Riffecreek,
I think that an 8 inch drop would be fine--I have seen the way hatched chickens are tossed into sorting bins by the people who sex them at hatcheries. But, I wonder if the quail chicks would be less able to "catch themselves" or land safely if they haven't yet had the opportunity...
WOW. That is very impressive. I wish I had the confidence and know-how to do something like that. Our $44 Little Giant incubator is basically just a Styrofoam box and probably doesn't work nearly as well. So, you are just tipping the egg rack, rather than turning each egg by hand? How far...