bobwhite egg temperature

[GoodFooter]

Anyone know the temperature for bobwhite quail eggs in a polyhatch brinsea ( still air) incubator???? think its 39.2 celcius
quick reply would be good!!!!:oops:

[Kevin Massey]

37.7 degrees.....i think

[GoodFooter]

37.7 degrees.....i think
that would be a forced air eg octogon.... mine is a still air ( made that mistake before)

[Kevin Massey]

look here bud:lol:
http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=14075

by all accounts its a cracking book...even without the offer (of which im sure you could get it at the offer rate:twisted: )

[GoodFooter]

look here bud:lol:
http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=14075

by all accounts its a cracking book...even without the offer (of which im sure you could get it at the offer rate:twisted: )
sounds perfect but have the eggs sitting under stairs which is the coolest bit of my house and still 21 degrees.The eggs will ruin if I dont get them in the incubator very soon at that temperature...its warming up so they can go in tomorrow but lost the instruction to it!!!! thanks for the help though.

[MitchellBrad]

sounds perfect but have the eggs sitting under stairs which is the coolest bit of my house and still 21 degrees.The eggs will ruin if I dont get them in the incubator very soon at that temperature...its warming up so they can go in tomorrow but lost the instruction to it!!!! thanks for the help though.

Don't forget to turn them once every 24 hrs. While in storage

[Heike]

Just hatched 6 out of 10 bobwhite eggs on a brinsea octagon 20 dx at 37.8 degrees, hatched on day 24 and I did not increase humidity 2 days before, I am finding with quail and bobwhites a better hatch rate with no increase in humidity ?

Cheers Heike

[Malcolm Edgar]

'I am finding with quail and bobwhites a better hatch rate with no increase in humidity ?'

That's very interesting (although contrary to most incubator operating instructions). Have any of the other quail experts got any comments/theories?
Would be interested to hear them.
M

[WelsHawker]

39.2c is what i hatch my bob white out @ , and i have the same incubator.. turn the eggs 3 times a day for the first 15 days, they leave them...

[GoodFooter]

39.2c is what i hatch my bob white out @ , and i have the same incubator.. turn the eggs 3 times a day for the first 15 days, they leave them...
Perfect! I put them in this morning at that temperature so nice to know I'm not cooking them!!!!!
Many thanks....and thanks for all the other replies.
Rob

[WelsHawker]

Candle them @ 7 days and remove any that are not fertile...

[Puddle]

I do most of my eggs under hens which i dont have to much trouble with but I find bob white to hatch better and quicker in an incubator at 37.2 and humidity 60-70%

[GoodFooter]

I do most of my eggs under hens which i dont have to much trouble with but I find bob white to hatch better and quicker in an incubator at 37.2 and humidity 60-70%
they wouldnt hatch at all in my incubators at 37.2..... thats fine for a forced air/draft incubator but 2 degrees out for a still air! My hen has 6 pheasant chicks at the moment hatch 11 out of 15 which was ok but her pen mate prompty killed 4 ! well taught me a lesson I suppose.:oops: so shes out of action incubator it is .I have 42 eggs in it so I keep you posted.

[GoodFooter]

nine out of 42 eggs were 'clear' which is ok as they had been through the post on the hot days! 31eggs still going strong.

[Grey_Squirrel_Hawker]

Just hatched 6 out of 10 bobwhite eggs on a brinsea octagon 20 dx at 37.8 degrees, hatched on day 24 and I did not increase humidity 2 days before, I am finding with quail and bobwhites a better hatch rate with no increase in humidity ?

Cheers Heike

i take it they are off the birds you got from me? i was having 100% hatchrates with the parents of those birds. 37.9 dc. no water in the incubator until the that last 48 hours, bird began piping within hours of the humidity going up.

[Falconer1000]

Anyone know the temperature for bobwhite quail eggs in a polyhatch brinsea ( still air) incubator???? think its 39.2 celcius
quick reply would be good!!!!:oops:


go to ebay uk and type in incubator then fine bob white haching eggs
in the item description they give really goob instructions on hot to get the best hatch rates

[GoodFooter]

the first eggs are pipping....22days

[GoodFooter]

24 eggs in 1st batch...20 fertile 18hatched 2 of which were disabled crippled. just waiting on 2nd batch which are a day late !
First quail Ive hatched ....they're just like noisy bumble bees!!!