Which incubator is best for hatching quail eggs?

[Klaudia]

Hello!
Little background. I started raising quail one year ago. You can say I’m still pretty new to this hobby but I have butchered some quail, I’ve built them a shelter on the ground and I have about 30 quail at this moment. I want to start hatching my quail eggs this year, some for eggs,meat and maybe sell some hatchlings. I’m debating between 2 incubators. The little giant with the automatic turners and fan or the Nurture Right 360. I’m leaning towards the little giant but I’m still not sure what my best option is. Im also open to new suggestion. Thanks in advance.

 

[cherrynberry]

I have an incuview 360. Currently incubating 15 quail eggs, I do see development in some of the eggs...we will see if they hatch in a few days.

 

[CovidtimeQuail]

Try the quail forum for more responses. I hatch quail and my incubator is a modified Little Giant. Seems like the NR360 is more popular among quail growers though. I wrote a short piece on modifying my incubator for better hatch.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...le-giant-still-air-incubator-9300-hack.76242/

 

[ChickenDuckQuail]

Hello!
Little background. I started raising quail one year ago. You can say I’m still pretty new to this hobby but I have butchered some quail, I’ve built them a shelter on the ground and I have about 30 quail at this moment. I want to start hatching my quail eggs this year, some for eggs,meat and maybe sell some hatchlings. I’m debating between 2 incubators. The little giant with the automatic turners and fan or the Nurture Right 360. I’m leaning towards the little giant but I’m still not sure what my best option is. Im also open to new suggestion. Thanks in advance.

We hatched our very first quail yesterday using a HHD New Technology incubator that my husband bought on Amazon for $60. Ten of the 24 hatched. We didn't candle them, so I don't know how many were actually fertile.

 

[Klaudia]

We hatched our very first quail yesterday using a HHD New Technology incubator that my husband bought on Amazon for $60. Ten of the 24 hatched. We didn't candle them, so I don't know how many were actually fertile.

Thanks for the reply, I ended up purchasing the little giant with the automatic egg turner and so far I’m happy with it. I’m currently doing my second hatch. The first one went pretty well we’ll see how this one goes. I’m still pretty new to all of this.

 

[bhaugh]

I hatch quail. Have an Rcom. Not the greatest for size but I just hatched out 14 from 26 shipped eggs. Some hatches I've gotten close to 90%. Make sure you have a temp and humidity gage in it to know what's going on

 

[TERMINATORATIS]

Hello!
Little background. I started raising quail one year ago. You can say I’m still pretty new to this hobby but I have butchered some quail, I’ve built them a shelter on the ground and I have about 30 quail at this moment. I want to start hatching my quail eggs this year, some for eggs,meat and maybe sell some hatchlings. I’m debating between 2 incubators. The little giant with the automatic turners and fan or the Nurture Right 360. I’m leaning towards the little giant but I’m still not sure what my best option is. Im also open to new suggestion. Thanks in advance.

I HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH RCOM MX 20 (ON PHOTO).
LITTLE BIT PRICEY BUT YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
GREAT TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROL' DON'T NEED EXTRA TURNER, IT'S FULLY PROGRAMABLE AND SUPER EASY TO DESINFECT AND CLEAN AFTER HATCHING.
I GOT 95% HATCHING RATE ON MY OWN HEN LAYED EGGS.GREAT INVESTMENT IS IF YOU GET QUAIL AND CHICKEN EGG TRAYS (SOLD SEPARATELLY AS ACCESSORY). THESE TRAYS ENABLE EGG TURNING EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT, THAN EGG SPACERS WHICH CAME ORIGINALY WITH THE UNIT. AS SAID GREAT INVESTMENT AND QUALITY.
AVOID STYROFOAM BASED INCUBATORS, BECAUSE THEY ABSORB VERY EASILY POTENTIALLY HARMFUL MICROORGANISMS. THEY ARE ALSO HARDER TO GET CLEANED AND DESINFECTED AFTER HATCHING. GOOD LUCK!

 

[TERMINATORATIS]

Hello!
Little background. I started raising quail one year ago. You can say I’m still pretty new to this hobby but I have butchered some quail, I’ve built them a shelter on the ground and I have about 30 quail at this moment. I want to start hatching my quail eggs this year, some for eggs,meat and maybe sell some hatchlings. I’m debating between 2 incubators. The little giant with the automatic turners and fan or the Nurture Right 360. I’m leaning towards the little giant but I’m still not sure what my best option is. Im also open to new suggestion. Thanks in advance.

I got great results with R Com MX 20. Little bit pricey, but if you are working and not at home all day, this one is for you. Fully automated temperature, egg turning and humidity control, this incubator will not let you down. I got 95% hatching rate from our home layers.
Good investment is quail and chicken trays, which make eggs turning way easier that spacers which like to tumble the eggs in all positions.

 

[rbetowill]

Don't know about quail eggs but hatched alots of chicken eggs with this premium Brinsea Mini II and hope also works great for your quail egges.
The incubator worked wonderfully. Successful hatch and it held humidity (I live in mid-FL) and temp perfectly.