How important is humidity when incubating quail eggs?

[FlomatonsFlocks]

Can you tag me in your thread? I may not find it otherwise. I'd be more than willing to help you out

I did! Thank you!

 

[MGG]

No problem. I think you will have to assist. I'm guessing they shrink wrapped somehow and are stuck.

 

[Nabiki]

No I haven't. I'm not sure how to find it. Temp is 99.5-100 nurture right 360. Humidity 75

That humidity is awfully high. I followed instructions with my first batch and had my humidity around 50-60 percent and had a dismal hatch with a lot of curled toes. After that I followed the advice of people here on the board and kept humidity down around 30% and have had much better results. I just finished a hatch from shipped eggs and got 52 chicks out of 60 eggs.

 

[FlomatonsFlocks]

That humidity is awfully high. I followed instructions with my first batch and had my humidity around 50-60 percent and had a dismal hatch with a lot of curled toes. After that I followed the advice of people here on the board and kept humidity down around 30% and have had much better results. I just finished a hatch from shipped eggs and got 52 chicks out of 60 eggs.

30% throughout or at lockdown? Can you tag me in a good thread for this please?

 

[MGG]

30% throughout or at lockdown? Can you tag me in a good thread for this please?

Yes. It should be 45-50 percent

 

[MGG]

30-40 percent throughout

 

[MGG]

Ok, I found this. I didn't read the whole thing, but the first few posts look good. Here is a link, I don't want to resurrect the old thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/quail-incubation-humidity.240616/

 

[Nabiki]

30% throughout or at lockdown? Can you tag me in a good thread for this please?

30% until they start to pip, then the humidity tends to rise on its own up to about 42%.

This is a huge thread and often side-tracked, but it has the best information with a lot of really experienced people in it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/➡-quail-hatch-along.1276785/

 

[FlomatonsFlocks]

No problem. I think you will have to assist. I'm guessing they shrink wrapped somehow and are stuck.

Ok, I found this. I didn't read the whole thing, but the first few posts look good. Here is a link, I don't want to resurrect the old thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/quail-incubation-humidity.240616/

Thank you. Is there something wrong with adding onto old threads?

 

[FlomatonsFlocks]

30% until they start to pip, then the humidity tends to rise on its own up to about 42%.

This is a huge thread and often side-tracked, but it has the best information with a lot of really experienced people in it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/➡-quail-hatch-along.1276785/

Thank you!