help!! any advice at hatching quail eggs. never done this be fore. made a incubator with a regular light bulb. how old can the quail eggs be?

[chickachicka12345]

has anyone ever hatched quail eggs with a light bulb? how hot do the eggs need to be? how old can the eggs be? any advice is VERY welcome

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

has anyone ever hatched quail eggs with a light bulb? how hot do the eggs need to be? how old can the eggs be? any advice is VERY welcome

eggs can be up to one week old. after that, they lose a lot of viability. best would be 2 or 3 days old. the eggs should be the same temp as chicken's eggs, no less than 99 F, but no more than 101 F. note that hotter eggs hatch a day early, and colder eggs a day late. the eggs will need turned regularly, at least 3x per day. this should be done for the first half- the first 3/4 of incubation. this keeps the babies from getting stuck to one side of the egg and dying.

 

[Nabiki]

The eggs should be a week or less old. Here is an article that may help you. It includes temperature and humidity ranges for coturnix quail.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coturnix-incubation-tips.76184/

 

[Susan Skylark]

Get a decent thermometer or three!

 

[chickachicka12345]

thank you all! 5 hatched 1 died in incubator 1 died in brooder and one a cat killed. but i 2 healthy ones! lion is white, BB is black. sorry for the bad pics. ill get more tommarrow