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Bobwhite quail egg hatching calendar

Bobwhite quail eggs hatch about 23 days after they go into the incubator, usually between day 22 and day 24. Lockdown (stop turning, raise the humidity) is on day 21. Pick the setting date below for your own calendar.
Eggs set on
Length (days)
23
Average: 23 days. Adjust it for your breed.
Hatch date
Wed, Mar 24, 2027
Usually Mar 23 – Mar 25, 2027

Milestones

    🥚
    Eggs set
    Day 0 · Mon, Mar 1, 2027
    Turn the eggs at least five times a day until lockdown.
    🔦
    Candle the eggs (first check)
    Day 8 · Tue, Mar 9, 2027
    🔦
    Candle again (second check)
    Day 15 · Tue, Mar 16, 2027
    🔒
    Lockdown: stop turning, raise the humidity
    Day 21 · Mon, Mar 22, 2027
    Keep the incubator closed until the hatch is over.
    🐣
    Hatch day
    Day 23 · Wed, Mar 24, 2027

How the date is worked out

Hatch date = setting date + 23 days. Day 0 is the day the eggs go in, so eggs set on Mar 1, 2027 reach lockdown on Mar 22, 2027 and hatch on Mar 24, 2027 (usually Mar 23, 2027 to Mar 25, 2027). Candle at about one third and two thirds of the way: days 8 and 15.

Good to know

Bobwhite quail take about 23 days, much longer than Coturnix quail (17 to 18 days).

Day-by-day incubation chart

For eggs set on Mar 1, 2027. Turn the eggs at least five times a day until lockdown (Texas A&M AgriLife).
DayDateWhat to do
0Mon, Mar 1, 2027Set the eggs
1Tue, Mar 2, 2027Turn the eggs
2Wed, Mar 3, 2027Turn the eggs
3Thu, Mar 4, 2027Turn the eggs
4Fri, Mar 5, 2027Turn the eggs
5Sat, Mar 6, 2027Turn the eggs
6Sun, Mar 7, 2027Turn the eggs
7Mon, Mar 8, 2027Turn the eggs
8Tue, Mar 9, 2027Turn the eggs · Candle the eggs (first check)
9Wed, Mar 10, 2027Turn the eggs
10Thu, Mar 11, 2027Turn the eggs
11Fri, Mar 12, 2027Turn the eggs
12Sat, Mar 13, 2027Turn the eggs
13Sun, Mar 14, 2027Turn the eggs
14Mon, Mar 15, 2027Turn the eggs
15Tue, Mar 16, 2027Turn the eggs · Candle again (second check)
16Wed, Mar 17, 2027Turn the eggs
17Thu, Mar 18, 2027Turn the eggs
18Fri, Mar 19, 2027Turn the eggs
19Sat, Mar 20, 2027Turn the eggs
20Sun, Mar 21, 2027Turn the eggs
21Mon, Mar 22, 2027Lockdown: stop turning, raise the humidity
22Tue, Mar 23, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed · Hatching may start
23Wed, Mar 24, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed · Hatch day
24Thu, Mar 25, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed · Last usual hatch day

