Your article matches my experience with hatching. Another point about eggs is that they are and enclosed unit with a set amount of energy. Anything that uses energy, which includes shipping damage, will kill the embryo before hatch or cause weak chicks to hatch.
This is a Helpful Article! Adding pictures of the quail playing with the toys or eating the treats would make the article better
This is a good article regarding chickens and snakes. The section on protecting the coop and run from them is helpful.