I have always incubated mine at 37.6 and every single time all or nearly all hatch. I don’t even turn my eggs. You can tell male or female at day old. Females have long feathered wings and males have short wings. Great video. I will try this and see how I go.
I've just started my first time trying to hatch quail eggs it's my first time so I'm really excited. Just wanted to thank you for your video it was really helpful and useful.
Well... Studies have shown that the size, shape, and color of chicken eggs are determined by the breed of the chicken and not by the sex of the chicken. Additionally, there is no known biological mechanism that would cause male and female chicken embryos to develop differently in the eggshell, which would result in visible differences in egg appearance. But, you can try.
In the philippines, they manage to cross breed japanese taiwan and japanese seattle. the mix breed can be determined from day 1 if female or male. Just search it, I am not joking.
Sorry to inform you but I actually followed what you said and it was off, out of 11 eggs, l believed l had 1 male and 10 females, turns out I ended up with 8 males and 3 females.
I’ve just started a batch. It’s about 4 days now but I got eggs from local household. I’m hoping they are fertile cause they sold both fertile & infertile. The infertile was way cheaper. I didn’t know about the sex thing but now I’m going to check when I put them in lockdown. I’m doing a dry hatch cause my video research shows people did better at dry hatching. I’m excited and impatient so I have a hard time leaving them alone. I did try candling twice. Today I seen the air sac so I’m hoping that’s a good sign. I only check 1 egg each time so it’s quick and I don’t mess with all of them. I read it’s ok since the mother hen leaves the nest to forage. I also take care of the wild birds around here. I feed the chickens, doves & pigeons daily. My friends & I have rescued the baby chicks and we’ve relocated families so they would be safer. The birds recognize us and come running when they see us. I usually feed them twice a day. My pup chases them cause she thinks they are friends. We have a rescued pigeon who is now family since she won’t leave us. My pup & the pigeon, Epic & Manu play well together. It’s funny to watch them. Epic will grab Manu by a wing and Manu will get away then dive bomb Epic. Manu lays eggs and Epic eats them.
@@midoreeya out of the 24 eggs, only 7 hatched. Less than 10 were fertile. A few of the ones that hatched have some deformities. One has a crooked beak but it doing ok. Two are pretty bald but I have them in a heated cage. I got 1/2 of my money back but the seller acted like she did me a favor.
This seemed very unlikely but I looked into it & I did find a scientific paper saying there is a slight difference in shape between male & female eggs. So maybe there is something in it!
@@emmaball9900 There are now at at least 3 scientific studies online backing this up, going to try this out if I hatch some more quail eggs. Do a search for 'egg shape and sex determination'
Hi I’m new to the quail game I have 4week old Egyptian jumbo quails. So when the start laying how long do I have before I start incubating? Especially if I don’t want to hatch too many and also want eggs to consume? Thanks for your help and sharing your knowledge/ videos.
Dear, not all quail are the same. Those are Courtnix. It's like buying feed for a mud duck. Dark meat and the taste leaves much to be desired. The eggs are good however. The Bob White is a much better choice as the meat is white and dense. There is no better eatin on the planet!!!! You will want every rooster you can get!!! The eggs are just as good as chicken eggs, just smaller. Bob White is harder to raise but well worth the effort. They can fly like an F15 so you got to watch em ;)
So i have a very young flock of quail just starting to lay, so currently i have 2 eggs from yesterday and today, how long do i collect the eggs for before putting into the incubator? And do you candle day 15 after putting into the incubator or from yhe day they were laid?
Nah 70 percent male and 30 percent female this method didnt work for me i guess I tried hatching 200 eggs and the result are 85 males and 76 female and i didnt use this method
I differentiate in order to decide which eggs to hatch, as I'm interested in egg production (so female birds). The male eggs are eaten or sold, not discarded :)
@@farmingmadesimple1447 hello I have a question for you I just found a quails nest in the middle of my lawn the mother had built a nest in some tall grass that I had weed whacked and unfortunately she has not come back to sit on the eggs she wasn’t there when we were weed whacking that we noticed but she hasn’t come back cents so I’m not sure what to do with the eggs I want to try and incubate them do you have any recommendations for somebody who doesn’t have any equipment is there a DIY incubator I can make?