2027 hatching calendar: setting date, lockdown and hatch date

Every setting date of 2027 with its lockdown day and hatch day, month by month.
January 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jan 1Jan 22Jan 24, 2027
Jan 2Jan 23Jan 25, 2027
Jan 3Jan 24Jan 26, 2027
Jan 4Jan 25Jan 27, 2027
Jan 5Jan 26Jan 28, 2027
Jan 6Jan 27Jan 29, 2027
Jan 7Jan 28Jan 30, 2027
Jan 8Jan 29Jan 31, 2027
Jan 9Jan 30Feb 1, 2027
Jan 10Jan 31Feb 2, 2027
Jan 11Feb 1Feb 3, 2027
Jan 12Feb 2Feb 4, 2027
Jan 13Feb 3Feb 5, 2027
Jan 14Feb 4Feb 6, 2027
Jan 15Feb 5Feb 7, 2027
Jan 16Feb 6Feb 8, 2027
Jan 17Feb 7Feb 9, 2027
Jan 18Feb 8Feb 10, 2027
Jan 19Feb 9Feb 11, 2027
Jan 20Feb 10Feb 12, 2027
Jan 21Feb 11Feb 13, 2027
Jan 22Feb 12Feb 14, 2027
Jan 23Feb 13Feb 15, 2027
Jan 24Feb 14Feb 16, 2027
Jan 25Feb 15Feb 17, 2027
Jan 26Feb 16Feb 18, 2027
Jan 27Feb 17Feb 19, 2027
Jan 28Feb 18Feb 20, 2027
Jan 29Feb 19Feb 21, 2027
Jan 30Feb 20Feb 22, 2027
Jan 31Feb 21Feb 23, 2027
February 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Feb 1Feb 22Feb 24, 2027
Feb 2Feb 23Feb 25, 2027
Feb 3Feb 24Feb 26, 2027
Feb 4Feb 25Feb 27, 2027
Feb 5Feb 26Feb 28, 2027
Feb 6Feb 27Mar 1, 2027
Feb 7Feb 28Mar 2, 2027
Feb 8Mar 1Mar 3, 2027
Feb 9Mar 2Mar 4, 2027
Feb 10Mar 3Mar 5, 2027
Feb 11Mar 4Mar 6, 2027
Feb 12Mar 5Mar 7, 2027
Feb 13Mar 6Mar 8, 2027
Feb 14Mar 7Mar 9, 2027
Feb 15Mar 8Mar 10, 2027
Feb 16Mar 9Mar 11, 2027
Feb 17Mar 10Mar 12, 2027
Feb 18Mar 11Mar 13, 2027
Feb 19Mar 12Mar 14, 2027
Feb 20Mar 13Mar 15, 2027
Feb 21Mar 14Mar 16, 2027
Feb 22Mar 15Mar 17, 2027
Feb 23Mar 16Mar 18, 2027
Feb 24Mar 17Mar 19, 2027
Feb 25Mar 18Mar 20, 2027
Feb 26Mar 19Mar 21, 2027
Feb 27Mar 20Mar 22, 2027
Feb 28Mar 21Mar 23, 2027
March 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Mar 1Mar 22Mar 24, 2027
Mar 2Mar 23Mar 25, 2027
Mar 3Mar 24Mar 26, 2027
Mar 4Mar 25Mar 27, 2027
Mar 5Mar 26Mar 28, 2027
Mar 6Mar 27Mar 29, 2027
Mar 7Mar 28Mar 30, 2027
Mar 8Mar 29Mar 31, 2027
Mar 9Mar 30Apr 1, 2027
Mar 10Mar 31Apr 2, 2027
Mar 11Apr 1Apr 3, 2027
Mar 12Apr 2Apr 4, 2027
Mar 13Apr 3Apr 5, 2027
Mar 14Apr 4Apr 6, 2027
Mar 15Apr 5Apr 7, 2027
Mar 16Apr 6Apr 8, 2027
Mar 17Apr 7Apr 9, 2027
Mar 18Apr 8Apr 10, 2027
Mar 19Apr 9Apr 11, 2027
Mar 20Apr 10Apr 12, 2027
Mar 21Apr 11Apr 13, 2027
Mar 22Apr 12Apr 14, 2027
Mar 23Apr 13Apr 15, 2027
Mar 24Apr 14Apr 16, 2027
Mar 25Apr 15Apr 17, 2027
Mar 26Apr 16Apr 18, 2027
Mar 27Apr 17Apr 19, 2027
Mar 28Apr 18Apr 20, 2027
Mar 29Apr 19Apr 21, 2027
Mar 30Apr 20Apr 22, 2027
Mar 31Apr 21Apr 23, 2027
April 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Apr 1Apr 22Apr 24, 2027
Apr 2Apr 23Apr 25, 2027
Apr 3Apr 24Apr 26, 2027
Apr 4Apr 25Apr 27, 2027
Apr 5Apr 26Apr 28, 2027
