The eggs will hatch at 17-19 dependent on accuracy of temperature. You can check the fertility after 6 days, using a candling lamp the embryo should be red and clearly visible. As the embryos grow, they will create a little heat. You may need to adjust the temperature, so check it daily. Keep in mind you will need to turn the eggs 3-4 times a day. Put the light over the water, not the eggs. You can adjust the height of the bulb, and you can cover part of the top to keep the heat in. Let the eggs set for a day so they are room temperature before adding them to the incubator. Set up before you get eggs and maintain the correct temperature with water, before putting eggs in. Quail need about 60-70% humidity and 100* temperature.Įxperts recommend that you set the temperature of your still-air incubator to 101 to 102 degrees to best avoid the formation of cold spots on the inside. You will also need a thermometer with humidity. A more inexpensive incubator is a Styrofoam cooler. An aquarium works well and you can look at the eggs easily. You can use anything for an incubator as long as it is fireproof. We started with a store bought incubator and have progressed to large cabinet style incubators. Granted I was only about 8 years old! Years later, hubby Jim and I now hatch quail, chicken, duck, goose and emu eggs with success. I didn't understand the value of the right temperature and humidity, so year after year, I failed to hatch any eggs. Back in the 1960's, I tried to hatch robin's eggs in an old metal breadbox.
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