Button quail hatching

[ButtonHoarder]

Hi, I got buttons a few weeks ago and they just started laying. I was thinking about hatching some eggs and wondered what kind of incubator would be best?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

How much money are you willing to spend? How many eggs at the most would you be incubating? How much involvement are you willing to do? ( hand turning, adding water for humidity, etc.,)

 

[ButtonHoarder]

I probably wouldn't want to spend more than $300 if possible, but I want a good one that will last. Around 10 to 20 eggs at a time. As for the involvement I have the time but would rather not turn the eggs by hand, they're so small I'd worry about breaking them!

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

https://www.egg-hatching.com/product-page/rcom-10-pro-plus
https://www.egg-hatching.com/product-page/rcom-r-com-king-suro-20-egg-incubator-fully-automatic
The King Suro incubates the eggs upright and is the one I have. The other incubates the eggs on their side and is a really nice model.
My favorite incubators are Rcoms. I have the eco model just for hatching and it works great but is entirely manual. I also have the Rcom Max 20 and is an amazing incubator too but it costs much more.
This is the place I have bought my incubators from they seem like a good company and free shipping in the USA.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

The quail eggs don't always roll very well when on their sides so I mark both sides with and D and N or O or X, something like that; and hand turn them twice a day to make sure.
The King Suro would make sure that they are always getting turned, but the turner makes a clicking sound all the time so I put it somewhere were the noise doesn't bother me at night.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Thanks I will look at them and decide what would be best.

 

[BantyChooks]

May I also suggest a DIY incubator? It takes very few tools and no prior experience with electrical work or any other specialised knowledge. You get far more capacity and equally reliable temperatures for a fraction of the cost.