Get Better Hatch Rates - Quail hatch rates explained

[@CoturnixCorner]

Have you hatched shipped eggs? If so, where did you get your eggs and what kind of hatch rate did you get. If you have any other tips to help others get better hatch rates, post them below. Thanks and good luck with your hatches!

[@YowellsHoppinHilltopFarm]

I am getting mine from ebay

[@cheyennelmetcalf]

I live all the way in Washington, if I oder scarlet tuxedo Coturnix eggs from Myshire Farm in Ohio, do you think they will arrive soon? Do you think they will survive? Also, great video

[@davidisaac4636]

I use eBay for my eggs I usually get 72 eggs a time and get around 65-70% hatch rate 2 weeks after my first batch had matured I took 15 eggs in to the incubator and got 12 out so males are doing a good job this early out of those 12 had 10 females 😄

[@davidisaac4636]

And I have 20 females to 3 males and my hatch rate is pretty good I did try a fourth but the current 3 males refused to leave him alone once he tried to mount the females so didn’t go well and all my males did was bully him and no doing they’re jobs fertilising so seems I can’t add more males 😅

[@cheyennelmetcalf]

@@davidisaac4636 Good to know David

[@charlesmartin7347]

I definitely get smarter listening to you every time I watch. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Blessings and more Blessings to you and your family

[@CoturnixCorner]

Thank you, I'm glad you are enjoying the channel.

[@Sprunki-174]

Just got my first 100 egg batch from my shire farms Jenna is a doll ! Helpful and kind highly recommend them !

[@DeadlyAquarious]

Thank you for the advice. I tried a batch before but none hatch only saw some partially developed. Will try again with the advice you given.

[@shannonrobinson262]

We bought from Myshire farm. Hatched 41 of 60 after po held them for 12 days. Amazing quality.

[@virginiarayn5939]

What type of quail were those eggs?

[@kcquailfarm6778]

Just ordered from them, cannot wait to get the eggs in!

[@amymcmillan4417]

Just arrived today great advice for a beginner, Blessing

[@ayvazofskan4342]

Wanted to add some anecdotal evidence to the pile for those plastic containers, I ordered 36 eggs and did the standard procedure which normally yields a 80-90% hatch rate. Only 3 hatched, then I found this video to try and figure out what could have happened... wish I had found it sooner lol Don't buy eggs shipped in the plastic cartons, Terry is not kidding around when he says the eggs won't hatch.

[@scantrahan]

Going to hatch a dozen eggs for pets this spring, thanks for the video!

[@RehoKevin]

Great video Terry ! I just had a hatch of coturnix chicks 4 days ago, hatched 24 out of 42 set. That's a 57% hatch rate on shipped eggs, I was pleased. I followed the exact procedures you described in this video and things went well. My only issue was that there was temperature fluctuation in my incubator, Genesis Hovabator 1588. It's 15 years old so I may buy or build a new one. I used 4 thermometers, 1 calibrated analog and 3 digital to monitor temps. Looking forward to setting eggs from my own quail once they're old enough. What kind of hatch rate is reasonable to expect with eggs from my own quail in a breeding group of 1 roo to 4 hens? Thanks for another helpful video, keep 'em coming my friend.

[@CoturnixCorner]

Congrats on the new hatch! As long as the temperatures don't fluctuate too much you should be fine, coturnix eggs are pretty forgiving and can handle minor temperature changes as long as they don't get too cold or too hot. I keep a 1 to 4 ratio and regularly get 80 - 90 percent hatch rates out of my established birds. Young birds and first timers usually have lower hatch rates, but give them some time and they will eventually get it right. Good luck on your upcoming breeding group! Thanks for being part of the channel.

[@keithchildree2525]

You have good advice. On quail thank you

[@CoturnixCorner]

Thank you Keith, I'm glad you enjoy the channel.

[@brandonweller9536]

Just got my quail eggs from Kansas City quail farm this will be my second hatch ever. Hatch day is around October 28th. I’ll post an update then. Wish I came across your video sooner, my first hatch came off amazon and were shipped in those plastic containers, 14 out of 42 hatched. Not very good. Great video! Thanks for the tips!

