Incubating Grocery store quail eggs

[muddy75]

I think I stopped turning the egg on 14th day...and I remember her hatching precisely in time, a textbook case like, peeping at day 16.5, zipping almost exactly at day 17. I heard of chicks popping out at any time from day 15~19, so I would wait out until day 19 if you are worried that they are a little slow? Again, wish you best luck!

i have actually had chicks hatch up to day 22....so I give 5 days after day 17 or 48 hours after last hatch before final candling to confirm no more hatches

 

[Quailobsessed]

i have actually had chicks hatch up to day 22....so I give 5 days after day 17 or 48 hours after last hatch before final candling to confirm no more hatches

I've had late hatchers too. I never know when to give up on them.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

What kind of grocery store sells quail eggs? Do they offer them for eating, like chicken eggs? Is this in the US? I have never seen or heard of such! Is it for a particular, ethnic type of food? Or are they for hatching? Interesting! Fascinating, in fact! How much does one pay for a dozen of these, whether for eating or for hatching? Thank you, said the Elephant's Child, who was most insatiably curious about everything.

Edit: spelling in my sleep. Night, all! (Waves, then falls face-first in general direction of the bed.) Snoooore.

 

[Momto6kiddos]

What kind of grocery store sells quail eggs? Do they offer them for eating, like chicken eggs? Is this in the US? I have never seen or heard of such! Is it for a particular, ethnic type of food? Or are they for hatching? Interesting! Fascinating, in fact! How much does one pay for a dozen of these, whether for eating or for hatching? Thank you, said the Elephant's Child, who was most insatiably curious about everything.

Edit: spelling in my sleep. Night, all! (Waves, then falls face-first in general direction of the bed.) Snoooore.

haha! I just loved the personality in your response! They are sold for eating. I got them in a "grocery store" which is like a permanent farmer's market. They only get them in occasionally and, from what I understand, they are shipped from Pennsylvania. The store rarely has them because they are usually a random "throw in" item. I've been checking every store I've gone to for quail eggs for over a year. I was so excited when I finally found them! I actually only paid $2.50 for each pack, which was 15 eggs per pack (I bought 2 packs). I only got one who is still developing but I cracked every one I took out of the incubator and 16 of the 29 I removed had the bullseye on the yolk that usually indicates it had been fertile.

From my research, there are a few eggs that you may be able to hatch from grocery store eggs. Chickens usually wouldn't be one of them. The only possible exception to that would be if the chickens are free range because, if there were any roosters on the property, there is the slightest of chances that he could have mated with a hen. Other than quail, ducks may be able to hatch out as well, as there is always a chance that a duck was sexed incorrectly, or a wild duck could have mated with a female.

 

[Nabiki]

What kind of grocery store sells quail eggs? Do they offer them for eating, like chicken eggs? Is this in the US? I have never seen or heard of such! Is it for a particular, ethnic type of food? Or are they for hatching? Interesting! Fascinating, in fact! How much does one pay for a dozen of these, whether for eating or for hatching? Thank you, said the Elephant's Child, who was most insatiably curious about everything.

Edit: spelling in my sleep. Night, all! (Waves, then falls face-first in general direction of the bed.) Snoooore.

In my area if you can find them, they are usually sold in Asian market/grocery stores. They vary insanely in price from $1.85/egg to $5/dozen. The average seems to be about $7-8/dozen.

 

[Kiki]

In my area if you can find them, they are usually sold in Asian market/grocery stores. They vary insanely in price from $1.85/egg to $5/dozen. The average seems to be about $7-8/dozen.

I can buy them at my Asian grocery stores too.
I don't think they cost more than $3 a dozen... I'll stop by today and check.
Maybe I'll pick up a few dozen while I'm there...to try another experiment.

 

[Momto6kiddos]

I can buy them at my Asian grocery stores too.
I don't think they cost more than $3 a dozen... I'll stop by today and check.
Maybe I'll pick up a few dozen while I'm there...to try another experiment.

You definitely should!

 

[Kiki]

You definitely should!

I can't remember if I tried only once or twice before.
I've definitely tried before but none were fertile.

 

[R2elk]

I can't remember if I tried only once or twice before.
I've definitely tried before but none were fertile.

You only posted about doing it once before.

 

[Kiki]

You only posted about doing it once before.

Then I've only done it once.
Thanks!