How long until parentage and fertility can be guaranteed?

[Sill]

I just got my jumbo coturnix set up in breeding quartets. Some had been in a colony situation with multiple males and some of the hens had been in a pen with no males (I was blessed to have extra hens). How long should I wait until the hens with the new males will be laying eggs that will be fertile from him not some other (too small) male? How long until the other hens' eggs will be fertile? I don't want to waste time setting eggs that won't hatch or are from males that are too small.

 

[Quail Jailer]

one week, but I would wait two.

 

[dc3085]

one week, but I would wait two.

X2, I wait two weeks. I ran the first week one time for giggles and got four chicks out of 28 eggs :\

eta: Parentage only 7-8 days. Fertility 2 weeks.

 

[Quail Jailer]

That boy, I wish he was my neighbor, I just have a plan, he's got a plan, all the details and something to write with!

 

[Sill]

Thanks for the input. I'll def wait the two weeks so I can set them at the same time. I'd hate to waste incubator space on blanks.