Calculate the incubation time for Japanese Quail Breeding Eggs © Tino Bellmann
Details / Comments for this breeding process: Amount and type of quail eggs
The breeding of the Japanese Quail eggs starts on Wednesday, April 1st 2020
| Day+ | Day- | Date | To Do |
|---|---|---|---|
| If you have quail eggs from other quail breeders and you got it per parcel, leave them untouched for one day. | |||
| 0 | 17 | Wednesday, April 1st 2020 | Start the incubation process: Clean and disinfect the breeding machine. Fill in the water. Set the incubator's humidity to 60%-65%. Put the fertilized quail breeding eggs into the incubator and mark them if needed. Increase the temperature in the incubator slowly to 37.7 centigrade. |
| 1 | 16 | Thursday, April 2nd 2020 | Keep the breeder closed. Do not open. Don't turn the quail eggs! |
| 2 | 15 | Friday, April 3rd 2020 | Keep the breeder closed. Do not open. Don't turn the quail eggs! |
| 3 | 14 | Saturday, April 4th 2020 | Keep the breeder closed. Do not open. Don't turn the quail eggs! |
| 4 | 13 | Sunday, April 5th 2020 | Turn the quails eggs 3 to 4 times a day in different directions. |
| 5 | 12 | Monday, April 6th 2020 | Turn the quails eggs 3 to 4 times a day in different directions. |
| 6 | 11 | Tuesday, April 7th 2020 | Turn the quails eggs 3 to 4 times a day in different directions. |
| 7 | 10 | Wednesday, April 8th 2020 | Turn the quails eggs 3 to 4 times a day in different directions. |
| 8 | 9 | Thursday, April 9th 2020 | Turn the quails eggs 3 to 4 times a day in different directions. |
| 8 | 9 | Thursday, April 9th 2020 | Take a special lamp and light up / light through the quail eggs. |
| 9 | 8 | Friday, April 10th 2020 | Turn the quails eggs 3 to 4 times a day in different directions. |
| 10 | 7 | Saturday, April 11th 2020 | Turn the quails eggs 3 to 4 times a day in different directions. Optionally from day 10 to 14: Open the incubation machine and let the fertilized quail eggs cool down for about 15 minutes. (Controversial discussion, the effects on the hatching result are not proven.) |
| 11 | 6 | Sunday, April 12th 2020 | Turn the quails eggs 3 to 4 times a day in different directions. |
| 12 | 5 | Monday, April 13th 2020 | Turn the quails eggs 3 to 4 times a day in different directions. |
| 13 | 4 | Tuesday, April 14th 2020 | Turn the quails eggs 3 to 4 times a day in different directions. |
| 14 | 3 | Wednesday, April 15th 2020 | Put the quail eggs on a hatching pad. Stop turning the eggs. Increase humidity to 70-80% RH. Don't open the incubator anymore. |
| 16 | 1 | Friday, April 17th 2020 | Be prepared to welcome the new-born quail chicks. Do you have a bird chick brooder, a heater or a heating lamp, special quail chicks food, water ...? |
| 17 | 0 | Saturday, April 18th 2020 | Quail chick's hatching day! End of incubation. Leave the quail chicks in the incubator for a day (optional). |
More information und forecasts about this breeding process
| Day | Day | Date | To Do |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | Sunday, April 19th 2020 | Move the quail chicks to a special bird chicks brooder or another warm and dry box. |
| 25 | 7 | Sunday, April 26th 2020 | The first feathers grow (7 days old). Reduce the temperature of heating step by step and day by day. |
| 35 | 17 | Wednesday, May 6th 2020 | End of additional heating. (If the room has normal temperature) |
| 45 | 28 | Saturday, May 16th 2020 | Approximately beginning of gender separation (after 4 weeks and later) |
| 59 | 42 | Saturday, May 30th 2020 | Approximately the earliest day your quail hens will lay eggs (6 weeks and later, in summer) |
| 73 | 56 | Saturday, June 13th 2020 | Approximately the time for slaughtering quail roosters (8 weeks and later) |
| 101 | 84 | Saturday, July 11th 2020 | Approximately the latest day your quail hens will lay eggs (12 weeks, in winter) |