Getting Ready

Setting up the Incubator

Incubator

The conditions needed for Chinese Painted quails incubation is a temperature of 37.5 degrees C and a humidity of 45%.

You need to make sure these conditions are meet before placing the eggs in ready to incubate.

 Thermometer

To keep track of the temperature make sure you have a thermometer inside the incubator.

 If the temperature is not right then there is a possibility that this will either speed up or slow down the development of the chick, this is bad because it could disrupt the development and lead to deformities of the chick.

Hydrometer

You will also need to put a hydrometer inside the incubator to keep track on the humidity.

The humidity should remain around 45% before the last few days in order to keep the shell hard enough to protect the chick during its development. The humidity is especially important during the last few days when the chick is ready to hatch, at this point the humidity needs to be raised to 75% so the shell is softened to allow the chick to break though.