Found a quail (?) egg on the street

[ingridkjm]

I found this egg while walking my dog today, it’s pretty banged up but i still made a little incubator to keep it warm, however I’d like to know if it’s possible to save it or is it too damaged and probably wont hatch anyway

 

[SteveUK]

Sorry, I'd say you're waisting your time, but bless you for trying.
I bet this awakens something in you, though and you'll be ordering some viable quail hatching eggs off ebay pretty soon.

 

[someusername]

I mean, there's no downside, so why not?

 

[SteveUK]

Well! Because you have no idea if it was ever fertile and no idea how old it is. Being in the street would have left it open to infection, even if the shell was intact. Let's say by some miracle it still contains a viable embryo. With its shell so badly beaten up it will dry out within days, killing the miracle embryo.
I'm just answering your question and trying to save you some time and disappointment.
Put your energy's into some viable eggs. I'm sure you'll love them and make a great quail mum.

 

[ingridkjm]

@SteveUK ah, thank you so much for all the info!!