@@tanisgeorgetti7317 Stick them in your Bantams' nest and let them do the hatching and the Babysitting for you, that's what I do.This method saves you money on heating the Brooder.
I mean, it's 2023, and this is the world we live in.....so crazy! I'm glad there are people that realize this is so ridiculous though, thank you @lamadyarah8787. Made me chuckle!
You will have to see if it likes pink or blue best - or maybe it will change from day to day? Still not going to lay eggs if it male however it 'identifies'😄
I have always incubated mine at 37.6 and every single time all or nearly all hatch. I don’t even turn my eggs. You can tell male or female at day old. Females have long feathered wings and males have short wings. Great video. I will try this and see how I go.
How to tell male or female at day old?
@@ramoncitomondigo6349head colour is usu more orange
I've just started my first time trying to hatch quail eggs it's my first time so I'm really excited. Just wanted to thank you for your video it was really helpful and useful.
I’m just starting to research growing quail and found this interesting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and hope you have a Merry Christmas.
guys this doesn't work, the shape depends on the genetics and chemical balance of the female, sex doesn't make much of difference in hormonal balance
I think it actually works because I tried the same theory on chicken eggs and from the 7 chicks only 1 was a male 😀
Well...
Studies have shown that the size, shape, and color of chicken eggs are determined by the breed of the chicken and not by the sex of the chicken.
Additionally, there is no known biological mechanism that would cause male and female chicken embryos to develop differently in the eggshell, which would result in visible differences in egg appearance.
But, you can try.
Did you make that water dispenser for your quail? Very good way to water them. How did you make it?
In the philippines, they manage to cross breed japanese taiwan and japanese seattle. the mix breed can be determined from day 1 if female or male. Just search it, I am not joking.
Just want to say that day 1 is the day it hatched, so no way of determining just looking at the egg.
Do you have a source? I want to check out that research. It sounds very interesting
Sorry to inform you but I actually followed what you said and it was off, out of 11 eggs, l believed l had 1 male and 10 females, turns out I ended up with 8 males and 3 females.
It's a 50 50 shot I guess. No true way to tell.
Throughout my hatching process, one hen hatches then one rooster follows. 50-50 correct
Please more detail about its food thank you for your valuable video ❤️❤️❤️
Hi! Any updates on the sex the the quails? Was your initial evaluation accurate? TIA.
Final tally was all female except one! This method isn't perfect, but works well for me
@@farmingmadesimple1447 thank you for the video.
@@farmingmadesimple1447 thanks for this. I will try your method.
I’ve just started a batch. It’s about 4 days now but I got eggs from local household. I’m hoping they are fertile cause they sold both fertile & infertile. The infertile was way cheaper.
I didn’t know about the sex thing but now I’m going to check when I put them in lockdown. I’m doing a dry hatch cause my video research shows people did better at dry hatching. I’m excited and impatient so I have a hard time leaving them alone. I did try candling twice. Today I seen the air sac so I’m hoping that’s a good sign. I only check 1 egg each time so it’s quick and I don’t mess with all of them. I read it’s ok since the mother hen leaves the nest to forage. I also take care of the wild birds around here. I feed the chickens, doves & pigeons daily. My friends & I have rescued the baby chicks and we’ve relocated families so they would be safer. The birds recognize us and come running when they see us. I usually feed them twice a day. My pup chases them cause she thinks they are friends. We have a rescued pigeon who is now family since she won’t leave us. My pup & the pigeon, Epic & Manu play well together. It’s funny to watch them. Epic will grab Manu by a wing and Manu will get away then dive bomb Epic. Manu lays eggs and Epic eats them.
Idk if you did this already, but on day 5 try candling the egg by using a strong light source(phone flashlight, flashlight anything works)
@@midoreeya out of the 24 eggs, only 7 hatched. Less than 10 were fertile. A few of the ones that hatched have some deformities. One has a crooked beak but it doing ok. Two are pretty bald but I have them in a heated cage.
I got 1/2 of my money back but the seller acted like she did me a favor.
This seemed very unlikely but I looked into it & I did find a scientific paper saying there is a slight difference in shape between male & female eggs. So maybe there is something in it!
Would you share a link to that paper?