Apr 6Apr 27Apr 29, 2027
Apr 7Apr 28Apr 30, 2027
Apr 8Apr 29May 1, 2027
Apr 9Apr 30May 2, 2027
Apr 10May 1May 3, 2027
Apr 11May 2May 4, 2027
Apr 12May 3May 5, 2027
Apr 13May 4May 6, 2027
Apr 14May 5May 7, 2027
Apr 15May 6May 8, 2027
Apr 16May 7May 9, 2027
Apr 17May 8May 10, 2027
Apr 18May 9May 11, 2027
Apr 19May 10May 12, 2027
Apr 20May 11May 13, 2027
Apr 21May 12May 14, 2027
Apr 22May 13May 15, 2027
Apr 23May 14May 16, 2027
Apr 24May 15May 17, 2027
Apr 25May 16May 18, 2027
Apr 26May 17May 19, 2027
Apr 27May 18May 20, 2027
Apr 28May 19May 21, 2027
Apr 29May 20May 22, 2027
Apr 30May 21May 23, 2027
May 2027
SetLockdownHatch
May 1May 22May 24, 2027
May 2May 23May 25, 2027
May 3May 24May 26, 2027
May 4May 25May 27, 2027
May 5May 26May 28, 2027
May 6May 27May 29, 2027
May 7May 28May 30, 2027
May 8May 29May 31, 2027
May 9May 30Jun 1, 2027
May 10May 31Jun 2, 2027
May 11Jun 1Jun 3, 2027
May 12Jun 2Jun 4, 2027
May 13Jun 3Jun 5, 2027
May 14Jun 4Jun 6, 2027
May 15Jun 5Jun 7, 2027
May 16Jun 6Jun 8, 2027
May 17Jun 7Jun 9, 2027
May 18Jun 8Jun 10, 2027
May 19Jun 9Jun 11, 2027
May 20Jun 10Jun 12, 2027
May 21Jun 11Jun 13, 2027
May 22Jun 12Jun 14, 2027
May 23Jun 13Jun 15, 2027
May 24Jun 14Jun 16, 2027
May 25Jun 15Jun 17, 2027
May 26Jun 16Jun 18, 2027
May 27Jun 17Jun 19, 2027
May 28Jun 18Jun 20, 2027
May 29Jun 19Jun 21, 2027
May 30Jun 20Jun 22, 2027
May 31Jun 21Jun 23, 2027
June 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jun 1Jun 22Jun 24, 2027
Jun 2Jun 23Jun 25, 2027
Jun 3Jun 24Jun 26, 2027
Jun 4Jun 25Jun 27, 2027
Jun 5Jun 26Jun 28, 2027
Jun 6Jun 27Jun 29, 2027
Jun 7Jun 28Jun 30, 2027
Jun 8Jun 29Jul 1, 2027
Jun 9Jun 30Jul 2, 2027
Jun 10Jul 1Jul 3, 2027
Jun 11Jul 2Jul 4, 2027
Jun 12Jul 3Jul 5, 2027
Jun 13Jul 4Jul 6, 2027
Jun 14Jul 5Jul 7, 2027
Jun 15Jul 6Jul 8, 2027
Jun 16Jul 7Jul 9, 2027
Jun 17Jul 8Jul 10, 2027
Jun 18Jul 9Jul 11, 2027
Jun 19Jul 10Jul 12, 2027
Jun 20Jul 11Jul 13, 2027
Jun 21Jul 12Jul 14, 2027
Jun 22Jul 13Jul 15, 2027
Jun 23Jul 14Jul 16, 2027
Jun 24Jul 15Jul 17, 2027
Jun 25Jul 16Jul 18, 2027
Jun 26Jul 17Jul 19, 2027
Jun 27Jul 18Jul 20, 2027
Jun 28Jul 19Jul 21, 2027
Jun 29Jul 20Jul 22, 2027
Jun 30Jul 21Jul 23, 2027
July 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jul 1Jul 22Jul 24, 2027
Jul 2Jul 23Jul 25, 2027
Jul 3Jul 24Jul 26, 2027
Jul 4Jul 25Jul 27, 2027
Jul 5Jul 26Jul 28, 2027
Jul 6Jul 27Jul 29, 2027
Jul 7Jul 28Jul 30, 2027
Jul 8Jul 29Jul 31, 2027
Jul 9Jul 30Aug 1, 2027
Jul 10Jul 31Aug 2, 2027
Jul 11Aug 1Aug 3, 2027
Jul 12Aug 2Aug 4, 2027
Jul 13Aug 3Aug 5, 2027
Jul 14Aug 4Aug 6, 2027
Jul 15Aug 5Aug 7, 2027
Jul 16Aug 6Aug 8, 2027
Jul 17Aug 7Aug 9, 2027
Jul 18Aug 8Aug 10, 2027
