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Quail egg hatching calendar

Coturnix quail eggs hatch about 17 days after they go into the incubator, usually between day 16 and day 18. Lockdown (stop turning, raise the humidity) is on day 15. Pick the setting date below for your own calendar.
Eggs set on
Length (days)
17
Average: 17 days. Adjust it for your breed.
Hatch date
Thu, Mar 18, 2027
Usually Mar 17 – Mar 19, 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 6 · Sun, Mar 7, 2027
    🔦
    Candle again (second check)
    Day 11 · Fri, Mar 12, 2027
    🔒
    Lockdown: stop turning, raise the humidity
    Day 15 · Tue, Mar 16, 2027
    Keep the incubator closed until the hatch is over.
    🐣
    Hatch day
    Day 17 · Thu, Mar 18, 2027

How the date is worked out

Hatch date = setting date + 17 days. Day 0 is the day the eggs go in, so eggs set on Mar 1, 2027 reach lockdown on Mar 16, 2027 and hatch on Mar 18, 2027 (usually Mar 17, 2027 to Mar 19, 2027). Candle at about one third and two thirds of the way: days 6 and 11.

Good to know

Coturnix (Japanese) quail hatch in 17 to 18 days, sometimes on day 16. Bobwhite quail take 23 days: don’t mix up the two.