@@emmaball9900 There are now at at least 3 scientific studies online backing this up, going to try this out if I hatch some more quail eggs. Do a search for 'egg shape and sex determination'
Hi I’m new to the quail game
I have 4week old Egyptian jumbo quails. So when the start laying how long do I have before I start incubating? Especially if I don’t want to hatch too many and also want eggs to consume?
Thanks for your help and sharing your knowledge/ videos.
No more than 7 days
Dear, not all quail are the same. Those are Courtnix. It's like buying feed for a mud duck. Dark meat and the taste leaves much to be desired. The eggs are good however. The Bob White is a much better choice as the meat is white and dense. There is no better eatin on the planet!!!! You will want every rooster you can get!!! The eggs are just as good as chicken eggs, just smaller. Bob White is harder to raise but well worth the effort. They can fly like an F15 so you got to watch em ;)
Very informative. Thank you!
My co-worker that raises quails just told me the same thing. I didn't know that.
Hi is this the same for all types of quail I have hatched buttons and definitely need more female
Can you tell ahead of time if are fertile eggs? or have to wait till part way thru incubating?
Light bulb 💡 check at day 15
And what was the result? Was that one that you suspected to be male a male? And all others females?
So i have a very young flock of quail just starting to lay, so currently i have 2 eggs from yesterday and today, how long do i collect the eggs for before putting into the incubator? And do you candle day 15 after putting into the incubator or from yhe day they were laid?
Nah 70 percent male and 30 percent female this method didnt work for me i guess
I tried hatching 200 eggs and the result are 85 males and 76 female and i didnt use this method
That math doesn't work out.
thank you for this video, Ive learned a lot from it. Please can you tell me at what age baby quail are able to leave the brooding box?
Thank you for this video.
Did the experiment work with the egg's?
What bedding are you using?
What were the eventual results please?
Wonderful video..
Ive learned more a lot of it.
Can this theory apply to button quail eggs? Thx❤
Why do u need to differentiate the male or female eggs, are you going to discard some of them?
I differentiate in order to decide which eggs to hatch, as I'm interested in egg production (so female birds). The male eggs are eaten or sold, not discarded :)
@@farmingmadesimple1447 hello I have a question for you I just found a quails nest in the middle of my lawn the mother had built a nest in some tall grass that I had weed whacked and unfortunately she has not come back to sit on the eggs she wasn’t there when we were weed whacking that we noticed but she hasn’t come back cents so I’m not sure what to do with the eggs I want to try and incubate them do you have any recommendations for somebody who doesn’t have any equipment is there a DIY incubator I can make?
@@tanisgeorgetti7317 Stick them in your Bantams' nest and let them do the hatching and the Babysitting for you, that's what I do.This method saves you money on heating the Brooder.
That is a bunch of crap. It is an old wives tale.
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great video.
What abt if it isn't fertilized then what shape would it be.
The mother determines the sex of offspring in birds (opposite of mammals)
Still either pointy or round. The sex of the egg is already determined before it is fertilized.
I need to say this::: Quail eggs make me extra friski 👊 seriously
It's because the eggs are fertilized , good to raise testosterone, not to mention unfertilized are bad for you.
I hatched 8 eggs how many will be male of the 8?
Where is your updated about it is true or not ???
Lol
What if my quail egg wants decide it own gender? Or decide it wants to be trans? 😂😂😂
Why am I surprised by this?
I mean, it's 2023, and this is the world we live in.....so crazy! I'm glad there are people that realize this is so ridiculous though, thank you @lamadyarah8787. Made me chuckle!
You will have to see if it likes pink or blue best - or maybe it will change from day to day? Still not going to lay eggs if it male however it 'identifies'😄
Lady you have demencja you start with 11 eggs and you have 8 quails
You have to correct yourself because you saying from 10 eggs I get 8 quails
If you have ever hatched quail eggs, you know that sometimes not all are successful! In the end, only 8 of the eggs hatched. This is very normal :)
And you have a disease called grammartosis. Symptoms include mis-spelling easy words..please seek psychological help.
@@farmingmadesimple1447 _ Maybe you should state that one egg wasn't fertile or stopped developing
@@farmingmadesimple1447 I am sorry. People can be so rude. Dont get discouraged. You are made in the image of God.