Dry hatching quail

[Janontopy]

I'm dry hatching courtnix/japanese quail eggs. The humidity is 30 and temp is 37.7. I was wondering if the humidity should be lower? Websites are saying 30-45 or 15-30. Please help

 

[Debbie292d]

I'm dry hatching courtnix/japanese quail eggs. The humidity is 30 and temp is 37.7. I was wondering if the humidity should be lower? Websites are saying 30-45 or 15-30. Please help

I don't dry hatch, but here's a post from here that might help. Good luck, and welcome to BYC!

 

[Huntmaster]

Already answered in your other thread. These are the norms for Coturnix Quail.> My Coturnix do best incubated at 30%-40% humidity and around 50%-60% for hatching/lockdown.

 

[Janontopy]

Already answered in your other thread. These are the norms for Coturnix Quail.> My Coturnix do best incubated at 30%-40% humidity and around 50%-60% for hatching/lockdown.

What was your hatch rate?

 

[Huntmaster]

When incubating my coturnix eggs I run 100 degrees and try to hold humidity to 35% for first 14-15 days then raising to 55% for lockdown. Hatch is usually over by end of day 17 beginning of day 18 and can get up to 95% hatch rates using my own eggs with around an 85% average.

 

[Janontopy]

When incubating my coturnix eggs I run 100 degrees and try to hold humidity to 35% for first 14-15 days then raising to 55% for lockdown. Hatch is usually over by end of day 17 beginning of day 18 and can get up to 95% hatch rates using my own eggs with around an 85% average.

Oh okay, i will try your method and reply back on 26th of july.

 

[Huntmaster]

Oh okay, i will try your method and reply back on 26th of july.

Best of luck with your incubating hope things go well.

 

[Huntmaster]

Oh okay, i will try your method and reply back on 26th of july.

Do you have separate calibrated thermometer/hygrometer in your incubator other than the one on incubator? As those on incubators are known to be off.

 

[Janontopy]

Do you have separate calibrated thermometer/hygrometer in your incubator other than the one on incubator? As those on incubators are known to be off.

Yep i do

 

[Janontopy]

Hey, pretty late reply, i've just came back since i have another batch of 48. The last hatch was perfect, 16 were infertile and 28 hatched! unfortunately 20 of them died around 6-12months old due to old age and/or flying away even though our cages are fully secured.

Do you have separate calibrated thermometer/hygrometer in your incubator other than the one on incubator? As those on incubators are known to be off