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If i have one that hatches early. I will put a small stuffed animal in the brooder with it. Generally once there more than one that is in the brooder they are quieter. Basically it is lonely. You should be able to tell males from females around the second week. Rust color on the chest is a...

Does that cat have a long tail? Bobcats have a very short tail. The coloring on it suggests a small mountain lion or a cougar in your area. Let us know what it turns out to be. Call your local Department of wildlife so they can get rid of it.

I would say there is an infertility problem there. I would ask the place where you got the eggs from if anyone else that they shipped eggs to has reported a problem.

it sounds like the little guy may be shooting with blanks at the moment. He may need to get a little olde rbefore you try again. The ventilation holes are very important in getting a good hatch. I have one directly behind my fan and another down at floor level. Oxygen in and CO2 out. CO2 is...

I would rocomend a small fan from a computer and an old cell phone charger. You will need to remove it for lockdown however or you could grind up your chicks.

Your eggs are probably going to be fine. Just drop the humidity a bit and plug that turner in ad get it going. Temperature at this point is the most important thing. They should be ok. Good luck.

I turn mine three times a day. A small drop in temp shouldnt hurt them. It is better for a drop in temp than a temp spike.

chicken egg racks are quite a bit large in comparison, but where there is a will there is a way. You could put some squares of paper towel in the egg racks so that they wont fall through the bottom, or wrap each egg loosely then set it in the turner. It should work I think.

I asked my neighbor that has quail for a few eggs to put in with mine. I was basically looking for the larger eggs to hatch. She sent me home with 43 eggs out of her incubator. They are on day 13. So only three days till hatch day. I only wanted about 10 eggs so i could get more than the four...

That is a bunch of little ones. My wife would kill me if i hatched that many.

I didnt know that they made quail starter let alone medicated quail starter. I thought was just for chickens. I dont feed my quail anything but 28% game bird feed non medicated. Someone here will probably give you a definitive answere soon though.

The eggs that glowed like a light bulb are more than likely infertile. The dancing ones "may" be late bloomers. Time will tell. The totally black ones are the ones that should hatch on time. This has been my experience. It sounds like you are doing a great job incubating these eggs. Good luck.

Here are a couple of pics of my home made incubator. It is made from a wine refrigerator. Heater coil is a replacement unit for a gqf sportsman. Fan is a 120mm lighted fan for a computer and the controller is a digital model from china ordered from amazon. It holds temp very well. [/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]

The remainder of the eggs should be fine even though they have been getting rolled around.

The chick will not need to be taken out right away. It is better to leave them in there until they completely dry off. They will roll around all the other eggs but that is ok. The chicks can stay in there for around 24 hours after hatching. So just be patient. It is better if you do not...

It may not be a light bulb issue. What type of controller are you using for the light bulb. Heat controller that is.

I live at about 6000 feet in Colorado also a dru climate like yours. I incubated at 40% humidity and upped it to 60% on lockdown. I only had 9 in the bator but all hatched for a 100% hatch rate. I would say if the quail are used to lower humidity then hatch at lower humidity. It has worked for...

Yup. Pretty much. Have you dopped their beaks in water yet. That may help but one they decide to take a nap. They are down for the count wherever they fall. Normally in a pile however. Dont let them pile to much. They can sufficate each other.

When my chicks hatched. I was not able to determine the males from females by color or anything else. I do not think there is much merrit for sexingby color at all.

So the question would be. Is a silky really a chicken? Lol. I think it is debatable. I too have a silky but it will be a while for me to try this also. I have about three more weeks before my coturnix start to lay. And my silky is only about 6 or7 months. But this does sound interesting. I may...