A question about quail eggs

[Sobek]

I collected some quail eggs. The quail house appears to be about 92 degrees F... I'm giving these eggs to someone to hatch. What temperature will that process begin at? What should I do to increase chances of a hatch rate and so forth?

 

[Sobek]

Also they were Just layed today

 

[casportpony]

I have asked some quail people to come look at your thread. In the meantime, may I suggest you look here?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...gs-important-topic-index-please-review.48726/

 

[Quailerino]

I have asked some quail people to come look at your thread. In the meantime, may I suggest you look here?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...gs-important-topic-index-please-review.48726/

Yes, we are the quail people. Half human - half quail. We type slowly because we have to use the "hunt and peck" method. I think you want to start incubating at 37.5 celsius, but don't take my word for it. I'm new to this and don't really know what I'm doing yet myself.

 

[Nabiki]

If it's 92 degrees in your quail house, I would recommend getting them into an incubator as soon as possible. They may have already begun to develop. Ideally you want to keep fertile eggs for less than 7 days before putting them into the incubator, but they should be in much lower temperatures.

Here's a quick incubation tips guide that I wrote for my customers.

Incubation Tips​

Quail incubation is 17 days.

Incubator choice:

The best incubators have forced air circulation and an automatic egg turner, but other than that, it depends on how many you want to hatch. Don't trust the thermometer or hygrometer on your incubator! Have at least one calibrated thermometer and hygrometer inside. I use three thermometers because every incubator has warm and cold spots.

Incubation:

Temperature should be 99.5-100 degrees, humidity about 30%. Eggs need to be turned every 3-6 hours, which is why you should have an egg turner in your incubator. On day 14, the eggs should go into lockdown, which is where you take the egg turner out and prepare for the eggs to hatch. You should have some sort of grippy flooring such as shelf liner or rough paper towels to help the chicks learn to walk.

Hatching:

When the eggs begin to hatch, the humidity should go up to around 40-45%. Try to keep it there or a little higher. Don't let it get too high, or the chicks might drown. Once they are dry move your chicks to a brooder.

Brooding:

Chicks will need to be kept in a brooder until about 3 weeks of age. There should be a warm side and a cool side. Start the temperature at 95-100 degrees on the warm side and start lowering the temperature a couple degrees each day. If they huddle together, they are cold and the temperature needs to be raised. If they are laying stretched out or panting, they are hot and the temperature needs to be lowered.