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 · Candle the eggs (first check)
7Mon, Mar 8, 2027Turn the eggs
8Tue, Mar 9, 2027Turn the eggs
9Wed, Mar 10, 2027Turn the eggs
10Thu, Mar 11, 2027Turn the eggs
11Fri, Mar 12, 2027Turn the eggs · Candle again (second check)
12Sat, Mar 13, 2027Turn the eggs
13Sun, Mar 14, 2027Turn the eggs
14Mon, Mar 15, 2027Turn the eggs
15Tue, Mar 16, 2027Lockdown: stop turning, raise the humidity
16Wed, Mar 17, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed · Hatching may start
17Thu, Mar 18, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed · Hatch day
18Fri, Mar 19, 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 16Jan 18, 2027
Jan 2Jan 17Jan 19, 2027
Jan 3Jan 18Jan 20, 2027
Jan 4Jan 19Jan 21, 2027
Jan 5Jan 20Jan 22, 2027
Jan 6Jan 21Jan 23, 2027
Jan 7Jan 22Jan 24, 2027
Jan 8Jan 23Jan 25, 2027
Jan 9Jan 24Jan 26, 2027
Jan 10Jan 25Jan 27, 2027
Jan 11Jan 26Jan 28, 2027
Jan 12Jan 27Jan 29, 2027
Jan 13Jan 28Jan 30, 2027
Jan 14Jan 29Jan 31, 2027
Jan 15Jan 30Feb 1, 2027
Jan 16Jan 31Feb 2, 2027
Jan 17Feb 1Feb 3, 2027
Jan 18Feb 2Feb 4, 2027
Jan 19Feb 3Feb 5, 2027
Jan 20Feb 4Feb 6, 2027
Jan 21Feb 5Feb 7, 2027
Jan 22Feb 6Feb 8, 2027
Jan 23Feb 7Feb 9, 2027
Jan 24Feb 8Feb 10, 2027
Jan 25Feb 9Feb 11, 2027
Jan 26Feb 10Feb 12, 2027
Jan 27Feb 11Feb 13, 2027
Jan 28Feb 12Feb 14, 2027
Jan 29Feb 13Feb 15, 2027
Jan 30Feb 14Feb 16, 2027
Jan 31Feb 15Feb 17, 2027
February 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Feb 1Feb 16Feb 18, 2027
Feb 2Feb 17Feb 19, 2027
Feb 3Feb 18Feb 20, 2027
Feb 4Feb 19Feb 21, 2027
Feb 5Feb 20Feb 22, 2027
Feb 6Feb 21Feb 23, 2027
Feb 7Feb 22Feb 24, 2027
Feb 8Feb 23Feb 25, 2027
Feb 9Feb 24Feb 26, 2027
Feb 10Feb 25Feb 27, 2027
Feb 11Feb 26Feb 28, 2027
Feb 12Feb 27Mar 1, 2027
Feb 13Feb 28Mar 2, 2027
Feb 14Mar 1Mar 3, 2027
Feb 15Mar 2Mar 4, 2027
Feb 16Mar 3Mar 5, 2027
Feb 17Mar 4Mar 6, 2027
Feb 18Mar 5Mar 7, 2027
Feb 19Mar 6Mar 8, 2027
Feb 20Mar 7Mar 9, 2027
Feb 21Mar 8Mar 10, 2027
Feb 22Mar 9Mar 11, 2027
Feb 23Mar 10Mar 12, 2027
Feb 24Mar 11Mar 13, 2027
Feb 25Mar 12Mar 14, 2027
Feb 26Mar 13Mar 15, 2027
Feb 27Mar 14Mar 16, 2027
Feb 28Mar 15Mar 17, 2027
March 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Mar 1Mar 16Mar 18, 2027
Mar 2Mar 17Mar 19, 2027
Mar 3Mar 18Mar 20, 2027
Mar 4Mar 19Mar 21, 2027
Mar 5Mar 20Mar 22, 2027
Mar 6Mar 21Mar 23, 2027
Mar 7Mar 22Mar 24, 2027
Mar 8Mar 23Mar 25, 2027
Mar 9Mar 24Mar 26, 2027
Mar 10Mar 25Mar 27, 2027
Mar 11Mar 26Mar 28, 2027
Mar 12Mar 27Mar 29, 2027
Mar 13Mar 28Mar 30, 2027
Mar 14Mar 29Mar 31, 2027
Mar 15Mar 30Apr 1, 2027
Mar 16Mar 31Apr 2, 2027
Mar 17Apr 1Apr 3, 2027
Mar 18Apr 2Apr 4, 2027
Mar 19Apr 3Apr 5, 2027
