There's no way this is right..

[StrivingForBetter]

When I picked up my 2 dozen quail eggs from a semi-local farm, the lady told me to keep them at higher temps (like 101-102) and said if I could get it there, to keep it at 90% humidity. Wouldn't this drown the chicks?! All other research I have done have said to keep the humidity around the 40% mark. I'm in the Ozark Lake area in Missouri atm, but will be headed back to the Tulsa, Oklahoma area next week.

 

[feedman77]

For storage before incubation keep them cool as possible turned/tilted at least a couple times a day.

For incubation for a still air incubator 101 to 102 is a good incubation temp. For a forced air 99.5 to 100.

Humidity I have my best results at 20 to 35 percent during incubation. Then raise to 80 plus for lockdown and hatch.

If I go much over the 35 I have a lot of drowned chicks.

I'm in central no.

Good luck on your upcoming hatch

 

[birdmandan]

Feedman is 100% right. Listen to him! I've had lots of humidity with my cheap plastic incubator so these days, I do the dry hatch. Dry = 35% humidity in my house with an increase to 70%-80% at lockdown.

 

[StrivingForBetter]

Thank you so much! I've been doing the dry method with my chicken eggs, and so far they've been developing well. Fingers crossed for my little quails! Maybe she meant to say at the end of incubation but forgot to specify.