Hatching an egg under a heat lamp?

[Alyb]

As long as you get the temperature right it can work.
That said, I wouldn't aim the heat lamp directly at the egg because infrared heats the object it is aimed at so it could ruin the egg. Instead of a heat lamp, I would just use a regular incandescent lamp because it will heat the air rather by radiating heat rather than the object it is aimed at. You can adjust the heat by moving the lamp closer or farther away or by changing the wattage. You could also put a dimmer in line to adjust the heat.
You want the temperature to be 99.5.
You'll also need a water source for humidity.

Hi I have a quail egg and we got a heating lamp that is 100 watts and we put it in a bowl with tinfoil I feel like the tinfoil would burn the egg and I remember u saying something about humidity so would I put the egg in water or what I’m sorry I probably sound very silly but I found this egg and wanted to see if it would hatch and if it’s a dud after 6 days just toss it from what I read somewhere else

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Hi I have a quail egg and we got a heating lamp that is 100 watts and we put it in a bowl with tinfoil I feel like the tinfoil would burn the egg and I remember u saying something about humidity so would I put the egg in water or what I’m sorry I probably sound very silly but I found this egg and wanted to see if it would hatch and if it’s a dud after 6 days just toss it from what I read somewhere else

Placing an egg in water is not a good idea, especially if you want it to hatch. All pores of the shell must be open.

 

[Oob Child]

I used a heat lamp for my eggs and they worked

What eggs were you hatching?