Incubating Old Quail Eggs

[MegTheHenEggQueen]

I currently have 12 coturnix quail eggs in my incubator that are actually growing right along! No issues so far with any eggs when candling they are all looking good. I had some eggs on my rocker for about a month and decided what the heck I may as well give it a try. I’m wondering how many will hatch, survive and have zero issues. The same as the normal. I’m just wondering if anyone has ever incubated eggs that were older than a week old? Also I don’t use a fridge. I rock them in a room that keeps a pretty steady temp that they need however the temp fluctuates. This is actually how I store all the eggs both chicken and quail that I hatch.

 

[Nabiki]

There is a chance. It's not a hard and fast cutoff, where they all die at the end of 7 days. The viability drops and drops a bit each day until they are no longer going to develop. If they're not much over 7 days old, you have a decent chance of hatching several of them.

 

[MegTheHenEggQueen]

There is a chance. It's not a hard and fast cutoff, where they all die at the end of 7 days. The viability drops and drops a bit each day until they are no longer going to develop. If they're not much over 7 days old, you have a decent chance of hatching several of them.

I probably won’t do this again but I decided to try. Since my eggs are always fertile sometimes it’s neat to experiment. Instead of searching for the answer ya know. Thank you!!!

 

[MegTheHenEggQueen]

I will be candling again today Day 12 to see how they are now. It’s been about 5 days since my last candling.

 

[Kiki]

I will be candling again today Day 12 to see how they are now. It’s been about 5 days since my last candling.

Day 12 for the 12 eggs or the older eggs you added? How many did you add? Did you add any?

 

[007Sean]

I currently have 12 coturnix quail eggs in my incubator that are actually growing right along! No issues so far with any eggs when candling they are all looking good. I had some eggs on my rocker for about a month and decided what the heck I may as well give it a try. I’m wondering how many will hatch, survive and have zero issues. The same as the normal. I’m just wondering if anyone has ever incubated eggs that were older than a week old? Also I don’t use a fridge. I rock them in a room that keeps a pretty steady temp that they need however the temp fluctuates. This is actually how I store all the eggs both chicken and quail that I hatch.

I imagine that the odds of hatching an egg that has been sitting around for a month before incubating is going to be 0. The longest shelf life I've tried is 16 days, only a few hatched.

 

[MegTheHenEggQueen]

Update!!!! All hatched and are thriving some even more than others I have hatched prior! All in a brooder and my incubator is running again with another batch!

 

[MegTheHenEggQueen]

I imagine that the odds of hatching an egg that has been sitting around for a month before incubating is going to be 0. The longest shelf life I've tried is 16 days, only a few hatched.

100% all hatched healthy!! All good and thriving!

 

[MegTheHenEggQueen]

Day 12 for the 12 eggs or the older eggs you added? How many did you add? Did you add any?

Day 12 in incubator. They all hatched and are great!

 

[MegTheHenEggQueen]

There is a chance. It's not a hard and fast cutoff, where they all die at the end of 7 days. The viability drops and drops a bit each day until they are no longer going to develop. If they're not much over 7 days old, you have a decent chance of hatching several of them.

Let’s see! They are all alive and on day 5 and alive! Hoping by day 7 they are all good still!