[@CoturnixCorner]

KC quail is a good company. I've gotten some very good hatch rates from their eggs. Good luck and I look forward to your update!

[@brandonweller9536]

Well it’s the 28th and I have over 40 quail that have hatched so far, maybe more! It’s hard to count. I’m hoping for 60 that would put me at the 50% rate!

[@CoturnixCorner]

@@brandonweller9536 Congrats! If today is day 17 then you still have a very good chance of getting more to hatch out through day 19 & 20. Keep us updated!

[@ciennagirl53]

I hatched a yellow one with white wings and 2 yellow either black feathers I'm wondering what quails are those

[@luisthree]

Great advice video!

[@raytouchet8338]

What size hose do you cut to put for your ventilation on your incubator you built

[@MrBilld75]

I have heard many pushing the 5 hens per male, up to 6 and even without issue. But the average is 5 yes.

[@jerrymcclenny5344]

Did you put eggs in the turner with pointy side down?

[@CoturnixCorner]

Yes

[@taffythegreat1986]

I’ve made loads of notes. Great video 👍👍👍👍

[@paulineyoung1453]

Thank you for your information it was very helpful for me from Australia

[@primmeteorgaming1297]

I'm hatching some now and ur a lot uf help

[@tiffanyrogers8762]

I'm hatching my personal quail eggs and I'm at 15/3 83% I lost 3, 2 pipped and closed I think, 1 was deformed. Also, I don't get my lockdown incubator in time and because of that, I had to reorganize and ended up with multiple hatching in the turner.

[@blessedandfree7819]

How can you add more eggs after a week without problems

[@sutharsan.vlog.jaffna]

Great explanation Thank you , from Sri Lanka

[@yvettedraper-jt9qj]

I have a question. If you have eggs that are a week apart, how does the humidity work? Cause when the one eggs are supposed to be at 40-55% when turning and the ones at lock down are supposed to be at 65% humidity?

[@saraalnwara9755]

I got my eggs from Ebay, I am on day 16 now. And hope they are doing well

[@matilyn7329]

I did too and I got a 50% hatch rate

[@dixierose535]

50% here too. Seems to be the norm. On shipped eggs

[@BigDmike24]

@@dixierose535 me too 50%

[@dixierose535]

@@BigDmike24 that’s probably not too bad considering all tgat movement and temperature fluctuations they go thru... I’m amazed that most I get aren’t broken considering how beat up the boxs get in shipment.

[@BigDmike24]

@@dixierose535 me too I was surprised. Now I have hatched 55 and got 150 eggs in the incubator now. All Bobwhite.

[@michaelwaller4179]

we're can I get mountain quale eggs , I had a pare and my female died .

[@kimbigley9540]

Plz give me more info on dry birth.

[@yavuzcileli8784]

Great video! I appreciate your knowledge. I just started to raise quails and chukars. What kind of digital hygrometer thermometer you recommend for an incubator? Thank you.

[@sierradates5672]

I get mine from Myshire too. 😁 I had a terrible hatch rate. It was completely my fault. Zach was so helpful even though it was outside of normal business hours.

[@CoturnixCorner]

Zach and Jenna are great. Never had any problems when purchasing from them. Thanks for the comment!

[@The_micro_bro]

Can you have to high humidity? I always keep my humidity at 65 to 70 percent the whole process.

[@CoturnixCorner]

Yes you can have the humidity too high. During incubation you want the humidity between 35 - 50%. And then bump it up to 65 - 70% during lockdown. If the humidity is too high while incubating the egg will absorb too much moisture causing a reduced air cell size, and when the chick pips the inner membrane there isn't enough air and they suffocate.

[@timothyscott1803]

Well explained clip! Thanks for your advice

[@nancywerts3640]

I am a small quail keeper. mostly for my own use. have successfully hatched and raised quail before. Right now I have 13 quail (3/10 ratio) Something I have always done, but don't know if it's needed is when storing the eggs for incubation, I have always put them in the egg turner with the cover off and turner on. Then, when I am ready to start, I just put the cover on and turn on the incubator. I have a Farm Innovations incubator. Styrofoam, from Tractor Supply. I also just use the chicken rails that came with it. I'm not going to bother getting the quail rails until I can justify a 120 bird hatch. What are your thoughts about the way I store hatching eggs?