Jul 19Aug 9Aug 11, 2027
Jul 20Aug 10Aug 12, 2027
Jul 21Aug 11Aug 13, 2027
Jul 22Aug 12Aug 14, 2027
Jul 23Aug 13Aug 15, 2027
Jul 24Aug 14Aug 16, 2027
Jul 25Aug 15Aug 17, 2027
Jul 26Aug 16Aug 18, 2027
Jul 27Aug 17Aug 19, 2027
Jul 28Aug 18Aug 20, 2027
Jul 29Aug 19Aug 21, 2027
Jul 30Aug 20Aug 22, 2027
Jul 31Aug 21Aug 23, 2027
August 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Aug 1Aug 22Aug 24, 2027
Aug 2Aug 23Aug 25, 2027
Aug 3Aug 24Aug 26, 2027
Aug 4Aug 25Aug 27, 2027
Aug 5Aug 26Aug 28, 2027
Aug 6Aug 27Aug 29, 2027
Aug 7Aug 28Aug 30, 2027
Aug 8Aug 29Aug 31, 2027
Aug 9Aug 30Sep 1, 2027
Aug 10Aug 31Sep 2, 2027
Aug 11Sep 1Sep 3, 2027
Aug 12Sep 2Sep 4, 2027
Aug 13Sep 3Sep 5, 2027
Aug 14Sep 4Sep 6, 2027
Aug 15Sep 5Sep 7, 2027
Aug 16Sep 6Sep 8, 2027
Aug 17Sep 7Sep 9, 2027
Aug 18Sep 8Sep 10, 2027
Aug 19Sep 9Sep 11, 2027
Aug 20Sep 10Sep 12, 2027
Aug 21Sep 11Sep 13, 2027
Aug 22Sep 12Sep 14, 2027
Aug 23Sep 13Sep 15, 2027
Aug 24Sep 14Sep 16, 2027
Aug 25Sep 15Sep 17, 2027
Aug 26Sep 16Sep 18, 2027
Aug 27Sep 17Sep 19, 2027
Aug 28Sep 18Sep 20, 2027
Aug 29Sep 19Sep 21, 2027
Aug 30Sep 20Sep 22, 2027
Aug 31Sep 21Sep 23, 2027
September 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Sep 1Sep 22Sep 24, 2027
Sep 2Sep 23Sep 25, 2027
Sep 3Sep 24Sep 26, 2027
Sep 4Sep 25Sep 27, 2027
Sep 5Sep 26Sep 28, 2027
Sep 6Sep 27Sep 29, 2027
Sep 7Sep 28Sep 30, 2027
Sep 8Sep 29Oct 1, 2027
Sep 9Sep 30Oct 2, 2027
Sep 10Oct 1Oct 3, 2027
Sep 11Oct 2Oct 4, 2027
Sep 12Oct 3Oct 5, 2027
Sep 13Oct 4Oct 6, 2027
Sep 14Oct 5Oct 7, 2027
Sep 15Oct 6Oct 8, 2027
Sep 16Oct 7Oct 9, 2027
Sep 17Oct 8Oct 10, 2027
Sep 18Oct 9Oct 11, 2027
Sep 19Oct 10Oct 12, 2027
Sep 20Oct 11Oct 13, 2027
Sep 21Oct 12Oct 14, 2027
Sep 22Oct 13Oct 15, 2027
Sep 23Oct 14Oct 16, 2027
Sep 24Oct 15Oct 17, 2027
Sep 25Oct 16Oct 18, 2027
Sep 26Oct 17Oct 19, 2027
Sep 27Oct 18Oct 20, 2027
Sep 28Oct 19Oct 21, 2027
Sep 29Oct 20Oct 22, 2027
Sep 30Oct 21Oct 23, 2027
October 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Oct 1Oct 22Oct 24, 2027
Oct 2Oct 23Oct 25, 2027
Oct 3Oct 24Oct 26, 2027
Oct 4Oct 25Oct 27, 2027
Oct 5Oct 26Oct 28, 2027
Oct 6Oct 27Oct 29, 2027
Oct 7Oct 28Oct 30, 2027
Oct 8Oct 29Oct 31, 2027
Oct 9Oct 30Nov 1, 2027
Oct 10Oct 31Nov 2, 2027
Oct 11Nov 1Nov 3, 2027
Oct 12Nov 2Nov 4, 2027
Oct 13Nov 3Nov 5, 2027
Oct 14Nov 4Nov 6, 2027
Oct 15Nov 5Nov 7, 2027
Oct 16Nov 6Nov 8, 2027
Oct 17Nov 7Nov 9, 2027
Oct 18Nov 8Nov 10, 2027
Oct 19Nov 9Nov 11, 2027
Oct 20Nov 10Nov 12, 2027
Oct 21Nov 11Nov 13, 2027
Oct 22Nov 12Nov 14, 2027
Oct 23Nov 13Nov 15, 2027
Oct 24Nov 14Nov 16, 2027
Oct 25Nov 15Nov 17, 2027
Oct 26Nov 16Nov 18, 2027
Oct 27Nov 17Nov 19, 2027
Oct 28Nov 18Nov 20, 2027
Oct 29Nov 19Nov 21, 2027
