Spraying Quail eggs

[candlemaker1947]

Confused, half of the experts say to spray eggs with warm water every few day and half say never spray the eggs!!!!.
Surly there is answer to this, should I spray the eggs or not. What you think folks.

 

[dc3085]

Do you mean spray them during incubation or to clean them prior to incubation?

I've never even heard of spraying eggs...

 

[candlemaker1947]

No, I have read articles which say to spray with warm water whilst incubating 1

 

[dc3085]

Never tried it and i get 80-90% on most hatches of my own eggs. Its hard to do much better than that on coturnix so I'd say the practice has little merit if any.

 

[candlemaker1947]

Will go with that. I did find it strange to read a bout "lock down" and then to read that you can open the incubator to spray the eggs. The lid stays on , Thanks

 

[JJSS89]

A lot simpler and more natural to just leave a cup of water in the incubator to have a steady humidity.

 

[Newquailperson]

Do you mean spray them during incubation or to clean them prior to incubation?

I've never even heard of spraying eggs...

I dry incubator now they have water in small cups on lock down just locked down last nite have one that hatched sprayed litely last nite and once today do I do more or not?

 

[Nabiki]

I dry incubator now they have water in small cups on lock down just locked down last nite have one that hatched sprayed litely last nite and once today do I do more or not?

FYI, this thread is 9 years old and the person you're replying to last logged on over five years ago, so you're not likely to get a response.

 

[007Sean]

I dry incubator now they have water in small cups on lock down just locked down last nite have one that hatched sprayed litely last nite and once today do I do more or not?

As @Nabiki, has stated this is an old thread....I would not spray/mist the eggs at all. Add water to the cup(s) then don't open till they hatch and are dry and fluffy, then, transfer to your brooder.