Hatching question

[tifortis]

Hi,
I'm new to the site. I am attempting to hatch coturnix quail. I read (too late) that egg should be left sitting without turning at room temperature for 8 to 36 hours. I have been putting eggs directly into the incubator and turning them the following morning. My quail lat at night. What are the chances that any of these eggs will hatch?

 

[aperez54]

I did the same thing, when I got it from the breeder, I put the eggs in the incubator after about an hour... I had a very low hatch rate though, only 7 alive out of 27. 1 died after hatch, I think 4 died in the shell and the others I don't think were even fertile, they were just egg yolks (2 were really gross bluish greenish goo after eggtopsy)

 

[tifortis]

Eeeew! not good news. But thanks for the info. So what would be your recommendation for how long to wait before putting them in?

 

[HowieNZ]

12 to 24 hours is safe to wait before putting in the incubator resting pointy end down.