Mar 20Apr 4Apr 6, 2027
Mar 21Apr 5Apr 7, 2027
Mar 22Apr 6Apr 8, 2027
Mar 23Apr 7Apr 9, 2027
Mar 24Apr 8Apr 10, 2027
Mar 25Apr 9Apr 11, 2027
Mar 26Apr 10Apr 12, 2027
Mar 27Apr 11Apr 13, 2027
Mar 28Apr 12Apr 14, 2027
Mar 29Apr 13Apr 15, 2027
Mar 30Apr 14Apr 16, 2027
Mar 31Apr 15Apr 17, 2027
April 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Apr 1Apr 16Apr 18, 2027
Apr 2Apr 17Apr 19, 2027
Apr 3Apr 18Apr 20, 2027
Apr 4Apr 19Apr 21, 2027
Apr 5Apr 20Apr 22, 2027
Apr 6Apr 21Apr 23, 2027
Apr 7Apr 22Apr 24, 2027
Apr 8Apr 23Apr 25, 2027
Apr 9Apr 24Apr 26, 2027
Apr 10Apr 25Apr 27, 2027
Apr 11Apr 26Apr 28, 2027
Apr 12Apr 27Apr 29, 2027
Apr 13Apr 28Apr 30, 2027
Apr 14Apr 29May 1, 2027
Apr 15Apr 30May 2, 2027
Apr 16May 1May 3, 2027
Apr 17May 2May 4, 2027
Apr 18May 3May 5, 2027
Apr 19May 4May 6, 2027
Apr 20May 5May 7, 2027
Apr 21May 6May 8, 2027
Apr 22May 7May 9, 2027
Apr 23May 8May 10, 2027
Apr 24May 9May 11, 2027
Apr 25May 10May 12, 2027
Apr 26May 11May 13, 2027
Apr 27May 12May 14, 2027
Apr 28May 13May 15, 2027
Apr 29May 14May 16, 2027
Apr 30May 15May 17, 2027
May 2027
SetLockdownHatch
May 1May 16May 18, 2027
May 2May 17May 19, 2027
May 3May 18May 20, 2027
May 4May 19May 21, 2027
May 5May 20May 22, 2027
May 6May 21May 23, 2027
May 7May 22May 24, 2027
May 8May 23May 25, 2027
May 9May 24May 26, 2027
May 10May 25May 27, 2027
May 11May 26May 28, 2027
May 12May 27May 29, 2027
May 13May 28May 30, 2027
May 14May 29May 31, 2027
May 15May 30Jun 1, 2027
May 16May 31Jun 2, 2027
May 17Jun 1Jun 3, 2027
May 18Jun 2Jun 4, 2027
May 19Jun 3Jun 5, 2027
May 20Jun 4Jun 6, 2027
May 21Jun 5Jun 7, 2027
May 22Jun 6Jun 8, 2027
May 23Jun 7Jun 9, 2027
May 24Jun 8Jun 10, 2027
May 25Jun 9Jun 11, 2027
May 26Jun 10Jun 12, 2027
May 27Jun 11Jun 13, 2027
May 28Jun 12Jun 14, 2027
May 29Jun 13Jun 15, 2027
May 30Jun 14Jun 16, 2027
May 31Jun 15Jun 17, 2027
June 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jun 1Jun 16Jun 18, 2027
Jun 2Jun 17Jun 19, 2027
Jun 3Jun 18Jun 20, 2027
Jun 4Jun 19Jun 21, 2027
Jun 5Jun 20Jun 22, 2027
Jun 6Jun 21Jun 23, 2027
Jun 7Jun 22Jun 24, 2027
Jun 8Jun 23Jun 25, 2027
Jun 9Jun 24Jun 26, 2027
Jun 10Jun 25Jun 27, 2027
Jun 11Jun 26Jun 28, 2027
Jun 12Jun 27Jun 29, 2027
Jun 13Jun 28Jun 30, 2027
Jun 14Jun 29Jul 1, 2027
Jun 15Jun 30Jul 2, 2027
Jun 16Jul 1Jul 3, 2027
Jun 17Jul 2Jul 4, 2027
Jun 18Jul 3Jul 5, 2027
Jun 19Jul 4Jul 6, 2027
Jun 20Jul 5Jul 7, 2027
Jun 21Jul 6Jul 8, 2027
Jun 22Jul 7Jul 9, 2027
Jun 23Jul 8Jul 10, 2027
Jun 24Jul 9Jul 11, 2027
Jun 25Jul 10Jul 12, 2027
Jun 26Jul 11Jul 13, 2027
Jun 27Jul 12Jul 14, 2027
Jun 28Jul 13Jul 15, 2027
Jun 29Jul 14Jul 16, 2027
Jun 30Jul 15Jul 17, 2027
