Hatching Coturnix Eggs

Hatching Eggs

You will need to get hatching eggs locally sourced or you can purchase hatching eggs and have them shipped to you. 

Once you’ve got your fertilized eggs, keep them at room temperature (68°F to 72°F) for about 12-24 hours before placing them into an incubator. During this time, you should put them pointy end down in a clean, dry egg carton.

Ensure your incubator is well situated. It must be placed somewhere out of the sun and in a room that keeps a fairly consistent temperature.

To be viable, your eggs should be no more than 10 days old.

Set up your incubator a few days in advance to check everything is working correctly. Check it is maintaining a stable temperature and humidity level.

Incubation Time: Fertilized Coturnix Eggs will hatch in about 17 to 18 days after you place them in the incubator.

Temperature: To start, set the incubator at 99.5°F or 100°F. Reduce the heat to 98.5°F on day 16 and maintain for the final three days of incubation.

Humidity: Start with the humidity at 45-55% until day 14. Then raise it to 55-65% until your chicks hatch.

Turning: If you are using an incubator without an automatic turner, the eggs should be turned by hand a minimum of four times a day for 14 days. For the remaining 4 days, you don’t need to turn the eggs. Incubators with an automatic turner will turn the eggs regularly for you. Ensure that the egg turning is off for the final four days.