Storage and Incubation Temperature Effects on Hatching Time of Coturnix Quail Eggs

Hatching time of Coturnix quail eggs was observed in three trials. Eggs were stored 1–6 and 7–12 days in trial 1; 1–4 and 13–21 days in trial 2; and 1–7, 8–14 and 15–21 days in trial 3 and were incubated at different temperatures (36.5° to 38.2° C.). The hatching time varied between 390 and 460 hours with the shorter storage periods and higher incubation temperatures having the lower hatching times.