July 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jul 1Jul 16Jul 18, 2027
Jul 2Jul 17Jul 19, 2027
Jul 3Jul 18Jul 20, 2027
Jul 4Jul 19Jul 21, 2027
Jul 5Jul 20Jul 22, 2027
Jul 6Jul 21Jul 23, 2027
Jul 7Jul 22Jul 24, 2027
Jul 8Jul 23Jul 25, 2027
Jul 9Jul 24Jul 26, 2027
Jul 10Jul 25Jul 27, 2027
Jul 11Jul 26Jul 28, 2027
Jul 12Jul 27Jul 29, 2027
Jul 13Jul 28Jul 30, 2027
Jul 14Jul 29Jul 31, 2027
Jul 15Jul 30Aug 1, 2027
Jul 16Jul 31Aug 2, 2027
Jul 17Aug 1Aug 3, 2027
Jul 18Aug 2Aug 4, 2027
Jul 19Aug 3Aug 5, 2027
Jul 20Aug 4Aug 6, 2027
Jul 21Aug 5Aug 7, 2027
Jul 22Aug 6Aug 8, 2027
Jul 23Aug 7Aug 9, 2027
Jul 24Aug 8Aug 10, 2027
Jul 25Aug 9Aug 11, 2027
Jul 26Aug 10Aug 12, 2027
Jul 27Aug 11Aug 13, 2027
Jul 28Aug 12Aug 14, 2027
Jul 29Aug 13Aug 15, 2027
Jul 30Aug 14Aug 16, 2027
Jul 31Aug 15Aug 17, 2027
August 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Aug 1Aug 16Aug 18, 2027
Aug 2Aug 17Aug 19, 2027
Aug 3Aug 18Aug 20, 2027
Aug 4Aug 19Aug 21, 2027
Aug 5Aug 20Aug 22, 2027
Aug 6Aug 21Aug 23, 2027
Aug 7Aug 22Aug 24, 2027
Aug 8Aug 23Aug 25, 2027
Aug 9Aug 24Aug 26, 2027
Aug 10Aug 25Aug 27, 2027
Aug 11Aug 26Aug 28, 2027
Aug 12Aug 27Aug 29, 2027
Aug 13Aug 28Aug 30, 2027
Aug 14Aug 29Aug 31, 2027
Aug 15Aug 30Sep 1, 2027
Aug 16Aug 31Sep 2, 2027
Aug 17Sep 1Sep 3, 2027
Aug 18Sep 2Sep 4, 2027
Aug 19Sep 3Sep 5, 2027
Aug 20Sep 4Sep 6, 2027
Aug 21Sep 5Sep 7, 2027
Aug 22Sep 6Sep 8, 2027
Aug 23Sep 7Sep 9, 2027
Aug 24Sep 8Sep 10, 2027
Aug 25Sep 9Sep 11, 2027
Aug 26Sep 10Sep 12, 2027
Aug 27Sep 11Sep 13, 2027
Aug 28Sep 12Sep 14, 2027
Aug 29Sep 13Sep 15, 2027
Aug 30Sep 14Sep 16, 2027
Aug 31Sep 15Sep 17, 2027
September 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Sep 1Sep 16Sep 18, 2027
Sep 2Sep 17Sep 19, 2027
Sep 3Sep 18Sep 20, 2027
Sep 4Sep 19Sep 21, 2027
Sep 5Sep 20Sep 22, 2027
Sep 6Sep 21Sep 23, 2027
Sep 7Sep 22Sep 24, 2027
Sep 8Sep 23Sep 25, 2027
Sep 9Sep 24Sep 26, 2027
Sep 10Sep 25Sep 27, 2027
Sep 11Sep 26Sep 28, 2027
Sep 12Sep 27Sep 29, 2027
Sep 13Sep 28Sep 30, 2027
Sep 14Sep 29Oct 1, 2027
Sep 15Sep 30Oct 2, 2027
Sep 16Oct 1Oct 3, 2027
Sep 17Oct 2Oct 4, 2027
Sep 18Oct 3Oct 5, 2027
Sep 19Oct 4Oct 6, 2027
Sep 20Oct 5Oct 7, 2027
Sep 21Oct 6Oct 8, 2027
Sep 22Oct 7Oct 9, 2027
Sep 23Oct 8Oct 10, 2027
Sep 24Oct 9Oct 11, 2027
Sep 25Oct 10Oct 12, 2027
Sep 26Oct 11Oct 13, 2027
Sep 27Oct 12Oct 14, 2027
Sep 28Oct 13Oct 15, 2027
Sep 29Oct 14Oct 16, 2027
Sep 30Oct 15Oct 17, 2027
October 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Oct 1Oct 16Oct 18, 2027
Oct 2Oct 17Oct 19, 2027
Oct 3Oct 18Oct 20, 2027
Oct 4Oct 19Oct 21, 2027
Oct 5Oct 20Oct 22, 2027
Oct 6Oct 21Oct 23, 2027
Oct 7Oct 22Oct 24, 2027
Oct 8Oct 23Oct 25, 2027
Oct 9Oct 24Oct 26, 2027
Oct 10Oct 25Oct 27, 2027
