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Coturnix quail only take 17 days to hatch. Day 1-15 50% humidity, temp of 99.8 and turn several times a day. Day 15- hatch stop turning eggs, raise humidity to 70% and do not open incubator again until hatch is done

You really need to get yourself a hydrometer. Or a wetbulb thermometer. Your hatches will improve dramatically. They dont cost very much. Too much humidity during incubation will drown your chicks because the egg needs to loose moisture towards the large end of the egg prior to hatch. This...

Humidity is achieved by evaporation of water. The more surface area of the water, the more evaporation. Sounds to me like your large ring is for incubation. Then three days before hatch you stop turning eggs and put water into the small ring as well. This raises the humidity for hatch, also...