[@flyingwild1053]

In a couple of days I'm gonna incubate some Californian quail eggs. Does anyone have any tips?

[@TabiiiiiiyYYy]

Thanks for your videos and advice. Are very helpful. I have a question. If I want to add roosters to my hens, how soon can I expect fertilized eggs after mating them? how many days should i wait?

[@Sprunki-174]

They say about 2-4 weeks after you see mating behavior ❤

[@jmseipp]

I’ve hatched 18 Quail so far from eggs that I bought from Asian Super Markets! I just grabbed them out of the fridge! Really! (-:

[@circa134]

They can survive the fridge? Didn’t know that

[@jmseipp]

@@circa134 . Yes. I choose the freshest ones based on the expiration date. They won’t all be fertile and I haven’t had success with some brands. The ones that come from Canada didn’t hatch at all. Sometimes only one will hatch out of a pkg of 15 eggs. And I had 9 hatch once out of a pkg that size. It’s hit or miss.

[@SusanRogersMakingItWork4Me]

I've hatched chicken eggs that had been in the fridge for a week. I had a dozen and 10 hatched. I let them come up to room temp and completely dry before I put them in the incubator. Hatch rate was better than I expected!

[@jmseipp]

@@SusanRogersMakingItWork4Me . Where did the eggs come from? Were they super market eggs or hatching eggs?

[@SusanRogersMakingItWork4Me]

@@jmseipp bought from a man in the next town. He wasn't a poultry farmer, just trying to make a living.

[@Tonia.lynn2411]

Where can I get the shipping foam

[@adrianhopkins7944]

Thank you for doing this information

[@davisrowland6071]

What egg turner do you use and do you have on an egg timer?

[@moed6908]

I had a hatch rate of 100% on my last incubation.. I was so shocked 😲

[@ashleysommers6453]

Congrats!! Any tips??!!

[@jpauthenticmobb]

What u did so special

[@JESSEPAVON]

Nooooot

[@marybanda41]

How this is my first time can you help

[@littleavocadofarm9356]

Great info...thanks for posting!!

[@imout671]

Half my birds (12) were straddle legged. What causes that? Thanks

[@jodiegriggs9181]

Humidity issues

[@taffythegreat1986]

Hi there when you say it should be 1 rooster to 23 or 4 hens. Do you mean they have to be caged as a group on their own. Or can you for example, have 10 roosters to about 40 hens. Same ratio but all put together in one cage. So any rooster can bonk any 3 or 4 hens he wants to? I’ve jotted loads of info down. Cheers 👍👍👍👍

[@kylebergstrom5927]

Do you let the rooster live with the hens? I have two males/six females and live in a large rabbit cage. I've kept them separate but I want to breed them.

[@joestro7826]

Thank you. Subscribed.

[@savannahs5052]

CAN YOU HAVE NOT ENOUGH HENS PER ROSTER?

[@taffythegreat1986]

Hi there so the eggs for fertility which are ready for incubation, are the ones that the old rooster had his wicket way first?

[@ricks2907]

Thanks buddy cheers Ricky 🙏🐈‍⬛🐤💥

[@ricknorlander]

What is the brand and model of the meat thermometer that you use?

[@Venugopal-mk8vk]

For us hatching rate is 30%only, even we are following same conditions,what actual temperature and humidity level

[@dillpickle7611]

I also do a dry hatch

[@jonb6364]

Hello. If you had ONLY two choices of 99 degrees Fahrenheit OR 100 degrees Fahrenheit on your forced air incubator which would you choose for Mandarin duck eggs?

[@CoturnixCorner]

I've never incubated duck eggs before so I'm not sure what the optimal temp is. But, if you set the regulator to 99 the incubator temps will average 99.5, if set to 100 they will average 100.7 inside the incubator. Hope this helps.

[@taffythegreat1986]

What do you mean by lockdown? Great video, hence the questions 👍👍👍

[@quaileggsvermont]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@trkstatrksta8410]

I find it very strange that quails have to be hatched in an incubator. I mean how did they procreate in the wild? We had quails when our boys were little and they always sat on their eggs, hatched them and cared for their chicks. Why can't they do it now?

