| Egg Diagram and Development |
| Egg Diagram |
| Air Pocket |
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| Egg Sack |
| Egg |
| Egg Shell |
| Egg Development |
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| Day 1 - firtalized egg, put in incubater |
| Day 2 - Viens start forming |
| Day 4 - Viens and blood spot get larger |
| Day 6 - Blood spot get larger forming a solid form |
| Day 8 - Form gets larger doubling its size |
| Day 10 - Wings, legs, head forming and size continues to double |
| Day 12 - Form gets larger doubling its size and limbs continue to grow |
| Day 17 - fully developed and pipping if not hatched |
| Day 14 - Size doubles again and beak starts forming |
| Day 16 - Fully developed bird, head and one wing in air pocket, pipping may start. check for hairline cracks in egg shell |
| NOTE - This shows Button Quail Egg Development. Day 16 and 17 may in fact range from 16 to 19 days. Type of Quail also differs the development time. Buttons tend to take 16 - 18 days. Larger breads like Japanese and Buff tend to take longer at 19 - 21 days. |
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