Best way to ensure good hatch rate on shipped quail eggs?

[PattieTheDuck]

I wouldn't buy from this seller again. The uncertainty on the shipping and getting a cracked egg doesn't sound very good to me. I hope you have a good hatch rate, though!

Thanks! I let the eggs settle for about 7 hours and just put them into the incubator

 

[PattieTheDuck]

I’ve had the eggs sitting with the fat end up for about 1 and a half days now. When would it be good to start turning them??

 

[Nabiki]

Now

 

[PattieTheDuck]

Now

Alright thanks

 

[PattieTheDuck]

Update: I put the eggs on the turning thing and I candles one of the lighter eggs, and noticed a new small red spec that is likely the embryo!

 

[PattieTheDuck]

If someone here has day to day pictures of quail incubation, I would really appreciate some haha

 

[GodLovesU]

If someone here has day to day pictures of quail incubation, I would really appreciate some haha

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-12-17-graphic-warning-embryo-pictures.79613/

 

[Birdinhand]

I have ordered jumbo quail hatching eggs and they just arrive yesterday. They originated in Ohio and were shipped to Seattle wa, a fairly long journey, so I’m concerned about hatch rate, since I’ve had bad luck with shipped chicken eggs.

I’m letting them rest but I’ve read they need to be pointy side down to help the air sack stabilize if it’s been damaged from shipping. My incubator’s turner is made for chicken eggs. I have hatched quail before, in this incubator, using the eggs turner and just tilting the incubator one or twice a day to assure all the eggs roll a little.

Now that I’ve read about having them pointyside down for three days inside the incubator without turning. Is there a simple way to make an egg holder for quail eggs that holds them pointy end down? Any suggestions would be appreciated. I ordered two dozen, 29 arrived.

 

[Ridgerunner]

My incubator’s turner is made for chicken eggs. I have hatched quail before, in this incubator, using the eggs turner and just tilting the incubator one or twice a day to assure all the eggs roll a little.

Which incubator and turner do you have? Knowing what you are working with could make this easier to answer.

I've never hatched quail eggs. With my turner (one that rocks eggs back and forth) I'd probably cut a plastic egg carton into strips to put in the cups to hold the eggs steady so they could be turned or held pointy side down. If I had time (and they made one) I'd order an attachment specifically for quail eggs.