[@lisabrownell]

Can you recommend a secondary digital hygrometer/temperature gauge please? I have discovered GQF quail rails are too small and not working well. Are the little giant racks & turner a good fit? From the video it looks like you have Little giant turner/rails and the eggs are fitting in nicely. Thanks

[@lostinsauce4515]

7:16 For personal reference

[@keithchildree680]

Do u ship u eggs if do how I get contact you to buy eggs

[@BigDmike24]

Awesome information

[@hbug13_62]

Is it a problem for the chicks still in the egg when hatched chicks are fumbling around jostling those guys? If I opened up the unhatched eggs and many of them had zero development does that mean unfertilized? The folks who got eggs from those hens before us had 100% hatch rate. Ours was miserable. 😕Two had developed quite a bit. One almost all the way and should have hatched. Didn't even pip.

[@CoturnixCorner]

Hello Hbug13, no it's not a problem, it happens, and I have never seen any problems with chicks hatching because of this. If you are concerned, you can put drawer liner material in hatching tray to kind of dampen rolling effect, this will also help prevent splay leg. Yes, if there was absolutely no development of the egg, then most likely it was infertile. Were they fresh eggs? And it does happen that a chick will fully develop and fail to hatch. Sometimes the chick uses up all the air from the air cell and is too weak to pip the shell and they end up suffocating inside the egg. Good luck with your next hatch and thanks for commenting!

[@colonyhillshomestead4683]

Good advice!

[@thatbme35]

Can the incubator temp determine the sex by raising or lowering it? Works at some alligator farms. Would it work for quail?

[@timetime6937]

No that's mainly true for reptiles.

[@nccrchurchunusual]

Terry has a more recent video proving that turning the eggs does not really matter.

[@missiontomicrofarming152]

I have 10 hens and 1 rooster currently in my 6x3 cage. Im concerned about the roosters fighting if I add another. Do you think thats enough room to safely add another rooster? Only 3 eggs out of 14 were fertile but I don't want them fighting and ending up hurting each other, or worse 😳

[@CoturnixCorner]

Plenty of room to add another roo, put him in at night so you reduce the chance of aggression.

[@missiontomicrofarming152]

@@CoturnixCorner awesome! I was skeptical so I wanted to check with someone more experienced. I'm still learning :) Thank you!

[@tynawilliams6184]

Do eggs need to sit before placing in incubator?

[@endofdaysbroadcast8486]

Yes, for 24 hours with the pointed end of the egg facing down at room temperature.

[@naturemaster6252]

great info. Thanks

[@YowellsHoppinHilltopFarm]

I am going to incubate quail on my channel nice video

[@eg5944]

Im absolutely positive the post office mistreated my eggs the whole way. When I picked my eggs up, the lady that handed them to me just kind of tossed them up on the counter. Tomorrow is hatch day so we shall see

[@Sprunki-174]

Same ! My box was destroyed and they literally told me they had animal interference! I have never seen a box in all my days of ordering something that this has happened to! I’m only day 2 of incubation but we’ll see. I have hope but my faith is low ( thankfully I got my eggs from the same farm as this gentleman. They package them really great !

[@kbbacon]

KC Quail is not responding.

[@thatbubbleguy]

Terry, any data available on male/female ratios per 100 hatched?

[@CoturnixCorner]

Not that I know of, it's pretty much random. You can have a hatch that is 50/50 and the next will be 80/20.

[@douglascolman4501]

I'm on an island in the Philippines. The humidity here is 79%. Will this cause me problems?

[@CoturnixCorner]

No you shouldn't have any problems. You could probably get away with doing a dry hatch by not adding any water to the incubator during the first 14 days and then just a small amount for lockdown. Thanks for commenting.

[@michelesanchez6828]

I live in Puerto Rico and hopefully my quail eggs will survive, I didn't know about the humidity and I had them over 60% humidity today is day 13 watching your video now, i just opened the little flap to let some humidity out. Tomorrow is lockdown day and I will have to bring the humidity up again? Its raining today!! Great video hopefully something will survive🦅

[@Anthony-ry8lo]

Where in Sw Florida? I am in Lehigh.

