Coturnix Quail Fertile Hatching Eggs, 12 Count, Carefully Sourced and Selected for Quality, Ideal for Incubation and Sustainable Egg Hatching from Family Farms and Hatcheries Picked Daily Fresh

This order arrived so quick I didn’t have time to even order the incubator. One arrived cracked and when I held it up to the light I saw nothing inside. Idk whether to attempt hatching or just open it up and see what is inside

When it arrived, 2/12 were cracked with the yolk everywhere in the container. I am a longtime pro of hatching eggs, and so I candled the remaining ones to check for cracks before putting them in the 'bator: only to discover hairline cracks in two more of the ten remaining. I still went ahead and incubated the eight remaining ones, and though the temperature/humidity was perfect the entire time, at twelve days only four eggs had developed at all. Of those, only three hatched. It was a complete waste of money and I'm beyond frustrated.

6 of 12 hatched

The media could not be loaded. Although the eggs arrived well packaged, one was broken on delivery. After setting the eggs and incubating them in my auto incubator, only two hatched 18 days on the dot. Of the two that hatched they’re great birds, no leg issues, and very active. If I ordered again I’d consider ordering 2 dozen to get an adequate amount of hatching, but it’s a dice roll.

The quality of this item probably depends on seller and is likely not very consistent. I bought from ladonnaM, who shipped 16 eggs. I tossed 4 of them that were clearly cracked, so that left 12. Most of the 12 had hairline cracks, and all had detached air cells. I guess fixing the cracked ones with nail polish like what some people say might be a viable thing to do next time (to avoid the egg from drying out too fast).Out of the 12, I had 3 hatching on days 17, 18, and 19. I dropped 1 egg on day 7.In the end, I had 3 chicks. Upon inspection, for the rest of the eggs, the one I dropped was viable and pretty developed before it died. There are another two that had some development. But the rest 6 had no development at all - indicating that they were not viable. So only 50% of the eggs were viable. Of the viable ones, I am getting a 66% success rate (50% because of the accidental drop...). So I guess things are pretty normal if not for half of the eggs not being viable to start with.But then, this is my first time and 3 quails are enough to keep me busy. So I am not unhappy about it. With that said, I might try eBay next time though. They seem to sell a larger volume of these and have a larger selection, with more reviews and therefore likely more responsible sellers.

Received 12 eggs. After candling after 2 weeks in the incubator 9 were fertile. 7 hatched at around 18 days. 2 did not hatch. This is the first time hatching quail eggs so I'm happy with the results. After 3 days the seven are doing well. I bought game bird feed at the local farm supply that was 28% protein. I ground it up more in a cheap blender to almost a powder for the new babies. Put in a paper towel in the (homade) broader box. I will feed them this for the first couple weeks then give them the feed without blending. I put water in some 2 litter bottle caps for them to drink. They can reach it easily. I also have a regular quail waterer that holds a quart of water. They will get used to it as they grow. Make sure the waterer is for quail and not chickens. They will drown in a chicken waterer. They drink and eat pretty often so make sure they don't run out. They'll rest alot also. It's amazing how tiny they are when hatched. Hopefully you'll have as good luck as I did. I found quail eggs locally for 3 dollars a dozen so I'll probably go that route next time but overall I had a good experience with these eggs.

The media could not be loaded. For my first time ever hatching anything: so far we have 9/12 eggs hatched and healthy, preparing the brooder as of now ~ I’ve been relentlessly checking on them in between work and am so happy to say all the reviews on here helped greatly! The color diversity is super surprising so I’m hoping to see them shine through as they grow👍 and shipping was fantastic, not a single crack or broken egg! definitely will buy again and recommend to anyone looking for quail

Very low hatch rate. I only had 3 eggs hatch.