Oct 11Oct 26Oct 28, 2027
Oct 12Oct 27Oct 29, 2027
Oct 13Oct 28Oct 30, 2027
Oct 14Oct 29Oct 31, 2027
Oct 15Oct 30Nov 1, 2027
Oct 16Oct 31Nov 2, 2027
Oct 17Nov 1Nov 3, 2027
Oct 18Nov 2Nov 4, 2027
Oct 19Nov 3Nov 5, 2027
Oct 20Nov 4Nov 6, 2027
Oct 21Nov 5Nov 7, 2027
Oct 22Nov 6Nov 8, 2027
Oct 23Nov 7Nov 9, 2027
Oct 24Nov 8Nov 10, 2027
Oct 25Nov 9Nov 11, 2027
Oct 26Nov 10Nov 12, 2027
Oct 27Nov 11Nov 13, 2027
Oct 28Nov 12Nov 14, 2027
Oct 29Nov 13Nov 15, 2027
Oct 30Nov 14Nov 16, 2027
Oct 31Nov 15Nov 17, 2027
November 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Nov 1Nov 16Nov 18, 2027
Nov 2Nov 17Nov 19, 2027
Nov 3Nov 18Nov 20, 2027
Nov 4Nov 19Nov 21, 2027
Nov 5Nov 20Nov 22, 2027
Nov 6Nov 21Nov 23, 2027
Nov 7Nov 22Nov 24, 2027
Nov 8Nov 23Nov 25, 2027
Nov 9Nov 24Nov 26, 2027
Nov 10Nov 25Nov 27, 2027
Nov 11Nov 26Nov 28, 2027
Nov 12Nov 27Nov 29, 2027
Nov 13Nov 28Nov 30, 2027
Nov 14Nov 29Dec 1, 2027
Nov 15Nov 30Dec 2, 2027
Nov 16Dec 1Dec 3, 2027
Nov 17Dec 2Dec 4, 2027
Nov 18Dec 3Dec 5, 2027
Nov 19Dec 4Dec 6, 2027
Nov 20Dec 5Dec 7, 2027
Nov 21Dec 6Dec 8, 2027
Nov 22Dec 7Dec 9, 2027
Nov 23Dec 8Dec 10, 2027
Nov 24Dec 9Dec 11, 2027
Nov 25Dec 10Dec 12, 2027
Nov 26Dec 11Dec 13, 2027
Nov 27Dec 12Dec 14, 2027
Nov 28Dec 13Dec 15, 2027
Nov 29Dec 14Dec 16, 2027
Nov 30Dec 15Dec 17, 2027
December 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Dec 1Dec 16Dec 18, 2027
Dec 2Dec 17Dec 19, 2027
Dec 3Dec 18Dec 20, 2027
Dec 4Dec 19Dec 21, 2027
Dec 5Dec 20Dec 22, 2027
Dec 6Dec 21Dec 23, 2027
Dec 7Dec 22Dec 24, 2027
Dec 8Dec 23Dec 25, 2027
Dec 9Dec 24Dec 26, 2027
Dec 10Dec 25Dec 27, 2027
Dec 11Dec 26Dec 28, 2027
Dec 12Dec 27Dec 29, 2027
Dec 13Dec 28Dec 30, 2027
Dec 14Dec 29Dec 31, 2027
Dec 15Dec 30Jan 1, 2028
Dec 16Dec 31Jan 2, 2028
Dec 17Jan 1Jan 3, 2028
Dec 18Jan 2Jan 4, 2028
Dec 19Jan 3Jan 5, 2028
Dec 20Jan 4Jan 6, 2028
Dec 21Jan 5Jan 7, 2028
Dec 22Jan 6Jan 8, 2028
Dec 23Jan 7Jan 9, 2028
Dec 24Jan 8Jan 10, 2028
Dec 25Jan 9Jan 11, 2028
Dec 26Jan 10Jan 12, 2028
Dec 27Jan 11Jan 13, 2028
Dec 28Jan 12Jan 14, 2028
Dec 29Jan 13Jan 15, 2028
Dec 30Jan 14Jan 16, 2028
Dec 31Jan 15Jan 17, 2028

Frequently asked questions

How long do Coturnix quail eggs take to hatch?

About 17 days in an incubator, usually between day 16 and day 18.

When is lockdown for Coturnix quail eggs?

Day 15: stop turning, raise the humidity and keep the incubator closed until the hatch is over.

When should I candle Coturnix quail eggs?

Around day 6 and day 11, 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); MSD Veterinary Manual: Approximate Incubation Periods. 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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