[@CoturnixCorner]

North Fort Myers

[@Anthony-ry8lo]

@@CoturnixCorner can you sell me some eggs? i'm building my incubator now. thanks

[@jimbuoy8525]

Where did you buys your thermomitors?

[@CoturnixCorner]

I picked those up at Walmart in the housewares dept.

[@tulockthewerewolf9744]

What's lockdown mean?

[@reneebrown5598]

Time for the eggs to quit being turned and humidity goes up to help them hatch

[@bigyingadventurestoo9916]

Do you ever sell quail? I live just to the north of you and have had one cage going for almost a year.

[@CoturnixCorner]

We will start shipping again as soon as the "Stay at home" orders are lifted.

[@bigyingadventurestoo9916]

@@CoturnixCorner I'm probably 35-40 minutes away from where you are. I could pick up. Do you allow picking up of live birds?

[@CoturnixCorner]

@@bigyingadventurestoo9916 Yes, we will be open to the public once the stay at home orders are lifted.

[@bigyingadventurestoo9916]

@@CoturnixCorner OK. Is there a way to contact you when that time comes besides on KZbin. I couldn't find your business by using Google Search.

[@CoturnixCorner]

@@bigyingadventurestoo9916 Join our FaceBook Group and you can message me from there. facebook.com/groups/2411942688854936/

[@melindahaymon8641]

Where did you find your poop trays? Price and site?? Thanks

[@CoturnixCorner]

They are available at most auto parts stores, they call them automotive drip trays. I get mine from Advanced Auto Parts for $11 each. Thanks for commenting!

[@82195]

you mean hotter less water on the fifteen or more water more humidity meaning less water?. More humdity an more water more humidity less water. Setting key should be changed? To higher humidity keeping watering to daily top-up 10ml to 7ml?

[@keng528]

🎉

[@Herrera-Sergio]

Where can I buy fertil eggs?

[@matilyn7329]

You can buy them on ebay

[@dixierose535]

Myshire has a websight

[@mubeenmirzasadimadi1566]

GOOD BRO

[@bahrainquail-6256]

thank u

[@taffythegreat1986]

I thought a quail is a quail. Didn’t know there are different ones. What are the best quails for quality of meat and producing eggs? 👍👍👍👍

[@bailey9084]

Coturnix!

[@TheWisendorf]

I raise and sell coturnix quail eggs.I is not a get rich quick deal.Lot of work and expense.In Michigan the NPIP certification cost is 300 bucks ,Then you have to pay the blood testers.The foam packaging material is great but not cheap. The feed is not cheap..If the sales are sporadic then you end up eating a lot of eggs yourself so that you can keep the eggs you sell for hatching fresh.If you sell small orders then there is a good chance that they have one of those toy type incubators they got for Christmas. Hatch rates can be really iffy.And then they blame you ,at least some people will.I started out with eggs from Myshire,,100 eggs.I hatched out 37.and then 2 of those died a couple days later.I did not blame Zach at Myshire.I raised those bird and then raised more off of those.Did a lot of tweaking and finally I was getting my hatch rate around 90%. I have 2 incubators and one always does better than the other one.Go figure! I moved 200 birds into my basement for winter.Not for the birds but for me..I have to feed and clean twice a day then carry all the poop outside to a dump pile near my garden.Lights are not the same as good old sunlight is and the timing of the lights affect egg size and quantity ..You can't hatch double yolkers.My sales are starting to pick up and boy am I grateful for that. It really helps with my feed bill. If I had it to do over again I think I will just close up shop around Nov or Dec. Then I would buy a couple hundred eggs from Myshire Farms the next February and start new hatch ,be back in business again by late march,Since most all of my pens are movable I will be way ahead of the game. Oh I forgot ,That stuff about humidity is way more important than you think so you better monitor it and raise it to like 70 or above around day 14 or you will have some problems because of it. Hope this helps somebody. Bob from bobsquailhouse gmail

[@CoturnixCorner]

Thanks for the comment Bob, lots of good info!