Just got my quail eggs delivered today - it will be my first time incubating eggs! Have been researching how to do this right, but have a couple of questions, as I have read some contradictory info.
The quail farmer I got my eggs from says to put them in the incubator and not turn them for the first 3 days? This seems to contradict everything else I've read on the topic. I have a nice but basic Brinsea model that does not have an auto-turn feature. Any advice on optimal number of turns per day, and safest thing to mark an X and an O with? Pencil may be hard to see on spotty quail eggs. But with a pen, I'd worry about chemicals getting into the egg?
Any advice appreaciated. The eggs are resting today, and I'm looking forward to getting them into the incubator tomorrow!