room temperature for letting quail eggs rest

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007Sean said:
Howdy, :frow and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy :ya to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

How warm was it for the eggs while being shipped? If it was as warm as your incubation room, then those eggs are already starting to develop, letting them rest in a cool room will most likely kill the embryos...it would be better to put them in the incubator immediately, with the turner off to let them rest.

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Thanks for this info-I already let them rest in the 68 degree room and placed them into their incubators. I do have an important question for you though, the temperature gauges on my incubators (I have 3 Kebonnixs auto-turning units in new condition.) are set at 99.5 degrees. I used 2 mercy thermometers (traditional medical ones that we all used before the digital ones came out) and they indicated 99.8 degrees at egg level. I then tested the temp with my inkbird ITH-10 and it shows 98.5 degrees at egg level. I have 3 inkbirds units (they all are very close to similar readings, so I believe they are functioning correctly), but because they indicate lower temps, I don't know which thermometer to believe. Any thoughts? I have 65 eggs going. Thank you so kindly for your insights, I appreciate them!
 

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