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  1. BobDBirdDog

    When can I candle quail eggs???and help plz

    Here is an article that explains it a lot better, but note I dissagree with the temperature statement, as most thermometers tend to be off a litte in accuracy. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-incubate-hatch-eggs-just-21-days-from-egg-to-chicken at fan forced 37.5 degree C- Since you...
  2. BobDBirdDog

    When can I candle quail eggs???and help plz

    Don't think of the candling as a part of the incubation, but more a means to kill your curiosity about the development! You want to know if the eggs are developing or stand the chance of being rotten or bursting, as I explained earlier. There's a reason for the old say cull the bad eggs. In...
  3. BobDBirdDog

    When can I candle quail eggs???and help plz

    Candling at day 4-5 will reveal the eggs that are actually developing, and those that don't show any development after candling should be kept and checked again for development at 6-7 days. If no development is noted in those, cull them. The reason to candle early is to eliminate the potential...
  4. BobDBirdDog

    When can I candle quail eggs???and help plz

    Just thinking with 2 fans running, you might want to raise the temps a little and consider reading a different approach, buying a hydrometer and thermometer and going with humidity throughout the incubation. Fans can dry out the egg, I personally feel most eggs need humidity, the hen usually...
  5. BobDBirdDog

    When can I candle quail eggs???and help plz

    Start checking them for a road map of blood veins at 4-5 days. I never dry incubate (usually humidity around 65-75% throughout) so I cant offer advice there.
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