Quail incubation question

[Tex452]

Okay, i’m letting the humidity drop now. I will post updates within the week and a half they have left.

How did your hatch do?

 

[AmericanDwarfChicken]

How did your hatch do?

I got a 9 out of 12! One unfortunately had what I assumed could be wry neck and she didn’t live despite my best efforts to keep her alive, but the rest are all fully grown and could start laying any day now

 

[AmericanDwarfChicken]

wait your quail hens sit on eggs???

Yeah, they’re not very good mothers as they’re antsy and get off the nest every five minutes

 

[Tex452]

I got a 9 out of 12! One unfortunately had what I assumed could be wry neck and she didn’t live despite my best efforts to keep her alive, but the rest are all fully grown and could start laying any day now

That’s not bad, I do miss raising quail, I’m probably going to start again after I retire?

 

[AmericanDwarfChicken]

That’s not bad, I do miss raising quail, I’m probably going to start again after I retire?

go for it! I’ve seen people hatch quail from supermarket eggs, so that could be a fun experiment

 

[deliciouspits]

Hello BYC, I was was wondering if quail eggs will be fine incubating around 50-55% humidity? This is my first time using my incubator for quail eggs, other than having my quail hens hatch them. Thanks!

Yes. They don’t need to be constantly at 50. An average of 50 through the first 15 days. Then bump it up for lockdown.