Oct 30Nov 20Nov 22, 2027
Oct 31Nov 21Nov 23, 2027
November 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Nov 1Nov 22Nov 24, 2027
Nov 2Nov 23Nov 25, 2027
Nov 3Nov 24Nov 26, 2027
Nov 4Nov 25Nov 27, 2027
Nov 5Nov 26Nov 28, 2027
Nov 6Nov 27Nov 29, 2027
Nov 7Nov 28Nov 30, 2027
Nov 8Nov 29Dec 1, 2027
Nov 9Nov 30Dec 2, 2027
Nov 10Dec 1Dec 3, 2027
Nov 11Dec 2Dec 4, 2027
Nov 12Dec 3Dec 5, 2027
Nov 13Dec 4Dec 6, 2027
Nov 14Dec 5Dec 7, 2027
Nov 15Dec 6Dec 8, 2027
Nov 16Dec 7Dec 9, 2027
Nov 17Dec 8Dec 10, 2027
Nov 18Dec 9Dec 11, 2027
Nov 19Dec 10Dec 12, 2027
Nov 20Dec 11Dec 13, 2027
Nov 21Dec 12Dec 14, 2027
Nov 22Dec 13Dec 15, 2027
Nov 23Dec 14Dec 16, 2027
Nov 24Dec 15Dec 17, 2027
Nov 25Dec 16Dec 18, 2027
Nov 26Dec 17Dec 19, 2027
Nov 27Dec 18Dec 20, 2027
Nov 28Dec 19Dec 21, 2027
Nov 29Dec 20Dec 22, 2027
Nov 30Dec 21Dec 23, 2027
December 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Dec 1Dec 22Dec 24, 2027
Dec 2Dec 23Dec 25, 2027
Dec 3Dec 24Dec 26, 2027
Dec 4Dec 25Dec 27, 2027
Dec 5Dec 26Dec 28, 2027
Dec 6Dec 27Dec 29, 2027
Dec 7Dec 28Dec 30, 2027
Dec 8Dec 29Dec 31, 2027
Dec 9Dec 30Jan 1, 2028
Dec 10Dec 31Jan 2, 2028
Dec 11Jan 1Jan 3, 2028
Dec 12Jan 2Jan 4, 2028
Dec 13Jan 3Jan 5, 2028
Dec 14Jan 4Jan 6, 2028
Dec 15Jan 5Jan 7, 2028
Dec 16Jan 6Jan 8, 2028
Dec 17Jan 7Jan 9, 2028
Dec 18Jan 8Jan 10, 2028
Dec 19Jan 9Jan 11, 2028
Dec 20Jan 10Jan 12, 2028
Dec 21Jan 11Jan 13, 2028
Dec 22Jan 12Jan 14, 2028
Dec 23Jan 13Jan 15, 2028
Dec 24Jan 14Jan 16, 2028
Dec 25Jan 15Jan 17, 2028
Dec 26Jan 16Jan 18, 2028
Dec 27Jan 17Jan 19, 2028
Dec 28Jan 18Jan 20, 2028
Dec 29Jan 19Jan 21, 2028
Dec 30Jan 20Jan 22, 2028
Dec 31Jan 21Jan 23, 2028

Frequently asked questions

How long do bobwhite quail eggs take to hatch?

About 23 days in an incubator, usually between day 22 and day 24.

When is lockdown for bobwhite quail eggs?

Day 21: stop turning, raise the humidity and keep the incubator closed until the hatch is over.

When should I candle bobwhite quail eggs?

Around day 8 and day 15, before lockdown. Don’t open the incubator after lockdown.

Can I use a different length for my breed?

Yes. Change the length (in days) in the calculator; the date, the window and the milestones move with it. The Android app keeps the length for each animal or batch you save.

Where the numbers come from

Sources: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Incubating and Hatching Eggs (Table 1). Breeds and individual animals differ; change the length in the calculator if yours usually runs early or late. These dates are estimates, not veterinary advice: ask your veterinarian about your animal.
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