail eggs. Humidity levels are one of the first issues with incubating your Coturnix quail eggs. If you have chicks hatching before or after that window, you will want to confirm that your humidity and temperatures in the incubator are accurate. Much like chickens, there is no calendar in that egg, so quail chicks may begin to arrive as early as day 16 and as late as day 20. Crazy, right? The first 17 days are spent incubating and days 18 and sometimes 19 are spent hatching. ![]() ![]() Incubating Coturnix Quail EggsĬoturnix quail go from being an egg to laying eggs in 8-9 weeks. You simply pop your eggs in the incubator and start the clock (well, if you have an egg turner, otherwise you do have to turn them). The only difference is that it takes less time and you might as well forget about candling. It’s really no different than incubating a chicken egg. Forget fumigation and floating techniques. ![]()
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