Bobwhite chicks begin hatching as early as day 22, and typically finish hatching by day 24.A spray bottle can also be used to lightly spray the eggs when preparing the incubator for lockdown. Warm-hot water should be added to the incubator to raise the humidity to 55-65%. We highly recommend placing down a layer of newspaper to absorb excess water and a layer of grip shelf liner on top to allow Bobwhite Quail chicks to get their footing and significantly reduce the risk of splayed leg. Day 21 (Lockdown): The eggs no longer need to be turned and can be prepared to hatch.Eggs should be turned every 3-4 hours for the first 20 days. Incubator temperature should be set to 100☏. The relative humidity (RH) should be close to 45%, although 35% can be used for the dry hatching method. If incubated during AM hours, the day the eggs are incubated is counted as day 1.

The first day that the eggs are placed in the incubator would be counted as day 0 if the eggs were incubated during PM hours, with the second day counted as day 1.

Bobwhite Quail Incubation (Days 0-21): Bobwhite Quail eggs take typically 24 days to hatch.

Calibrating Your Incubator: We recommend testing the incubator a day before incubation to make sure settings are accurate as well as using a secondary humidity and temperature gauge to confirm the accuracy of the incubator throughout the entire incubation process.This is especially important with shipped or transported eggs. Before incubation, store the eggs upright for 24 hours at room temperature to allow the air cell to rest back in place.

Quail egg incubator